A look at the headlines right now.

  1. India retaliates against hefty US tariffs, hikes import duty on 30 American items: China too imposed retaliatory import duties on over 600 items after US announces trade tariffs.
  2. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee denied permission to meet Arvind Kejriwal at LG’s office, says AAP: The Delhi chief minister alleged that there is de facto President’s rule in Delhi.
  3. Protestor dies of injuries after civilians clash with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag: Soldier killed in alleged ceasefire violation in Rajouri.
  4. Toll rises to 12 in North East floods, Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb calls review meeting: More than 3.86 lakh people are still marooned in the seven flood-hit districts of Assam.
  5. 20 killed in explosion at gathering of security forces and Taliban in Afghanistan: Afghan security forces and Taliban militants celebrated Eid together after ceasefire.
  6. Prohibitory orders imposed in Madhya Pradesh’s Shajapur after violent clashes break out: The police said that two groups began fighting after a few people allegedly hurled stones at a procession celebrating Maharana Pratap Jayanti.
  7. Air quality in Delhi still in ‘severe’ category despite slight improvement: The level of pollution came down a bit after local winds picked up speed on Friday and dispersed pollutants, a weather scientist said.
  8. SIT says sixth suspect in Gauri Lankesh murder shot journalist with a country-made pistol: The police said Parashuram Waghmare told the investigation team that the gun was handed to him just a day before the murder.   
  9. Cristiano Ronaldo agrees to pay $20 million fine to settle tax fraud claims: It will come with a two-year jail term that is unlikely to be served due to tax fraud rules in Spain.
  10. Will release 20,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, says Karnataka chief minister: HD Kumaraswamy said his state would be able to give Tamil Nadu its full share of water if the monsoon continued to bring heavy rain.