A look at the headlines right now:

  1. ‘NRC is about national security,’ says Amit Shah as he kicks off election campaign in Rajasthan: The BJP chief attacked the Congress over development and for doing ‘vote bank politics’.  
  2. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro escapes unharmed after drone strike at military event: He blamed right-wing factions for the ‘attempt to assassinate’ him.  
  3. Opposition parties protest against Nitish Kumar-led government at Jantar Mantar: Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav claimed there was no information about the fate of a missing inmate at the shelter home.
  4. Mehul Choksi got ‘clear report’ because there was no criminal antecedents, say police: The Mumbai Police said they have ordered an inquiry into the clear police verification report issued to the fugitive businessman.  
  5. Man shot dead after forcibly entering ex-Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah’s home in Jammu and Kashmir, say police: In Delhi, a man carrying a knife barged into the Kerala House, which was hosting Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
  6. ‘US raising voice louder for maintaining sanctions despite goodwill measures,’ says North Korea: Meanwhile, a confidential United Nations report has concluded that Pyongyang has not given up its nuclear and missile programmes.
  7. India’s Chandrayaan-II mission to the moon postponed again due to technical glitches, says NDTV: The director of ISRO’s UR Rao Satellite Centre, M Annadurai, said the lunar exploration mission is now likely to be launched only in 2019.
  8. Man beaten to death in Haryana’s Palwal district, one arrested: Three brothers attacked the man after he allegedly attempted to steal cattle from their father’s yard.
  9. ‘If there is no interference, are invisible forces at work?’ asks former ABP News anchor after resigning: The channel’s former anchor Punya Prasun Bajpai said the Editors Guild will only act on alleged government interference if a written complaint is given.
  10. Congress to launch a public campaign against Centre’s economic performance, bank scams, Rafale deal: At the meeting, the leaders also chalked out a political strategy on the National Register of Citizens row.