The big news: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti wins Anantnag bypoll, and 9 other top stories
Leaders of six European Union founding nations meet to discuss Brexit, and three students arrested in connection with Kerala ragging case.
1. Anantnag polls: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti wins by more than 11,000 votes: The newly-inducted chief minister needed to win this election to join the state legislature.
2. Leaders of six European Union founding nations meet to discuss Brexit: Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium and Luxembourg attended the meeting called by Germany’s foreign minister.
3. Kerala ragging case: Three students arrested on murder charges after girl forced to drink phenyl: Preliminary investigations showed that the first-year Dalit girl student was also asked to sing and dance in front of her seniors.
4. Sprinter Dutee Chand clinches qualification for Rio: The Odisha athlete is the 99th Indian to head for the Olympics.
5. Key Vyapam accused Sudhir Sharma released on bail: The mining baron’s lawyer argued that other accused in the case were already out on bail.
6. AAP MLA Dinesh Mohaniya arrested for reportedly assaulting a woman: The woman had filed an FIR and said he threatened her and others who had visited his office to complain about irregular water supply.
7. Brexit fallout: Travelling to Britain will get cheaper after pound loses value: Travel companies in the country have said tourism to the UK is likely to increase and more Indian students could choose to move there.
8. Assam, North East to be made petroleum hub for Southeast Asia, says Centre: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said the government planned to invest Rs 1,30,000 crore in the sector by 2030.
9. High Court asks ex-Essar employee to submit tapped conversations to Home Ministry: Essar had asked Albasit Khan to tap phones of corporate executives, Cabinet ministers and bureaucrats while assisting the government in investigations.
10. No toilets for 7,000 girls in Haryana schools, says survey: According to the National University of Educational Planning and Administration, at least 85 schools in the state do not have toilets for girl students.