A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Personal laws need to comply with the Constitution, Arun Jaitley says about the triple talaq debate: The financial minister said the Supreme Court was only studying the validity of the practice.
  2. Brics' New Development Bank to increase lending capacity to $2.5 billion by 2017: The bank's president said the focus would be on environment-friendly projects.
  3. Major Naxal attack on National Capital Region thwarted, 10 suspects arrested: Security personnel recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition.
  4. Arnab Goswami to get security cover over threats from 'Pakistan-based terrorists', says Hindustan Times report: The Times Now journalist will have 20 guards, including two personal security officers, to protect him round-the-clock. 
  5. Pierce Brosnan's Pan Bahar ad banned from national and satellite television: CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani said content promoting paan masala, tobacco and alcohol cannot be allowed on electronic media.
  6. British Prime Minister Theresa May to visit India on a trade mission in November: Her maiden bilateral trip is part of her efforts to forge a new global role for England after its exit from the European Union bloc.
  7. Why hasn't the PM apologised yet for Pakistan trip: Anurag Kashyap asks, protesting against film ban: The filmmaker questioned Narendra Modi's silence on the debate over restrictions on films involving Pakistani artistes.
  8. Want Akhilesh Yadav as chief minister if Samajwadi Party wins Uttar Pradesh polls, says Shivpal Yadav: His statement came two days after Mulayam Singh Yadav said party legislators would select the next leader.
  9. Priest arrested for 'spreading rumours' about Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's health: The cyber cell police picked up Antony Jesuraj from Manapadu after he posted comments about the chief minister’s illness on his Facebook page.
  10. Syrian rebels take back Dabiq from Islamic State group: The Turkish-backed groups claimed that they have also recaptured the neighbouring village of Soran.