A look at the headlines right now:
- Cyclone Ockhi moves north, high tide hits Goa shacks, schools shut in Mumbai: Various agencies have rescued 1,540 people, including fishermen, affected by the storm in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Lakshadweep.
- Supreme Court to begin final hearing of Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi case today: Meanwhile, Hindu activists vandalised a filmmaker’s home, protesting against a movie on the Babri Masjid demolition.
- US Supreme Court allows Donald Trump’s travel ban to take full effect: The order does away with exemptions for those with family relations in the US, though visa officials can make exceptions on the basis of each case.
- Militant group that planned Amarnath Yatra attack ‘wiped out’ after Qazigund encounter, say police: Three militants were killed in the gunfight, which broke out after they opened fire on an Army convoy on Monday.
- JD(U) rebels Sharad Yadav and Ali Anwar disqualified from Rajya Sabha: The order from Upper House Chairperson Venkaiah Naidu said Yadav had ‘voluntarily given up his membership of the political party’.
- Lashkar-e-Taiba a ‘great NGO’, I’m open to forming a political alliance with it, says Pervez Musharraf: The former Pakistan president had last week said he was the ‘biggest supporter’ of the militant group.
- BCCI will consider the issue of scheduling matches in Delhi during winter: The NGT asked authorities why the India-Sri Lanka Test match allowed in the city when the air quality is so poor.
- Narendra Modi says Rahul Gandhi’s reign as Congress president will be like ‘Aurangzeb raj’: The Congress leader had filed his nomination papers for post of the party’s chief.
- Madhya Pradesh Assembly passes bill to award death penalty for rape of minors aged 12 and below: It also proposes strict punishment for stalking, disrobing or sex on the pretext of marriage.
- Tributes pour in for Shashi Kapoor after he dies at age 79: The screen icon, who has starred in such hits as ‘Jab Jab Phool Khile’, ‘Deewar’ and ‘Fakira’ died in Mumbai.
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