A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Modi congratulates ISRO, says India needs more scientists during Mann Ki Baat address: The prime minister said more than 100 people have received Rs 1 lakh as rewards under the schemes promoting digital transactions.
  2. Islamic State is interested in India, says doctor freed from captivity in Libya: Dr Ramamurthy Kosanam said he was forced to watch videos showing the militant outfit’s gory activities.
  3. US President Donald Trump refuses to attend annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner: The decision comes at a time when the relations between the United States administration and media are growing increasingly strained.
  4. Congress says it will not join Shiv Sena or BJP as stalemate in the BMC continues: The party said it cannot support the ‘communal agenda’ of the two former alliance partners.
  5. German man drives car into crowd, killing one in Heidelberg, authorities say ‘no sign of terrorism: The suspect was injured during a standoff and is receiving treatment, police said.
  6. Three-year-old twins die after falling into washing machine: After a frantic search for about 20 minutes, the toddlers were found inside the appliance, the police said.
  7. Election Commission orders removal of the word ‘Samajwadi’ from state-run ambulances in UP: The free-of-cost service in Uttar Pradesh by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is called ‘Samajwadi Swasthya Sewa’.
  8. Fire breaks out near Kerala’s Padmanabhaswamy temple, two injured: A godown and a post office were completely gutted.
  9. BJP failed to transmit the idea of demonetisation to the masses, says Venkaiah Naidu: The Union minister said they had found support on the note ban from chief ministers of Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
  10. Only Rs 5.66 crore invested in Startup India out of the promised Rs 10,000 crore, says Business Standard report: A corpus of Rs 1,315 crore was created for four private investment funds.