A look at the major headlines right now:

  1. Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies aged 74: The American was hospitalised on Thursday with respiratory problems.
  2. Narendra Modi begins five-nation tour today, will visit Afghanistan, address US Congress: India’s membership to the Nuclear Suppliers Group, black money Swiss banks, and a boost in foreign investments and energy partnerships will be on his agenda.
  3. Five people arrested after kidney trade racket is unearthed in South Delhi hospital: The accused would lure poor people from different parts of the country and pay them Rs 3 lakh to Rs 4 lakh for the organ, police said.
  4. MA paper at University of Rajasthan asks students to discuss BJP ideology: According to The Indian Express, two students objected to the exam question saying it was politically biased, while the Opposition immediately cried foul. 
  5. Senior officials have been suspended in Mathura after clashes kill 24 people: The Uttar Pradesh police have arrested 368 people in connection with the violence.
  6. Rajya Sabha polls: Suresh Prabhu, P Chidambaram, Piyush Goyal elected unopposed: Noted advocate Ram Jethmalani and Misa Bharti are among those elected from Bihar.
  7. India is fast becoming the world’s biggest e-waste generator, finds study: The main producers of electronic waste in the country are the government, public and industrial sectors, the paper by Assocham-cKinetics said.
  8. Three BSF jawans killed in ambush on Srinagar-Jammu national highway: The attack took place when the soldiers were travelling from Jammu to Srinagar to join their duties.
  9. Nita Ambani nominated to International Olympic Committee: If elected, she will become the first Indian woman to hold the position.
  10. FIFA headquarters raided by Swiss police for evidence in corruption cases: Material that could be used against ex-President Sepp Blatter and ex-Secretary General Jerome Valcke was seized.