A look at the biggest stories this evening:

  1. Amitabh Bachchan says he isn't the host of BJP government’s second anniversary event: R Madhavan will take on that job, while Bachchan will present a small segment on the Centre’s ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ scheme, he said.
  2. Sensex soars by over 500 points amid a host of positive signs for the economy: Experts attributed this to the good monsoon forecast, the government’s new capital goods policy and reforms push, and an outlook upgradation by Morgan Stanley.
  3. Cabinet approves National Capital Goods Policy 2016, aims at 21 million new jobs by 2025: The Centre pushed for moves to increase India's capital goods production from the current Rs 2.3 lakh crore to Rs 7.5 lakh crore.
  4. In a setback for Apple, it must comply with 30% local sourcing regulation to open stores in India: Bloomberg: The report cited sources as saying Arun Jaitley supported a board's decision to not exempt the tech giant from the rule enforced on foreign retailers.
  5. Pinarayi Vijayan sworn in as chief minister of Kerala: His 19-member cabinet has 12 ministers from CPM, four from the CPI, and one each from JD (S), NCP and Congress (S).
  6. Five arrested for Bihar journalist’s murder, police say main culprit has 'admitted to crime’: Police recovered a country-made pistol from the youths, which matched the bullets found at the crime scene near Siwan railway station.
  7. SEBI to delist more than 4,200 firms whose shares are not being traded: The market regulator will initiate such exercises from now on to rid the market of what Chairman UK Sinha dubbed 'a source of nuisance'.
  8. WhatsApp tops global survey of most popular messaging apps on Android: Facebook Messenger came in second with a strong presence in 49 countries, according to a survey of 187 nations conducted by data analytics firm SimilarWeb.
  9. US questions India’s Chabahar deal with Iran, says it’s watching closely: The Western nation’s lawmakers believe the agreement to develop the Iranian port might violate international sanctions.
  10. BCCI mulling action against Chris Gayle for controversial remarks during interview: The chairman of the IPL, Rajeev Shukla, said that players should maintain the sanctity of the Indian Premier League.