A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Denied permission for roadshow, Modi travels in seaplane on last day of campaign for Gujarat elections: Rahul Gandhi, also campaigning in the state, questioned Modi’s silence on the 2016 attack on four Dalits in Una.
  2. Ernakulam court finds accused Ameerul Islam guilty of Kerala law student’s rape and murder: The prosecution has demanded the death sentence for the convict.   
  3. Supreme Court reserves order on review petition filed by one of the convicts in the Delhi 2012 gangrape case: The review plea alleged that the convict, Mukesh, was tortured and coerced into giving a statement.
  4. Six people, including father-in-law, sentenced to death for killing Dalit man in Tamil Nadu’s Tirupur: The court acquitted his mother-in-law and two others for lack of evidence.
  5. Chinese troops, which usually go back in the winter, stay put at Doklam this year, say reports: Over 1,600 Chinese troops are still present in the region, with enough new infrastructure to see them through the winter. 
  6. Suspect in New York explosion a Bangladeshi immigrant, mayor calls it an ‘attempted terror attack’: President Donald Trump reiterated that the United States ‘must fix its lax immigration system’.  
  7. Condom advertisements to only be aired between 10 pm and 6 am after Centre issues advisory: The information and broadcasting ministry said it had issued the notification based on complaints made by viewers.   
  8. Markets slide after three sessions of gains amid cautious trading ahead of inflation data: Both the Sensex and the Nifty 50 declined over 0.4% each. 
  9. Jammu-Srinagar Highway closed due to heavy rain, snowfall, flight operations suspended: There was very heavy snowfall in the hills of Doda, in Kishtwar, Ramban, Kathua, Rajouri, Reasi and Poonch districts. 
  10. Comptroller and Auditor General pulls down parts of audit reports on Defence Ministry’s request: The deleted portion included data on Indo-China border roads, arms management, the Army Aviation Corps’ functioning and a deficit of armoured vehicles.