A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Rahul Gandhi is now my boss too, Sonia Gandhi tells Congress MPs: Citing the party’s performance in Gujarat and Rajasthan, she said the process to revive the party’s fortunes has begun.
  2. TDP leaders protest against Budget in Parliament, Congress criticises PM’s comments about its leader: Both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha were adjourned briefly.
  3. Left parties call for shutdown in Andhra Pradesh to protest against Union Budget: Schools and colleges are closed while public transport vehicles remained off roads in several parts of the state.
  4. Hizbul Mujahideen claims it helped arrested militant escape from Srinagar hospital: In an eight-minute audio clip, the outfit’s commander said Mohammad Naveed Jat had now reached South Kashmir safely.
  5. Opposition’s demand to know the details of Rafale aircraft deal is ‘unrealistic’, says Centre: The Defence Ministry said it was just following the confidentiality provisions of an agreement that the previous government signed.
  6. Maldives sends envoys to China, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to update them on its situation: The United Nations criticised the emergency in the island nation, calling it an ‘all-out attack on democracy’.
  7. Starting April, Delhi government schools will teach children how to be happy: Crimes such as murder and rape make us realise that there is a need to re-look at education fundamentally, Education Minister Manish Sisodia said.  
  8. Pakistan court awards death sentence to one, jail term to 30 in Mashal Khan murder case: The anti-terrorism court in Abbotabad, however, acquitted 26 students for lack of evidence.  
  9. Nearly 4,800 stone-pelting incidents reported in Jammu and Kashmir from 2015 to 2017, says Home Ministry: Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir told the Rajya Sabha that only one instance of the Islamic State group’s influence was reported from the Valley.
  10. Saudi Arabia allows Air India to use its airspace for Delhi-Tel Aviv flights, report Israeli media: However, an unidentified spokesperson for Saudi Arabia’s airline authority said the carrier was not granted any such permission.