A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Another Yadav jumps in the fray, says the SP row in Uttar Pradesh is just 'some misunderstanding': Mulayam Singh Yadav's cousin Ramgopal, the party's national secretary, suggested that the change in leadership could simply have been broached differently.
  2. Rupee reduces losses after Finance Ministry denies report of possible devaluation discussion: Union Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said she had not spoken to the media about the matter at all.
  3. Chikungunya can't cause deaths, it's on Google, says Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain: The Aam Aadmi Party leader said residents of Delhi did not need to panic, and should only go to a hospital if they experience symptoms of the disease.
  4. Two Indians abducted by Islamic State in Libya have been freed, says Sushma Swaraj: The men were kidnapped in July 2015 near Sirte while they were on their way back to their home country.
  5. At least four dead, more than 50 injured after trains collide in Pakistan: The Karachi-bound Awami Express hit a stationary goods train after the driver allegedly failed to heed a red signal.
  6. India offers help to British couple forced by UK laws to leave behind surrogate baby: Sushma Swaraj said their visas can be extended so they do not have to keep the three-month-old girl in an orphanage, as Britain has not given her a passport.
  7. Pakistan lifts ban on 'India Today' website after it was blocked over a cover on army chief: The Lahore High Court had set aside a plea against the magazine and asked the petitioner to take up the matter with the federal government.
  8. United States says it is ready to lift most of the sanctions imposed on Myanmar: US President Barack Obama met Naypyidaw's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on her first visit to Washington since her party came to power.
  9. SC says Indian NGOs need stricter regulation, may refer matter to Law Commission: The apex court observed that less than 10% of the 31 lakh NGOs in the country submitted the details of their accounts with the registrar of societies.
  10. Karnataka police prepares for rail roko, organiser promises peaceful protest over Cauvery dispute: Railway police in the state have deployed additional forces at stations around the state ahead of the strike organised under the leadership of Vishal Nagaraj.