A look at the headlines right now:
- Highest alert issued in Mumbai after children say they saw men carrying arms near Uran Navy base: Officials said an initial verification revealed nothing suspicious.
- Uri: Pakistan has ‘nothing to gain’ from attack, says country’s foreign office: Nafees Zakaria said the incident was part of an ‘Indian attempt to divert the attention of the world community’ from the Kashmir issue.
- India’s official entry at the Oscars is Visaaranai, a Tamil film on custodial violence: A total of 29 movies were in the running, including Sairat, Udta Punjab and Neerja.
- New Zealand end on a high after India make strong start on Day 1 of first Test: Cheteshwar Pujara and Murali Vijay scored half-centuries after India opted to bat first.
- Kirpan-carrying Sikh man alleges racial profiling after US police surround him: Officials said they received calls about a 'Muslim man carrying a sword', but that they did not charge him and returned the article.
- Former MEA spokesperson Navtej Sarna appointed Indian ambassador to the United States: The 1980-batch Indian Foreign Service officer was India's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
- Four feared dead as heavy rain continues to lash Andhra Pradesh: Officials said rescue and relief operations have commenced as the meteorological department has predicted more rain.
- Two Indian-born scholars win MacArthur fellowship for work in physical biology, computer science: Manu Prakash and Subhash Khot, both IIT graduates, have been given the grant for showing 'extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits’.
- Vodafone India gets Rs 47,700 crore influx from parent firm: The company will use the funds to expand its network, upgrade its technology and spectrum.
- Sensex rises by 266 points, Nifty by 1% as US Federal Reserve keeps interest rates steady: European shares rose to a two-week high after Fed Chairperson Janet Yellen indicated the possibility of rate hikes in the future.
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