Top news: Government doctors can retire at 65, says Modi, and nine other big stories
An explosion believed to be a terror strike injured 12 people on a bus in Haryana, and the Sensex rose sharply for the second day in a row.
A look at the major headlines right now:
- Retirement age for government doctors will be raised to 65, says Narendra Modi: The prime minister made the announcement at a rally in Uttar Pradesh to celebrate the NDA's two years in office.
- Haryana bus blast injures 12, Home Ministry officials tell NDTV it was a terror attack: The low-intensity explosion took place inside the vehicle, which was carrying 40 people, in Kurukshetra.
- Sensex makes big gains for second day in a row, crosses 26,000 mark: The benchmark Nifty also rose beyond 8,000 for the first time since November, while international crude oil prices hit a seven-month high.
- Three killed, at least 40 injured after explosion at chemical factory in Mumbai's Dombivali area: Six other buildings were damaged as a result of the blast, which led to panic and severe traffic congestion in the area
- Indians attacked in Congo, possibly in reaction to Congolese man’s murder in Delhi, says Centre: The foreign affairs minister of the African country has urged citizens to not retaliate by targeting the homes and shops of Indians who live there.
- ED sends extradition request for former IPL chief Lalit Modi: The External Affairs Ministry will examine the request to extradite the money-laundering accused and then forward it to the UK, spokesperson Vikas Swarup said.
- Nirbhaya Fund will remain ‘lip service’ unless used effectively, says Supreme Court: A vacation bench issued notices to the Centre and states for not utilising the Rs 1,000-crore corpus to compensate victims of sexual abuse.
- Flipkart offers Rs 1.5-lakh bonus to IIT, IIM recruits whose joining dates they delayed: The e-commerce company has been facing flak for changing the hiring terms, which it justified saying it was ‘restructuring its business’.
- Centre spent more than Rs 1,000 crore on ads for anniversary celebrations, says Arvind Kejriwal: The AAP leader made the accusation against the Narendra Modi government on Twitter, claiming that Delhi spends less than Rs 150 crore in a year.
- Donald Trump has clinched enough delegates to be the Republican presidential candidate, says AP: According to the agency’s count, some of the party’s unbound delegates pledged their support for the business tycoon, taking him past the required 1,237 mark.
