A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Van mows down pedestrians in Toronto, 10 killed, 15 injured in Canada: The suspect has been arrested, but his motives are unclear.  
  2. NITI Aayog chief says states such as Bihar, UP and Chhattisgarh are holding back the nation: India needs to improve its position on the human development index, Amitabh Kant said in a lecture at Jamia Millia Islamia University.  
  3. 1998 Coimbatore blasts convict arrested for claiming to ‘eliminate’ PM Narendra Modi: However, Mohammed Rafiq has confessed to the police that there was no such conspiracy, and he had only said those words to threaten a truck contractor.
  4. PMO declines RTI query about Modi’s promise to deposit Rs 15 lakh in every citizen’s account: Chief Information Commissioner RK Mathur said the reply to the RTI application was satisfactory, a report said.
  5. Jurist Fali Nariman says Venkaiah Naidu made the right call by rejecting CJI impeachment plea: He said that there was no credible allegation against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra.
  6. Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan in race for Bank of England top job, says Financial Times: United Kingdom Chancellor Phillip Hammond will select the British bank’s next chief.  
  7. Nashville Police say they have arrested suspect who killed four people in mass shooting: The police said Travis Reinking showed signs of ‘significant instability’ and had been involved in bizarre incidents before.
  8. Did Centre carry out research to check if death penalty deters rape, asks Delhi High Court: The bench asked the government whether it had sought the opinion of rape survivors before passing the ordinance.
  9. Two arrested for allegedly raping 16-year-old girl for over 10 hours in moving car in Greater Noida: The police are still looking for one accused.
  10. AIADMK sacks two editorial staff over article on party’s ties with the BJP, reports The Hindu: The piece had claimed that despite recent protests, ‘no one can sever ties’ between the two parties.