A look at the headlines right now:

  1. ‘Make with India’ initiative is Israel’s priority, says PM Benjamin Netanyahu during Modi’s visit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the West Asian country.  
  2. Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to hold first official meeting on Friday: The US president has called for closer ties with Russia, though tensions remain between them over election meddling, the situations in Crimea and Syria.
  3. Cow protectors are victims, not tyrants, media ignores deadly attacks on them, claims VHP: The Hinduvta group’s joint general secretary, in an apparent reference to Modi’s remarks, said gau raksha was an ‘indispensable part of gau seva’.
  4. China rules out compromise with India on Sikkim standoff, says onus on New Delhi to resolve crisis: China also claimed that India has no right to interfere with the China-Bhutan boundary talks, or make territorial claims on behalf of Bhutan.
  5. Centre sends paramilitary troops after communal clashes break out in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas: This triggered a spat between Mamata Banerjee and Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi with the chief minister accusing the latter of insulting her.  
  6. Achal Kumar Jyoti is the new chief election commissioner: A 1975 batch IAS officer, Jyoti was the Chief Secretary of Gujarat until January 2013.
  7. Give citizens with ‘genuine reasons’ another chance to deposit demonetised notes, SC tells Centre: The division bench has directed the government to file an affidavit in the case within two weeks.
  8. Cow protection is sacred, lynching in the name of cow protection is not, says BJP general secretary: The Shiv Sena has also condemnedincidents of cow-related violence. 
  9. Stores along denotified highways in cities can sell alcohol, says Supreme Court: NGO Arrive Safe Society of Chandigarh had accused the administration of mocking the apex court’s order.
  10. Data glitch triggers stock market confusion, shares of Amazon, Apple and Microsoft go haywire: The error reset the prices at $123.47 and also made them jump and plummet.