A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Indian Army says it carried out surgical strikes on terror launchpads across Line of Control: The Director General of Military Operations said "significant casualties" were caused after the surgical operations.
  2. Saarc summit in Islamabad likely to be cancelled as four nations pull out: India, Bhutan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh will not attend the meet that was scheduled for November.
  3. Oil prices surge as Opec nations decide to cut production, Wall Street, Asian markets cheer: The overall energy index on in the US jumped up by 4.34%, the highest since January.
  4. CBSE might reinstate board exam, says its chairman: The move will not be possible by 2017, but is likely by 2018, he said.
  5. Were you in slumber', SC asks Bihar government at Mohammad Shahabuddin bail hearing: The court said the state should have acted long before the local don was released, but instead it waited till he was finally released from jail.
  6. IMF chief Christine Lagarde says India’s GDP will grow by more than 7% this year, China's by 6%: The Fund's managing director warned against trade restrictions and protectionist policies, saying recovery from the 2009 financial crisis was still fragile.
  7. CBI tortured my family, says former bureaucrat's suicide note: The agency said it will investigate the allegations made by BK Bansal and his son, both of whom killed themselves on Tuesday
  8. Teenager with handgun leaves three injured in South Carolina school, father found dead at home: Police said the 14-year-old boy shot a teacher and two children, of which one is in critical condition.
  9. Sedition case filed against Justice Katju for Kashmir-Bihar ‘package deal’ post on Facebook: The former Supreme Court judge had said that Pakistan could take Kashmir, ‘but on the condition you also take Bihar’.
  10. Bengaluru FC draw 1-1 against Johor Darul Ta'zim in first leg of Asian Football Confederation Cup semi-final: Eugeneson Lyngdoh levelled the score for Bengaluru, who were clearly dominated by the Malaysian team in the first half.