Morning headlines: PM to kickstart campaign celebrating two years of NDA, and nine other top stories
Public transport buses will soon have panic buttons, and a Bajrang Dal leader was arrested in Ayodhya on charges of hurting religious sentiments.
A quick look at the biggest stories this morning.
Narendra Modi to address rally in Saharanpur on government’s second anniversary: He will follow this up with public events in Odisha, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Meghalaya.
Centre announces panic buttons, tracking devices for public transport buses: Rajasthan will get the first fleet of such buses.
Bajrang Dal leader arrested on charges of hurting religious sentiments: A clip of the group conducting “self-defence” training and taking on men dressed in skull caps went viral.
News channel that conducted sting operation on Harish Rawat goes off air: The video of the sing operation reportedly showed him offering bribes to rebel Congress legislators to secure their support in an Assembly floor test.
No minor will be handcuffed, sent to jail, says draft of Juvenile Justice Act: The juvenile held for the Delhi hit-and-run case could be charged under the Act.
Amitabh Bachchan will not host Centre’s second anniversary event: The Congress has questioned how he could host the event after he was named in the Panama Papers leak.
Centre launches auction of 67 oil and gas fields to unlock 30 million tonnes of hydrocarbon: The auctions will follow a new revenue-sharing fiscal model that is believed to be more transparent.
Strongest El Niño in 20 years comes to an end: Its effects this year led to severe calamities in many parts of the world.
Cabinet approves opening six new IITs: The Indian School of Mines in Dhanbad will also be converted to an IIT.
Centre plans to push GST Bill on first day of Monsoon session: A government official told The Times of India that all political parties besides the Congress favour passing the Bill.
