A look at the headlines right now:
- Narendra Modi lied about implementation of OROP scheme, claims Arvind Kejriwal: Leaders including Kejriwal, Rahul Gandhi and Manish Sisodia, who were detained after protesting outside a hospital after an ex-Army man's suicide, were released soon after.
- India to withdraw eight diplomats from Pakistan as espionage row continues, say reports: This comes only hours after Pakistan reportedly pulled out six of its officials from its High Commission office in Delhi.
- Six men posing as police personnel gangrape three women in Greater Noida: The assailants visited the womens' homes and tied up their husbands. They also ate there and stole cash, other valuables and six chickens.
- Reuters-Ipsos poll shows Hillary Clinton ahead, five days before election: Signs of a tightening race have rattled financial markets as investors started to factor in the possibility that the New York businessman might pull off a victory on November 8.
- Security forces on alert on Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border after Maoists call for shutdown: The CPI (Maoist) called for the strike in five states to protest against the Malkangiri encounter, where at least 27 of its members were killed.
- Standard and Poor's rules out upgrade in India's BBB- rating in 2016 and 2017: The rating agency cited low per capita income and weak public finances for their decision.
- Pollution in Delhi rises to record level once again on Wednesday: The government has proposed many steps to tackle the menace, but none have a timeline.
- South Korean president sacks prime minister amid political crisis and nationwide protests: The Opposition accused Park Geun-Hye of trying to divert attention from the arrest of her close friend for interfering in state affairs.
- Two RSS workers arrested in Kerala for the murder of a CPI(M) leader in October: The police said four country-made bombs and swords were taken from the accused and that they were directly involved in the killing.
- Christian group files complaint against Goregaon Social for pub's 'blasphemous' interiors: The Watchdog Foundation and the Archdiocese of Bombay have taken offence at the popular eatery's irreverent use of religious iconography.
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