Here are the top headlines you need to know today, covering politics, global events, sports and entertainment.More than 18,000 Agniveers from the first batch are set to leave the armed forces by December 31 after completing their four-year tenure, officials said. (HT file photo)2 years on, BNS hit-&-run section yet to come into forceMore than two years after the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) replaced the Indian Penal Code, the provision meant to punish drivers who cause a death through rash driving and then flee remains on the books but out of force. Recently, two high-profile crashes involving Sia, a motorcyclist hit on Gurugram’s Golf Course Road in September, and three young people killed near Kerala’s Nedumbassery in October by a speeding Mini Cooper drew markedly different criminal charges, exposing the hole the dormant clause leaves.

The Gurugram police added an attempt-to-murder charge after examining CCTV footage, while Kerala police registered a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder in the absence of the BNS Section 106(2). The decision follows the detection of anomalies in electoral rolls of various assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, particularly in districts like Pilibhit and Azamgarh.

The three services, the navy followed by the air force and the army, will begin releasing 75% of Agniveers from their first batch in phases starting mid-November, the officials said, asking not to be named. The first piece of music, revealed in the title announcement, was praised.

The songs have evoked mixed reactions, with many first criticising and then praising them. In an exclusive chat with Hindustan Times, Rahman opens up on composing the music for Rahman, why he broke his ‘no collab’ rule for Hans Zimmer, and his reaction to the public reactions.

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