A look at the headlines right now:
- Gau rakshaks obey the law, don't compare them to violators, says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat: He said some sections of society were trying to tarnish the image of self-appointed cow protectors, who are 'an integral part of the constitution'.
- Pakistani journalist barred from leaving country for report on government-military exchange: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's office has issued a statement calling the news item, which was published in Dawn, 'false and fabricated'.
- Several injured in grenade attack on CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian: There have been conflicting reports about the number of casualties.
- Two soldiers injured as encounter in Kashmir's Pampore continues: The militants, who are holed up in a government building, reportedly came by boat along the Jhelum river, which flows in from Pakistan.
- UN appeals for $120 million to meet Haiti’s ‘most urgent needs’: The international body has already allocated $5 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund after Hurricane Matthew devastated the island country.
- Shiv Sena does not endorse pulling Nawazuddin Siddiqui out of Ramleela, says Aditya Thackeray: The chief of the party's youth wing said the workers who demanded the actor's withdrawal from a local production in Uttar Pradesh did not represent its policy.
- Imprisoned Uyghur professor wins Martin Ennals Award for 'bringing to light harsh Chinese policies': Ilham Tohti was given a life sentence in September 2014 for 'advocating separatism and violence'.
- Do not interfere in our religious practices, say Jain leaders after 13-year-old girl dies fasting: The Jain community in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, however, is expected to put out an informal directive advising parents to discourage minors from fasting.
- Bring Mohenjo Daro's 'Dancing Girl' back to Lahore museum, says Pakistani lawyer's HC petition: Barrister Javed Iqbal Jaffrey said the bronze figurine's significance to Pakistan was on a par with the Mona Lisa's value to Europe.
- Railways will introduce its first coach with a glass ceiling this month: It costs Rs 4 crore and will be part of a regular train running through the Kashmir Valley.
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