The Headlines: VK Singh calls attack on Africans a minor scuffle, and nine other top stories
Two people have been arrested for the rape and murder of a UP teen, and Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis were knocked out in the third round of the French Open.
A look at the news right now:
- Attack on African nationals a minor scuffle blown up by the media, says VK Singh: The minister made the controversial comments hours after Sushma Swaraj had spoken of strict action against the culprits and the need for sensitisation.
- Two arrested after 15-year-old girl found raped, killed, tied to a tree in Uttar Pradesh: An autopsy report confirmed that some men had raped and strangled the teen, but details of the incident, which took place in Bahraich district, are unclear.
- Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis knocked out of French Open in third round: The Indo-Swiss pair lost in straight sets, 3-6 2-6, to Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova from the Czech Republic.
- IPL final: Sunrisers Hyderabad defeat Royal Challengers Bangalore by eight runs to win title: Bangalore could only score 200/7 in response to Hyderabad's 208/7.
- 4,700 acres of land owned by Sahara Group put up for sale: The move is expected to fetch Rs 6,500 crore.
- The BJP’s Rajya Sabha list has five ministers: This includes Venkaiah Naidu, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal and Birendra Singh.
- At least 30% of driving licences used in India are fake, says Nitin Gadkari: To ensure complete transparency, the government is going to introduce an online system to issue driving permits, the transport minister said.
- BJP to contest Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on its own, says Mahesh Sharma: The Union minister said the party will not turn the Ayodhya Ram temple matter into a political issue, but it will focus on growth and good governance instead.
- Jat body plans peaceful protest on June 5, as Haryana heightens security in seven districts: The ‘Jat Nyay’ rally is being organised as the state has failed to keep its promise to release those arrested during February’s agitations, a Jat leader said.
- Violence after V Narayanasamy declared new chief minister of Puducherry: Supporters of A Namassivayam, who was a strong contender for the post, resorted to violence to express their anger over the choice.
