The big news: Pranab Mukherjee lauds GST during his farewell speech, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray slammed the BJP and Venkaiah Naidu warned Pakistan on aiding and abetting terror.
A look at the headlines right now:
- ‘My career was mentored by Indira Gandhi’, says President Pranab Mukherjee during his farewell speech: During his 20-minute address, Mukherjee said pluralism and diversity were the country’s greatest strengths.
- Achchhe Din are seen only in official advertisements, says Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray: He said the government’s Goods and Services Tax was a complete mess.
- Venkaiah Naidu warns Pakistan against aiding terrorists: Naidu said Kashmir is an integral part of India and not even an inch of it will be allowed to be taken by anybody.
- Uttar Pradesh police arrest four suspects in Jewar gangrape and murder case: Two of the accused, however, managed to escape the area during the encounter.
- Congress suspends rape accused MLA M Vincent from party secretary post: Kerala party President MM Hassan, however, said the complainant’s sister was suspicious about the complaint.
- Narendra Modi hosts farewell dinner for President Pranab Mukherjee at Hyderabad House: The president thanked the prime minister for maintaining good relations with the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
- Buldhana official says faulty EVM gave votes to BJP in ZP election before repoll: In a reply to an RTI query, the collector said the glitch was reported at polling station no. 56 in Sultanpur.
- Gorkha Janamukti Morcha is hiring Maoists to train for armed movement, says West Bengal police: The Naxalites have been hired as mercenaries to train the party’s cadres, according to intelligence inputs.
- Neet questions will be the same in all languages, says Union HRD Minister: His statements follows the controversy surrounding allegations that difficulty levels differed in the various language versions of the test.
- One militant killed as Army foils infiltration bid in Kupwara: Security forces noticed suspicious movement along the Line of Control.