The big news: Election Commission says all polls will be held with VVPAT machines, and 9 top stories
Other headlines: Delhi High Court allowed the I-T department to probe Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, and SC said triple talaq was the worst way to end a marriage.
A look at the headlines right now:
- All future elections will be held with new VVPAT machines, says Election Commission: The EC will allow all political parties to prove that EVMs in recent polls were tampered with, Naseem Zaidi said.
- I-T Department will investigate Sonia Gandhi and son Rahul, rules HC in National Herald case: The Delhi High Court was hearing a plea filed by the Gandhis against a Patiala House Court ruling that had earlier allowed the probe.
- Triple talaq is the worst way to dissolve a marriage, says SC: The court made the observation after advocate Salman Khurshid, who is arguing as an amicus curiae in the case, said triple talaq was optional for women.
- Brazil declares end of national Zika emergency after sharp decrease in cases: Only 7,911 people were diagnosed with the fever between January and April this year, as opposed to 1,70,535 during the same period last year.
- Mumbai’s Rs 12,000-crore coastal road project gets final environmental clearance from Centre: The 29.20-km-long road will link Nariman Point in South Mumbai with Kandivli in the western suburb.
- HC upholds trial court order charging Ansals with tampering evidence in Uphaar cinema fire case: The bench held that there was enough material for the charges against the duo to stick.
- Karnataka’s Rs 200 price cap on movie tickets will not apply on Saturdays, Sundays and state holidays: The High Court has passed an interim order on a plea filed by an association of multiplexes.
- GM mustard a step closer to being India’s first genetically modified food crop: A regulator under the Environment Ministry has recommended approving the indigenous product for commercial cultivation.
- India objects to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attending event to mark ‘Khalsa Day’: The celebrations included floats bearing the image of Jarnail Singh Bhidranwale and others that India regards as Khalistani terrorists.
- Sand mining baron Sekhar Reddy gets conditional bail in money laundering case: He has been asked to report to the Enforcement Directorate office in Delhi every day at 10.30 am.