A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Jodhpur Sessions Court grants bail to Salman Khan in blackbuck poaching case: The court had sentenced Khan to five years in jail on Thursday
  2. Weightlifters add two more golds to India’s tally in Commonwealth Games, men’s hockey team held by Pakistan: All you need to know about Venkat Rahul Ragala, India’s fourth gold medallist at Gold Coast.   
  3. CJI’s power as ‘master of roster’ must be exercised responsibly, says Justice Chelameswar: If cases are allotted to preferential benches, it will erode the public’s confidence in the institution, he added.  
  4. Senior Lingayat religious leaders say they will back Congress in Karnataka Assembly polls: ‘Siddaramaiah has supported our demand, we will support him,’ said ‘Maate’ Mahadevi, the first female Lingayat seer.  
  5. Another Dalit BJP MP writes to Narendra Modi, says Centre has done nothing for the community: Yashwant Singh urged the prime minister to enact laws for quotas in promotion, and introduce reservation in the private sector.
  6. BJP leader, 4 others arrested in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly inciting violence during Dalit protests: The police said that several organisations and people had been given money to incite violence in Bhind and Morena districts.
  7. Delhi Crime Branch arrests three accused in Himachal Pradesh in connection with CBSE Class 12 question paper leak: They were arrested at the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic school in Una district.  
  8. Comment likening Opposition to animals shows how low BJP has fallen under Modi and Shah, says Mayawati: Congress President Rahul Gandhi said Amit Shah’s statement comparing the Opposition to ‘snakes, dogs, cats and mongoose’ reflected his mentality.
  9. Geo TV faces blackout across country, Army hand suspected: The network’s sympathetic coverage of ex-PM Nawaz Sharif, who is on trial in a corruption case, and its criticism of the Army may have irked the military.
  10. Modi holds talks with Nepal prime minister, announces new railway, petroleum products line: Modi also said that the two governments were committed to preventing the ‘misuse’ of the open border between the countries.