A look at the headlines right now:
- Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan will also skip Saarc summit in Islamabad, say reports: Unnamed officials told agencies the South Asian meeting will have to be postponed as the attendance of all member nations is mandatory.
- Lodha panel wants the BCCI's top officials sacked for flouting its recommendations, moves SC: This includes the board's President Anurag Thakur and Secretary Ajay Sirke.
- Former Israel President Shimon Peres dead at 93: The Nobel Peace Prize winner was one of the last surviving statesmen associated with the country's founding in 1948.
- Saamana cartoonist apologises for hurting sentiments of Maratha protestors: However, the Congress was not satisfied and demanded that the newspaper's editor, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, be booked.
- Karnataka to hold twin meetings to take a call on Supreme Court's order on Cauvery dispute: All political parties are likely to support the government's decision of not releasing water to Tamil Nadu.
- Five men rape 12-year-old girl, another minor stabbed for resisting assault in Uttar Pradesh: Police officials said the girls, who were attacked in separate incident, are under going medical treatment.
- World Bank reappoints Jim Yong Kim president for a second term: He said the institution is on its way to achieving the goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030.
- Baby born with the DNA of three parents for the first time through breakthrough procedure: New Hope Fertility Center in New York performed ‘mitochondrial transfer’, which helps protect an unborn child from picking up severe genetic diseases.
- Mixed reactions to Playboy magazine featuring a Muslim woman in hijab for the first time: The publication, known for its nude images, will run a piece on American journalist Noor Tagouri as part of its 'Renegade edition'.
- India was the fastest riser on the Global Competitiveness Index this year: World Economic Forum It moved up 16 places to the 39th spot among the 138 countries surveyed for the report.
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