A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Rohingyas are not refugees, but illegal immigrants, says Home Minister Rajanth Singh: Nine relief workers were killed as a Red Cross bus delivering aid to Rohingya families crashed in Bangladesh.
  2. 3 killed, several injured after grenade blast in Pulwama’s Tral in Jammu and Kashmir: State minister Naeem Akthar was in the town at the time of the attack, and was on the way to inaugurating a project.   
  3. Pakistan says it has developed short-range nuclear weapons to counter India’s ‘cold start’ doctrine: Shahid Khaqan Abbasi demanded that the UN Security Council implement its resolution on Kashmir to restore peace in the region.   
  4. I-T Department raids Cafe Coffee Day owner VG Siddhartha after allegations of tax evasion: Officials are believed to be searching nearly 20 locations across Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai and Chikmagalur.   
  5. California files lawsuit against Trump administration to block Mexico border wall: It said that the proposed wall violates federal environmental standards as well as the United States Constitution.
  6. ‘Divisive forces’ in India ruining its reputation abroad, says Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi: The party scion reiterated the importance of creating employment opportunities for the youth. 
  7. Flight operations at Mumbai airport resume after authorities move SpiceJet aircraft stuck in mud: As many as 180 flights were cancelled as the main runway was closed for over 25 hours.   
  8. Soon, capital punishment likely in Uttar Pradesh for causing hooch deaths: The state Cabinet approved the government’s proposal to amend various sections of the Excise Act to incorporate the death penalty.
  9. DU Students’ Union chief gets court notice after ABVP claims he was charged for attempted murder: The petition filed by Rajat Chaudhary, who had lost the DU elections to Rocky Tuseed, accused him of hiding an FIR registered against him in 2014.   
  10. No act of terror can be justified, says External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj: At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meet, she also stressed on the importance of improving connectivity to strengthen cooperation among countries.