A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 10 years in prison in corruption case: His daughter Maryam was given seven years in prison and son-in-law Captain Safdar a year.
  2. Arvind Kejriwal claims L-G does not want to hand over services department to Delhi government: Kejriwal approved doorstep delivery of rations just days after the Supreme Court said the L-G is bound by the ‘aid and advice’ of the council of ministers of the Delhi government.
  3. Chief justice is the ‘Master of the Roster’, reiterates Supreme Court: The court said that ‘chief justice of India’ cannot be interpreted to mean ‘collegium of five senior-most judges’ for the allocation of cases.
  4. US-China trade war escalates, both countries impose $34 billion in tariffs on each other’s imports: Beijing accused Washington of triggering the ‘largest-scale trade war’.
  5. Rahul Gandhi says Centre’s hike in minimum support prices is like a band-aid to massive haemorrhage: The Congress president said the government’s plan was budgeted at just Rs 15,000 crore for the country’s 120 million farmers.
  6. NIA gets 10-day custody of Kashmiri separatist leader Asiya Andrabi and two of her associates: The investigative agency has accused three women of delivering hate speeches and endangering the sovereignty of India.
  7. Three men arrested for allegedly abducting and molesting woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao: One of the seven accused men recorded the crime on camera.
  8. US Secretary of State arrives in North Korea to ‘fill in details’ on nuclear commitments: Mike Pompeo is also expected to discuss the return of the remains of American soldiers killed during the Korean War.
  9. Jadavpur University teachers join strike against scrapping of entrance exams: A group of students had confined the executive council officials, including the vice chancellor, at the campus from Wednesday evening to Thursday night.
  10. Madras HC refuses to pass order restraining government from acquiring land for Chennai-Salem highway project: It also posted a writ petition filed by an affected land owner and related pleas before a division bench.