A look at the headlines right now:

  1. TTV Dinakaran denies trying to bribe EC into getting AIADMK’s ‘two leaves’ symbol: Alleged middleman Sukesh Chandrasekhar was arrested on Sunday, and a BMW and Mercedes were taken from him.
  2. Yogi Adityanath urges everyone to speak up against triple talaq: The chief minister compared people’s silence on the issue with the episode from the ‘Mahabharat’ when Draupadi was disrobed.
  3. CBI registers FIR against TMC’s Madan Mitra and 12 others in Narada sting case: The First Information Report also included the names of party Vice President Mukul Roy and leader Saugata Roy.
  4. Supreme Court orders auction of Aamby Valley property after Sahara fails to pay dues: The apex court has asked the Bombay High Court to act as liquidator in the sale.
  5. Food-delivery platform UberEATS will be launched in India by the end of 2017, reports Economic Times: The service will first be launched in either Bengaluru, Chennai, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Mumbai or Pune.
  6. Indian Union Muslim League candidate wins Malappuram bye-poll by over 1.7 lakh votes: PK Kunhalikutty said ‘the unity of the Congress-led UDF’ and their pitch for a ‘secular outlook’ had won them the seat.
  7. Amol Palekar files plea against ‘pre-censorship’ of films, Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response: The bench also asked the I&B Ministry to direct the CBFC to implement the recommendations of the Shyam Benegal-led panel.
  8. Sonu Nigam grumbles about ‘forced religiousness’ after Muslim call to prayer wakes him up: The singer questioned using electricity at places of worship ‘to wake up people who don’t follow the religion’.
  9. TVF chief Arunabh Kumar gets anticipatory bail in molestation case: A police officer from the MIDC Police Station said they had objected to his application.
  10. Brought down medicine prices even though pharma companies were unhappy, says Narendra Modi in Surat: As the state prepares for Assembly elections later this year, the prime minister is making his presence felt.