A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Congress will waive farmers’ loans in 10 days if voted to power, says Rahul Gandhi in Karnataka: Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath cut short his election campaign in Karnataka amid criticism over storm deaths in his home state.
  2. BJP ministers visit Dalit homes despite being bitten by mosquitoes, says colleague: Anupama Jaiswal made the comment in defence of Suresh Rana’s visit to a villager’s home where was served a fully-catered meal.
  3. Section 144 imposed in Aligarh after clashes over Jinnah portrait at varsity, says report: Some Aligarh Muslim University students purportedly burnt effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
  4. GST Council approves simplified system for filing tax returns: The council also decided that the central and state governments would fully take over the equity of the GST Network company.
  5. Supreme Court reserves verdict on plea by two convicts against death penalty in 2012 Delhi gangrape case: The lawyer for the convicts argued that they should be spared capital punishment as it amounted to ‘cold-blooded killing in the name of justice’.
  6. Bihar minister backtracks on announcement that 27 people died in road accident, says no casualties: Disaster Management Minister Dinesh Chandra Yadav said his earlier announcement was based on information from local sources and that it was incorrect.
  7. Banaras Hindu University chief proctor files FIR accusing over 30 students of attempt to murder: Royana Singh claimed the students entered her office on Wednesday evening, smashed the mirrors and furniture and threatened the officials present.
  8. Pakistan says it has resolved the diplomats harassment matter with with India through negotiations: Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal, however, did not provide any details.    
  9. IMD forecasts more thunderstorms, squalls and heavy winds across India over next few days: More than 125 people have died in rain and weather disturbances across the country since Wednesday evening.
  10. Nobel Prize in Literature cancelled this year after sexual assault scandal: Six of the 18 members of the Swedish Academy have resigned in recent months.