A look at the headlines right now:

  1. US experts feel Pakistan’s case against Kulbhushan Jadhav is ‘flimsy’ and ‘politically motivated’: Islamabad is using the former Indian Navy officer to send a ‘strong message’ to India for isolating them at the world stage, said one expert.
  2. Borussia Dortmund football team bus hit by explosions in Germany, one player injured: The bus was taking the players for their Champions League quarter-final match against AS Monaco when the incident took place.
  3. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer apologises for saying Hitler didn’t use chemical weapons: He has drawn severe criticism for comparing Syria’s Bashar al-Assad with the Nazi leader, who killed millions of Jews in gas chambers during the Holocaust.
  4. Panjab University sought sedition charges against students protesting fee hike: The PU chief security officer who had filed the complaint later said that the police had misinterpreted it.
  5. Suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad’s wife Poonam Azad and two others quit AAP, join Congress: She did not rule out the possibility of her husband switching camps, as well.
  6. Stockholm attack suspect admits to committing a ‘terrorist crime’ in Swedish court: The 39-year-old native from Uzbekistan has been remanded in judicial custody for a month.
  7. Parliamentary panel gives clean chit to Manmohan Singh in connection with 2010 Commonwealth Games scam: Public Accounts Committee chairperson KV Thomas said the former PM or his office did not do anything wrong.
  8. After Trai snub, Reliance Jio launches new services through its Dhan Dhana Dhan offer: Existing Jio Prime users will get 4G internet up to 1GB a day by paying Rs 309 and 2GB a day for Rs 509.
  9. Chhattisgarh will soon implement total ban on liquor, says Chief Minister Raman Singh: Singh’s decision is reportedly influenced by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
  10. Yogi Adityanath orders 24-hour power supply in district headquarters at second Cabinet meeting: Villages across the state will get 18 hours of uninterrupted electricity.