The big news: Salman Khan gets an NCW notice for his rape analogy, and nine other top stories
Police arrested a British man who said he wanted to kill Donald Trump, and two Indians were among 25 killed in an Afghanistan terror strike.
A look at the headlines right now:
- NCW asks Salman Khan to apologise for saying he felt like a ‘raped woman’: While promoting his next film, in which he plays a wrestler, the actor reportedly said his routine often left him feeling ‘like a raped woman’.
- British man arrested at Donald Trump's Las Vegas rally says he wanted to kill him: The 20-year-old told investigators that he had gone there to learn to shoot so that he could kill the US presidential candidate.
- Two Indians among 25 killed in terror strikes in Afghanistan: The men, who were from Dehradun, worked as security officials at the Canadian embassy, which was attacked on Monday.
- Bengaluru's IISc among top 30 institutes in Asia, according to Times Higher Education ranking: The eight Indian names among the top 100 institutions in the continent also include six IITs and Jadavpur University.
- Mizoram churches urge Christians not to take part in International Yoga Day celebrations: Reverend R Lalrinsanga, of Mizoram Kohhran Hruaitute Committee, said they were not against celebrations held in the region as a whole, which is secular.
- China first on TOP500 list of supercomputers for seventh time in a row: This time, Beijing also made its own microprocessor chip, instead of sourcing it from the Silicon Valley.
- Glad the PM has accepted his fight is directly with me, says Arvind Kejriwal on the tanker scam FIR: The ACB has filed FIRs against Sheila Dikshit and the AAP leader in connection with the Rs 400-crore scam, and the agency will question both leaders soon.
- Government bans use of potassium bromate and potassium iodate in food: The decision was taken on Monday after a recent study showed the presence of the carcinogenic chemicals in 84% of 38 brands of commonly consumed breads.
- Bomb threat in Brussels shopping mall, suspect detained: Police officials have taken into custody a man reportedly wearing a suicide vest.
- Ola Cabs introduces outstation and hourly rental services for customers: People can now book a car for intercity travel on the app two hours before their time of journey.