A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Narendra Modi is ‘Mr Negative Dalit Man’, says BSP chief Mayawati: The prime minister has earlier in the day said the BSP now stands for ‘Behenji Sampatti Party’.
  2. Bengaluru school employee allegedly molests three-year-old, parents say principal defending accused: The child’s parents filed a case on Friday after doctors said she was sexually abused.
  3. Karti Chidambaram has 21 secret bank accounts, Finance Ministry not taking action, says Subramanian Swamy: The senior BJP leader said that no agency was taking action against the Congress leader because of pressure exerted by his ‘friends in the ministry’. 
  4. Supreme Court reserves order on referring Sabarimala ban case to Constitution bench: If the restrictions imposed by the temple were in line with the Constitution, then it will be allowed, said the bench.
  5. Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami announces closure of 500 Tasmac shops on his first day in office: The government also approved 50% subsidy for working women to buy two-wheelers.
  6. Naga People’s Front’s Shurhozelie Liezietsu set to be the new chief minister of Nagaland: He is likely to be sworn in on Wednesday.
  7. Former Uber employee alleges sexual harassment at workplace in blog post, company initiates probe: In her post, she said the company’s Human Resources department did not act on her accusations despite her providing evidence.
  8. My government managed freedom fighters in Kashmir, says former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf: He said his administration brought India to the negotiating table even on issues Delhi was unwilling to discuss.  
  9. YouTube will remove ‘unskippable’ 30-second ads in 2018: Google said that it wanted to focus on advertising formats that ‘work well for both users and advertisers’.   
  10. More than 1 lakh people facing famine in South Sudan because of civil war and economic crisis, says UN: It is likely to affect 1 million more people in the country, said the government.