A look at the headlines right now:

  1. SP row: Mulayam Singh Yadav sacks Akhilesh supporter Ramgopal Yadav from party for 6 years: The announcement followed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's dismissal of four ministers, including the party chief's brother Shivpal Yadav.
  2. INS Viraat sets sail for the last time before it is decommissioned in Mumbai: Officials said the Andhra Pradesh government has expressed interest in using the world's oldest aircraft carrier for tourism.
  3. Assocham says it has been warning the Centre of attacks targeting India: The industry body said a recent study had claimed India was the third biggest target for these kinds of frauds.
  4. Protests over missing JNU student are polarising and may turn communal, warns internal police report: Graffiti has appeared on campus calling Muslims 'terrorists', while others are viewing this as a battle between the Left and the right-wing ABVP.
  5. Send Diwali messages to soldiers, urges Prime Minister Narendra Modi: The #Sandesh2Soldiers campaign asked citizens to write to security personnel through letters, or government apps.
  6. US will not hesitate to act alone against terror networks in Pakistan, says Washington official: American Acting Under Secretary Adam Szubin also said that Islamabad was a critical counter-terrorism partner.
  7. Marathi actress and dancer Ashwini Ekbote dies at 44: She suffered a cardiac arrest during a performance in Pune, and was declared dead in hospital.
  8. Air India enters record books with world's longest non-stop flight from Delhi to San Francisco: Tailwinds helped increase the speed and reduce fuel costs on its maiden journey across the Pacific Ocean.
  9. Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict Nalini Sriharan approaches NCW seeking early release: The women's commission's campaign had got her death sentence commuted to a life term in 2000.
  10. AT&T will buy Time Warner in a $85.4-billion deal: The companies are expecting to close the deal by the end of 2017, after the US Department of Justice reviews it.