The big news: Modi praises Isro, pushes digital agenda during Mann Ki Baat, and 9 other top stories
In other headlines: An Indian doctor was freed from the Islamic State in Libya, and Donald Trump will not attend the White House Correspondents Dinner.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Modi congratulates ISRO, says India needs more scientists during Mann Ki Baat address: The prime minister said more than 100 people have received Rs 1 lakh as rewards under the schemes promoting digital transactions.
- Islamic State is interested in India, says doctor freed from captivity in Libya: Dr Ramamurthy Kosanam said he was forced to watch videos showing the militant outfit’s gory activities.
- US President Donald Trump refuses to attend annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner: The decision comes at a time when the relations between the United States administration and media are growing increasingly strained.
- Congress says it will not join Shiv Sena or BJP as stalemate in the BMC continues: The party said it cannot support the ‘communal agenda’ of the two former alliance partners.
- German man drives car into crowd, killing one in Heidelberg, authorities say ‘no sign of terrorism: The suspect was injured during a standoff and is receiving treatment, police said.
- Three-year-old twins die after falling into washing machine: After a frantic search for about 20 minutes, the toddlers were found inside the appliance, the police said.
- Election Commission orders removal of the word ‘Samajwadi’ from state-run ambulances in UP: The free-of-cost service in Uttar Pradesh by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is called ‘Samajwadi Swasthya Sewa’.
- Fire breaks out near Kerala’s Padmanabhaswamy temple, two injured: A godown and a post office were completely gutted.
- BJP failed to transmit the idea of demonetisation to the masses, says Venkaiah Naidu: The Union minister said they had found support on the note ban from chief ministers of Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
- Only Rs 5.66 crore invested in Startup India out of the promised Rs 10,000 crore, says Business Standard report: A corpus of Rs 1,315 crore was created for four private investment funds.