The big news: Rajnath Singh reaches Srinagar to review situation in J&K, and nine other top stories
Congress launched its campaign for Uttar Pradesh elections, and Munich Police said the gunman behind Friday’s mall shooting acted alone.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Srinagar to review law and order situation in Kashmir: Curfew was lifted from Bandipora, Baramulla, Budgam and Ganderbal on Saturday, however, Section 144 remained in force in the districts.
- Congress launches Uttar Pradesh poll campaign with bus yatra, raises slogan against poor governance: The party's CM candidate Sheila Dikshit and state chief Raj Babbar are among the leaders on the three-day tour from Delhi to Kanpur.
- Munich mall shooting: Police say German-Iranian gunman acted alone, shot himself in the head: The local administration has not confirmed the incident as a terror attack yet. Nine people have been killed and 10 people have been injured.
- Assam floods: More than three lakh people affected in nine districts: The Army has been called in to carry out rescue operations while the district administration has pressed 20 boats into service.
- Shiv Sena activists clash with Muslim men in Punjab's Phagwara, seven people injured: On Wednesday, the right-wing leaders forced some members of the minority community to shut shops as protest against disruptions in Amarnath Yatra.
- Hillary Clinton picks Virginia senator Tim Kaine as her vice-presidential running mate: The former governor of the US state has a strong resume in foreign policy and international relations.
- DNC email leak points to Democrats' bias against Bernie Sanders: The data trove also gave away donors’ identities and other details like phone numbers, passport and social security numbers.
- Indian aid worker Judith D'Souza rescued in Afghanistan, says Sushma Swaraj: She was working with the Aga Khan Foundation when she was kidnapped in Kabul on June 9.
- Efforts are on to find the missing IAF aircraft, says Manohar Parrikar: The flight, which has 29 passengers on board, took off from Tambaram in Chennai at 8 am on Friday, and was expected to land in Port Blair around 11.30 am.
- Indiana court sets aside foetal homicide charges against Purvi Patel for inducing her own abortion: The court observed that the state's law was not meant to be used 'to prosecute women for their own abortions’.