A look at the headlines right now:

  1. United States suspends military aid to Pakistan till it ‘stops harbouring terrorist groups’: The suspension will be in place till Islamabad takes decisive action against militant groups, the US State Department said.
  2. Commuters stranded as Tamil Nadu transport unions go on strike over wage revision: The state government has agreed to increase salary by 2.44%, but the employees asked for a 2.57% raise. 
  3. Section 144 imposed in Nagaland’s Kiphire after two groups clash reportedly over name of district: A state government will send a ‘goodwill mission’ to Sitimi village to hold talks with the Sumi and Sangtam communities and defuse the tension.
  4. ‘I got many references for you,’ CBI court judge in fodder scam case tells Lalu Prasad Yadav: The court will pronounce the quantum of punishment on Friday.
  5. Villagers in Haryana’s Faridabad district to sing national anthem every morning: The gram panchayat, headed by an RSS activist, has installed 20 loudspeakers and 22 CCTV cameras at a cost of Rs 8 lakh.
  6. Assam Police file case against Mamata Banerjee’s statement about National Register of Citizens: The West Bengal chief minister had said on Wednesday that the register of citizens was a conspiracy to drive Bengalis away from Assam.  
  7. A Raja writes to former PM Manmohan Singh asking for support after the 2G case verdict: The former telecom minister told Singh that certain ‘compulsions’ had prevented him from openly backing Raja.
  8. Kulbhushan Jadhav was made to speak under coercion, says India after Pakistan releases new video: In the clip, Jadhav was seen thanking Islamabad for ‘treating him well’.
  9. Law Commission to hold consultations with religious scholars, political groups on Uniform Civil Code: The commission chairperson said they will suggest a review of personal laws of all religions if it is found that the time is not right for a common law.  
  10. It is hard to train students from villages, IndiGo president tells parliamentary panel: The Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture told the airline to invest in training its staff instead of blaming youngsters from government schools.