A look at the headlines right now:
- Foreign secretary keeps pressure on Pakistan, says countries cannot only act against 'some groups’: He also took a dig at Islamabad's history of calling certain militant outfits 'non-state actors’.
- I just voiced my concern, did not blame a party, says Kapil Sharma after accusing the BMC of corruption: Both the BJP and MNS threatened action against the comedian for his allegations.
- Centre told to respond to AAP's petitions on lieutenant governor's administrative powers: The Supreme Court refused to stay the verdict as the battle for control of the National Capital Region continued.
- Gujarat students will not lose the seats they got through the now-defunct upper caste quota, says SC: The apex court made an exception for them though the High Court had quashed the government's 10% reservation policy.
- Do not use or charge the Samsung Galaxy Note7 on board an aircraft, says aviation regulator: The advisory was issued following reports that certain handsets had exploded because of defective batteries.
- India's forex reserves rose to all-time high of $367.76 billion, says RBI: Growing core currency assets contributed to the record.
- Upset she had a second daughter, woman murders the infant in her Jaipur home: Neha Goyal stabbed the baby 17 times and put her body inside an unused air conditioner.
- Ulfa(I) releases Assam BJP leader’s son more than a month after kidnapping him: It is unclear if the group was paid the Rs 1-crore ransom it had demanded.
- North Korea bans sarcasm targeting Kim Jong-un and his authoritarian regime: The move came soon after the country faced international criticism for its fifth major nuclear test this year.
- More than 100 tourists rescued after being stranded on cable cars in the French Alps: A strong gust of wind was partly responsible for the mechanical failure, said the company that runs the service.
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