A look at the headlines right now:
- NSG deployed near Mumbai, high security alert after students spot masked gunmen near Uran Navy base: Police also released a sketch of one of five suspects in connection with the possible terror threat in the Maharashtra region.
- Siddaramaiah explains Karnataka's ‘difficulty’ to Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti: Tamil Nadu is considering filing a contempt petition against the state for deferring the release of water from the river as directed by the Supreme Court.
- Yahoo confirms data breach of 500 million users, believes it was a state-sponsored cyber attack: The company has urged users to change their passwords and security questions and said it is taking measures to prevent unauthorised access to information.
- Pakistan is a terrorist state, India says in response to Nawaz Sharif at UN: India also accused the neighbouring country of carrying out ‘war crimes’ through its ‘long-standing policy’ of harbouring terrorists.
- Mia Farrow’s adopted son from India commits suicide: The 27-year-old, who contracted polio as a child, shot himself in his car in Connecticut.
- 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.
- 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.
- Emergency declared in Charlotte, North Carolina, after protestor is killed in clash with police: Around 16 police officers were also injured as demonstrators protested the fatal shooting of African-American man.
- Mukesh Ambani emerges India's richest tycoon, Ramdev's aide Acharya Balkrishna debuts on Forbes list: Sun Pharma's Dilip Shanghvi and the Hinduja Family are at the second and third positions, respectively.
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