The big news: President Pranab Mukherjee speaks out on campus violence, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: Aadhaar will soon be a must for booking train tickets online, and Jat protestors threatened to paralyse Delhi if they were not granted quota.
A look at the headlines right now:
- No room in India for intolerant Indians, says Pranab Mukherjee: The president, in a vieled manner, took a dig at all those politicians who crticised Kargil soldier’s daughter Gurmehar Kaur for speaking her mind.
- Aadhaar will soon be mandatory for online booking of train tickets: As many as 6,000 point-of-sale machines and 1,000 automatic ticket vending portals will be installed across the country, said Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.
- Jat quota agitators have reached Delhi and are threatening to paralyse the city if they aren’t heard: The community also wants the government to free those arrested for the violence in February 2016.
- Indian athlete, who was earlier denied visa, charged with sexually assaulting 12-year-old girl in the US: He ‘engaged in a passionate kiss’ with the minor and touched her inappropriately, said a police statement.
- Re-investigate 2008 Mumbai terror attacks case, put Hafiz Saeed on trial: India tells Pakistan While New Delhi also wants LeT commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi tried in the matter, Islamabad wants Indian witnesses to record their statements first.
- Karnataka government has dropped Bengaluru steel flyover plan, says state minister: Unconfirmed reports said the decision to scrap the Rs 1,791-crore project was made in light of recent corruption allegations against the Congress.
- RSS spokesperson announces a Rs 1-crore bounty on Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s head: Kundan Chandrawat of the outfit’s Madhya Pradesh unit blamed the Left leader of killing BJP and RSS workers.
- Sweden to reintroduce Bill to make military service compulsory for citizens: According to the draft, at least 4,000 adults will be asked to join the force.
- Scientists confirm Antarctica’s highest temperatures ever, will track climate change using them: A UN agency released three new figures to support the study of weather patterns and the impact of global warming in the isolated region.
- Indian bourses touch two-year high before losing momentum to profit booking: Analysts believe the Assembly election results will determine the next direction for the markets.