A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Modi attends Patna University centenary celebrations, says 20 universities will receive Rs 10,000 crore over five years: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pitched for the central university status for Patna University at the event.   
  2. Karnataka SIT releases sketches of two suspects in the Gauri Lankesh murder case: Special Investigation Team chief BK Singh said there had been no evidence to show that any particular organisation was involved in the attack.   
  3. Two LeT militants gunned down during encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama, one civilian killed: The security forces found one AK-47, one AK-56 and six AK magazines from Wasim Shah and Hafiz Nisar.   
  4. US starting to develop better relationship with Pakistan, says Donald Trump: He hailed Islamabad for securing the release of an American-Canadian family from the Haqqani network.   
  5. Arvind Kejriwal’s stolen car found in Ghaziabad after two days: No one has been arrested for the theft yet.   
  6. India has the potential to grow at a high speed for next two decades, says Arun Jaitley: At an event in Washington, the finance minister said steps like demonetisation and GST would benefit the country in the long run.   
  7. Twitter CEO responds to #WomenBoycottTwitter, says new rules to crack down on online harassment: Jack Dorsey said the company had been working over the past few months to take a stricter stance against silencing of voices on the social media platform.  
  8. Robbers loot passengers of cash, valuables aboard Jhelum Express: The passengers claimed that they felt drowsy after something was sprayed in their coaches.   
  9. Pranab Mukherjee was right to feel upset after I was chosen prime minister, says Manmohan Singh: The former prime minister’s comments came at the launch of the ex-president’s book, ‘The Coalition Years, 1996-2012’