A look at the headlines right now:
- 1 lakh Army veterans yet to benefit from OROP scheme, will get their dues in two months, says Centre: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said a 'technical difficulty or documentation problems' caused the delay.
- Indian Army locked in stand-off with Chinese troops over irrigation project in Leh, say reports: Around 55 People's Liberation Army forcefully stopped the construction work undertaken under the MNGERA scheme in Demchok sector.
- GST Council agrees on four-tier rate structure starting at 5%, caps levy at 28%: Items of mass consumption will be taxed the least, while the highest band will be reserved for luxury goods and demerit items.
- Delhi is facing the worst smog in 17 years, says environmental research organisation: The Centre for Science and Environment urged the AAP government to issue health alerts and put in place an effective winter pollution mitigation plan.
- Pakistan lists eight Indian High Commission staffers as spies, India says allegations are baseless: Islamabad's Foreign Office Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria accused them of 'subversive activities' and 'fuelling instability' in Balochistan and Sindh.
- Twitter's India MD Parminder Singh resigns as exodus of top-level executives continues: Singh's moves comes a day after the head of the social media site's country operations Rishi Jaitly quit.
- At least 30 civilians and two American soldiers die in clash with Taliban fighters in Afghanistan: The deaths were a result of fighting that took place on Wednesday night in Buz Kandahari village.
- NDTV India will be off air for a few hours on November 9 and 10 for its coverage of Pathankot attack: The I&B committee said the channel should be penalised for revealing 'strategically-sensitive information' about the January incident.
- Madhya Pradesh High Court asks state government and ATS to submit report on encounter with SIMI men: Anti-terror squad chief on Tuesday said the men were unarmed when they were shot dead by officers from his team.
- Kerala police officer asked me which rapist gave me most pleasure, says gangrape survivor: The woman said the humiliation she faced at the police station was worse than the rape.
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