The big news: Security forces launch major crackdown in Kashmir, and 9 other top stories
Other headlines: One officer died in Maoist attacks in Gadchiroli, and Bombay High Court upheld life sentences for 11 convicted of gangraping Bilkis Bano.
A look at the headlines right now:
- A dozen Kashmir villages cordoned off in Shopian as security forces look for militants: Suspected militants had made off with the service rifles of police guarding the district court complex on Tuesday night.
- One security personnel dead, several injured in Maoist attacks in Gadchiroli: The rebels carried out a landmine blast in Bhamragarh and attacked a team of CRPF men and state police officers in Kurkheda.
- Bombay High Court upholds life terms of 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano case: The High Court also dismissed a CBI appeal seeking death sentences for three of the culprits.
- Pakistan detains 30 Indian fishermen, seizes five boats off Gujarat coast: The captured men are lodged in Karachi jail and their boats are at a fishing harbour in the Pakistani city.
- Government to issue ordinance to help public sector banks deal with mounting bad loans: It will empower the Reserve Bank of India to help banks recover non-performing assets.
- Facebook will hire 3,000 people to review crime-related posts and videos on site: Around 4,500 existing employees are already assigned a similar task.
- West Bengal couple that hosted lunch for BJP chief Amit Shah in Naxalbari last week join TMC: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said it was a ‘textbook case of revenge politics’.
- Sports minister Vijay Goel after India denies Pakistan wrestlers visas: The Asian Championship will be held in New Delhi between May 10 and 14.
- FBI director says it would have been ‘catastrophic’ to hide the Hillary Clinton investigation: James Comey said that it made him ‘mildly nauseous’ to even think that his decision to expose the probe had affected the election.
- Telugu actor Pradeep Kumar allegedly commits suicide in Hyderabad: He was most famous for his role in the TV series Sapta Matrika.