A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Congress has left the battlefield already, PM Narendra Modi says in Himachal Pradesh: He accused states led by other parties of not providing relief to traders who have complained about hurdles under GST.  
  2. German tourist attacked for ignoring a man’s greetings at a railway station in Uttar Pradesh: Aman Kumar, a local electrician, was later arrested.  
  3. Dozens of princes and ministers arrested in Saudi Arabia after King Salman forms anti-graft panel: No official explanation was given for the arrests.  
  4. Two militants killed during infiltration bid in Uri sector, says Army: Defence Ministry spokesperson Colonel Rajesh Kalia said a search operation was under way.  
  5. Dozens of Delhi-bound flights diverted, delayed because of VIP movement: Thirteen flights were diverted to other cities between 5.30 pm and 6.15 pm on Saturday.  
  6. Penalise farmers who abandon cattle, proposes Madhya Pradesh government panel: The committee also suggested sterilisation of bulls of nondescript breeds and building structures where cows can take rest.  
  7. Typhoon Damrey kills 27 in Vietnam, damages over 40,000 homes: Twenty-two people are missing.  
  8. Retired Armyman and wife asked to prove their Indian citizenship: Mahiruddin Ahmed asked how he could have joined the security forces without being an Indian citizen.  
  9. Flyers in a New Jersey city call Sikh mayoral candidate a ‘terrorist’: Ravinder Bhalla said it was troubling, but ‘won’t let hate win’.  
  10. IMA urges organisers of Delhi’s half marathon to cancel event because of air pollution: Event organiser Procam International, however, shot down the demand and called it ‘short-sighted and misplaced’.