A look at the headlines right now:
- Congress practises vote bank politics, celebrates sultans’ birthdays: Narendra Modi in Karnataka: The prime minister was speaking at a rally in Chitradurga. He will address more events in the state through the day.
- Armed men abduct seven people, including six Indians, in Baghlan province of Afghanistan: It is not yet known if the assailants have sought a ransom.
- Five militants killed in gunfight with security forces in Shopian in South Kashmir, five civilians dead: Two security personnel have reportedly been injured.
- Lebanon holds first national elections in nine years under new electoral law: The main contest is between a Western and Saudi Arabia-backed coalition headed by Prime Minister Saad Hariri and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group.
- IMD predicts thunderstorms, some rain in north Indian states for three days: Gusty winds are likely in Delhi on Sunday, while squalls will accompany the thunderstorms on Monday and Tuesday.
- Hawaii’s Kilauea spews more lava after 6.9-magnitude earthquake, thousands flee homes: Scientists have predicted more eruptions and earthquakes for months to come.
- BJP MLA suggests that child marriage will help end ‘love jihad’: Madhya Pradesh legislator Gopal Parmar claimed adolescent girls will not get ‘distracted’ if their marriages have already been fixed.
- Ward attendant arrested for allegedly raping woman inside Hyderabad hospital: A home guard was arrested for not reporting the matter despite knowing about it.
- NASA launches spacecraft to study the interior of Mars for the first time: The InSight mission will take six months to reach the Red Planet after a 301-million-mile journey.
- Arnab Goswami booked by Maharashtra police for allegedly abetting suicide of interior designer: The man allegedly claimed in a suicide note that Republic TV had not paid his dues.
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