A look at the headlines right now:
- Four militants, police officer killed in gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district: Internet services in Srinagar, Pulwama and Anantnag were suspended due to the ongoing operation in Srigufwara area.
- Kashmiris will prefer independence if given a chance to exercise their free will, says Congress leader: In his forthcoming book, former Union minister Saifuddin Soz argues that former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s assessment seems to be correct even today.
- Five NGO workers abducted, raped and filmed in Jharkhand; eight detained: An 11-member team of the NGO had gone to Chochang village to perform a street play on migration and human trafficking.
- Melania Trump wears jacket saying ‘I really don’t care, do U?’ while visiting migrant children: The United States First Lady’s spokesperson claimed that there was no ‘hidden message’ in the words.
- Former Infosys chief Vishal Sikka named in Teradata’s lawsuit against German software firm: The business and cloud analytics firm has accused SAP of stealing trade secrets, copyright infringement and committing anti-trust violations.
- Uttarakhand High Court bans paragliding, all water sports like white water rafting in the state: The court directed the state government to frame a policy to regulate the activities within two weeks.
- 42 more Indians detained at New Mexico border for illegally entering United States, says report: The Indian Embassy in US said it has established contact with the facility and is monitoring the situation.
- ED officer moves top court, claims ‘vested interests’ trying to derail Aircel-Maxis inquiry: The officer Rajeshwar Singh Singh said the investigation has ‘irked a sizeable number of individuals, corporates and dishonest people’.
- Eurozone countries agree on plan to help Greece end its bailout programme by August: Athens has already received €275 billion in financial support from its international creditors since 2010.
- World hunger rises after a decade; conflict, climate change major reasons, says United Nations report: The number of hungry people in the world increased from 7.77 crore in 2015 to 8.15 crore in 2016.
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