A look at the headlines right now:

  1. NIA begins to investigate explosive substance being found at Uttar Pradesh Assembly: A team arrived at the Vidhan Sabha with sniffer dogs.
  2. US House passes a $621-billion Bill to boost defence cooperation with India: If the legislation comes into effect, the secretary of defence and secretary of state will have three months to come up with a strategy.
  3. Two suspected militants killed in an encounter in J&K’s Tral, gunfire still on: An official said they were part of the Jaish-e-Mohammed outfit.
  4. For the first time, UK admits it owes the EU money for Brexit: Although the amount is not known yet, it is expected to be around €60 billion.
  5. Tejashwi Yadav skips Bihar government event amid growing RJD-JD(U) rift: He was supposed to share the stage with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
  6. Human rights violations are ‘endemic and routine’ in Sri Lanka, finds UN envoy: Rapporteur Ben Emmerson called the country’s anti-terror law, which allows people to be detained without trial, a stain on the country’s reputation globally.
  7. J&K Police detain PDP legislator’s driver for questioning on Amarnath Yatra attack: Touseef had been given the job with Aijaz Ahmad Mir seven months ago.
  8. Man arrested for vandalising religious symbols in South Goa: The superintendent of police believes Francis Pereira is a habitual offender, but the DG said they do not know his motive yet.
  9. 33% of MPs, MLAs who will vote for India’s next president have criminal cases against them, finds survey: The study conducted by the Association for Democratic Reforms found that only 9% of the electoral college is represented by women.
  10. Private hospitals will now have to display data of all caesarean deliveries: The Health Ministry order came after Maneka Gandhi pointed out the high rate of C-section surgeries, particularly in Telangana and Tamil Nadu.