A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Militants’ attempt to attack CRPF camp in Srinagar foiled, encounter under way: Two suspected militants fled to a nearby building after a sentry at the paramilitary camp noticed them.
  2. Army needs months to prepare for battle but RSS needs only a few days, claims Mohan Bhagwat: The RSS chief said the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is not a military organisation, but it has ‘discipline like the military’.
  3. Russian aircraft crashes near Moscow, all 71 people on board dead: The passenger flight crashed soon after it took off from Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport.
  4. Haryana government agrees to withdraw cases against Jat protestors, outfit calls off agitation: Their protest on February 15 would have clashed with the motorcycle rally planned during BJP President Amit Shah’s visit to Jind.
  5. Army begins clearing operation at Jammu’s Sunjuwan camp after militant attack: Five soldiers, a civilian and three suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed militants were killed in Saturday’s attack.
  6. We have proposed barring people facing serious charges from contesting polls, EC tells Supreme Court: The poll panel said it had actively taken steps to decriminalise politics and also made recommendations to the Centre.
  7. AIMPLB expels member who suggested out-of-court settlement in Ayodhya dispute: The member, Salman Nadwi, was also seen in a video suggesting that the site of the Babri Masjid could be moved out of Ayodhya.
  8. Government institute fires leading scientist after sexual harassment allegation: Kanury VS Rao, an award-winning immunologist, has denied the claims and said he was determined to prove his innocence.
  9. Telugu Desam Party calls BJPs report on central aid to Andhra Pradesh a ‘cinema script’: The TDP asserted that it wants the government to fulfil all the commitments made in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014.
  10. Sensex rises nearly 250 points, Nifty 50 crosses 10,500 as markets recover from last week’s losses: Gains in other major Asian markets helped Indian indices on Monday.