A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Curfew imposed in Srinagar after minor succumbs to pellet injuries: Junaid Ahmad was injured when security personnel fired tear gas shells and pump action guns to disperse protestors in Saidpora area on Friday night.
  2. 13-year-old Jain girl dies after fasting for 68 days in Hyderabad, hailed 'bal tapasvi': A state minister was reportedly the chief guest at the event organised to mark the completion of her fast.
  3. Donald Trump apologises after video of him making lewd remarks about women surfaces: The United States Republican presidential candidate, however, defended his comments, calling it 'locker room banter'.
  4. Pakistan's ISI chief likely to be replaced soon, reports The Nation: An official told the Pakistan daily that Karachi corps commander, Lt General Naveed Mukhtar, is most likely to replace him. 
  5. DoCoMo sues Tata Sons for $1.2billion in the United States: The Japanese telecom giant said that it would challenge its former Indian partner in courts around the globe till it received the money.
  6. Toll nears 900 after Hurricane Matthew hits Haiti, four dead in the US: The storm has been downgraded to Category Two. It has dropped in wind speed to 110 miles per hour.
  7. United States lifts decades-long economic sanctions against Myanmar: Washington assured critics that the restrictions on the country's military junta officials continue to remain in force.
  8. Sikh man assaulted, his hair cut with knife in alleged hate crime incident in California: The 41-year-old IT specialist said he was attacked by a group of five to six white men in their 20s while he was driving home on September 25.
  9. Political parties cannot use government resources for self-promotion, rules Election Commission: The poll panel said the practice was 'antithetical to the concept of free and fair election and the principle of level playing field for all stakeholders'.
  10. Indian Air Force prepared for any contingency, says chief marshal at 84th anniversary celebrations: Air Force Chief Arup Raha told the gathering at Hindon air base that the Rafale acquisition would boost 'operational capabilities'.