A look at the headlines right now:
- Setting up a social media hub is like creating a surveillance state, says Supreme Court: The court has issued a notice to the Centre and has sought a response within two weeks.
- Ahead of impending arrest, Nawaz Sharif claims he is surrendering for the future of Pakistan: A 16-member team has been formed to arrest the former PM and his daughter Maryam Nawaz after they arrive in Pakistan and shift them to a jail in Rawalpindi.
- Mehbooba Mufti warns BJP against dividing her Peoples Democratic Party: The former chief minister said attempts by the central government to divide her party will lead to increased trouble in the Valley.
- Modi is ‘courageous’ for granting ‘Institute of Eminence’ tag to Jio Institute, says Arvind Panagariya: In India’s environment, any PM would think twice or thrice before announcing something that does not exist, the former NITI Aayog chairman said.
- After West Bengal and Maharashtra, Assam gets its first transgender judge: Swati Bidhan Baruah will be one among 20 member judges to mediate cases in a Lok Adalat in Guwahati on Saturday.
- College student dies after jumping off building during safety drill, trainer arrested: A clip of the incident in Coimbatore shows a trainer nudging the student to jump off the ledge of the second floor into a safety net below.
- SpiceJet may soon partner with two major US companies and diversify beyond aviation, says chairman: Though Ajay Singh did not name the firms, he said they were looking at the technology sector.
- Two CRPF personnel die after suspected militants open fire in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag: Another soldier and a civilian were also injured in the attack.
- Pollution by fine particulate matter killed 14,800 people prematurely in Delhi in 2016, shows study: Delhi was surpassed only by Beijing and Shanghai, where 18,200 and 17,600 premature deaths related to PM 2.5 were reported.
- Donald Trump says Theresa May’s Brexit plans will impact trade ties: Thousands of people are planning to protest against the United States president and his policies.
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