A look at the headlines right now:
- Draft law against triple talaq provides three-year jail term, fines for guilty husbands, say reports: A senior government official said that the proposed law would not apply to Jammu and Kashmir.
- Cyclone Ockhi kills 14 in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, Navy rescues over 210 fishermen stranded at sea: Family members of several missing fishermen in Kerala have blocked the highway near Thiruvallam demanding action from government agencies.
- Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn pleads guilty to lying to FBI in Russia investigation: He said he was cooperating with the inquiry and was ready to testify about Russian contacts.
- Andhra Pradesh plans to include Kapus in Other Backward Classes category with 5% reservation: The quota will not come into effect immediately, as the total percentage of reservations in the state will go up to 51, which is beyond the 50% ceiling.
- Air India will sell its domestic and global operations together: Some of its subsidiaries could also be up for bidding with the main airline.
- Pope asks Rohingya refugees for ‘forgiveness’ in the name of those who persecuted them: During his visit to Myanmar, however, he had made a veiled reference to the community’s persecution in the country.
- Russian delegation to North Korea says Pyongyang will not disarm, according to reports: Moscow said Pyongyang does not want war, but is ‘morally ready for it’.
- Do not sell young people short on what they can achieve, Barack Obama says at town hall event: The former US President said he planned on lending his voice to gender disparities and the fight against the ‘forces of discrimination’.
- Reply to PIL seeking ban on convicted politicians from forming parties, SC tells Centre, poll panel: The top court will also examine the demand to stop politicians convicted in criminal cases from holding positions in the parties they form.
- Newborn found alive hours after hospital declares him dead, government orders inquiry: The parents have alleged that a doctor at the hospital had declared their premature twins dead and handed the babies in a bag.
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