The big news: Narendra Modi warns of 'surgical strikes' against black money, and 9 other top stories
Toll in Cameroon train crash went up to 70, and Ratan Tata said intolerance was a curse we are seeing of late.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Narendra Modi speaks of 'surgical strikes' against black money at Vadodara rally: The prime minister said his government has saved more than Rs 1 lakh crore, and wondered how much more the Centre could do if it adopted such an approach.
- Toll in Cameroon train crash rises to 70, president assures full assistance to survivors: The country’s transport minister called on rescue workers to increase their efforts to ‘save the lives of the injured’.
- Intolerance is a curse we are seeing of late, says Ratan Tata: He endorsed the views of Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, who said 'the hallmark of a civilised society is debate, discussion and disagreement'.
- Homeopathy Council chief arrested for taking Rs 20-lakh bribe: Ramjee SIngh became the president of the central council, a statutory body under the Health and Family Welfare Ministry,
- Will not oppose release of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, says MNS after meeting with Devendra Fadnavis: Producers who have cast Pakistani actors in their movies will give Rs 5 crore to the Army relief fund, Raj Thackeray said.
- Jayalalithaa responding ‘remarkably’ to treatment, says Apollo Hospital chairman: Governor Vidyasagar Rao visited the CM again on Saturday and said her health was improving.
- Varun Gandhi to take legal action after letter to PMO accuses him of leaking defence secrets: The BJP MP said a deliberate attempt had been made to 'tarnish my reputation and public standing', and that the allegations were 'false and frivolous'.
- Another BJP worker attacked in Kerala's Thrissur district, party blames CPI(M): The police, however, said no political angle to the incident has been found yet.
- Samajwadi Party MLC Udayveer Singh suspended for six years: The legislator had accused CM Akhilesh Yadav’s stepmother Sadhna of practising black magic on him, in a letter to party president Mulayam Singh.
- Time Warner's shares surge after reports of its acquisition by AT&T for $86 billion: The deal will merge AT&T’s wireless, broadband and satellite TV brands with Time Warner’s entertainment offerings like TNT, CNN and HBO.