A look at the headlines right now:

  1. I speak to ‘jan sabha’ because Opposition won’t let me speak in Lok Sabha, says Narendra Modi: At a rally in Gujarat, he said the President was ‘anguished’ over Parliament proceedings and that the government was ready to hold a debate on demonetisation.
  2. Rs 3-lakh compensation for 203 people who immolated themselves after Jayalalithaa’s death, says AIADMK: The Tamil Nadu government also allocated Rs 15 crore to build the former chief minister’s memorial in Chennai.
  3. US elections: Barack Obama seeks report on Russian cyber attacks that allegedly helped Trump win: Agencies will look into tracking the Democratic National Committee’s computer network breach, which had enabled WikiLeaks to release more than 20,000 emails.
  4. Be cautious while sharing views on demonetisation: Chartered accountants’ body advises members: CAs must not write or share their negative views on the currency ban on any platform, said the Institute of Chartered Accountants in India in a circular.
  5. Delhi: Sushma Swaraj undergoes kidney transplant today: The external affairs minister was given an organ by a living donor not related to her.
  6. Andaman: All 2,376 tourists evacuated from Havelock islands: In a joint mission, the Indian Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and local administration used seven ships and six helicopters to rescue the stranded travellers.
  7. CBI arrests former Air Force chief SP Tyagi, two others, in AgustaWestland scam: All three have been held for allegedly accepting kickbacks to influence the purchase of 12 VVIP choppers.
  8. At least 43,000 people displaced by earthquake in Aceh province, Indonesia: Officials expect the numbers to rise as relief operations spread out into the affected areas.
  9. Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox submits $22-billion offer to take over UK’s Sky telecom company: Politicians have opposed the ‘likely concentration of further media power in the hands of a single company’.
  10. Suicide bombings kill 56 in Madagali, Nigeria: Two schoolgirls detonated their vests at opposite ends of a market, injuring at least 33 civilians.