1. Will not touch meat shops and slaughterhouses with licence, says Yogi Adityanath: The chief minister said his government’s action was directed at those ‘violating the orders of the National Green Tribunal and creating pollution’.
  2. Coalition airstrike killed more than 200 civilians in Mosul, confirms US: The statement came after the Iraqi government decided to suspend their offensive against the Islamic State fighters following reports about the deaths.
  3. Varsities must be defended as free spaces, says Vice President Hamid Ansari: The rights to dissent and agitate are ingrained in our Constitutional rights, he said while speaking at Punjab University’s 66th convocation ceremony.
  4. AAP will revoke residential house tax if voted to power in Delhi civic polls, says Arvind Kejriwal: The national capital’s chief minister also vowed to ensure timely dispensation of salaries.
  5. Eight teachers accused of raping 13-year-old over the course of 18 months in Bikaner, say reports: The matter came to light when the girl was diagnosed with blood cancer three months ago.
  6. Lights across the world went off to mark Earth Hour: Among the famous buildings taking part are the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, London’s Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower and Sydney’s Opera House.
  7. Court frames defamation notice against Arvind Kejriwal and five others in case filed by Arun Jaitley: The court scheduled the next hearing for May 20 after the accused pleaded ‘not guilty’.
  8. Elections should be conducted using ballot papers, says Akhilesh Yadav: The former chief minister alleged that the police department under CM Adityanath’s administration was transferring police personnel from a particular caste.
  9. Woman forced to drink acid by attackers who wanted her to drop an eight-year-old gangrape case in Uttar Pradesh: The complainant said she was on a train to Lucknow when the assault took place, and that this was not the first time this had happened.
  10. Sebi bars Reliance Industries from equity derivative market for a year: The case dates back to 2007, which the company merged its petroleum arm into itself.