The big news: Beijing says it is unaware of alleged scuffle in Ladakh, and 9 other top stories
Other headlines: The NIA raided 12 locations in J&K in the terror funding case, and Doordarshan and AIR refused to air the Tripura CM’s Independence Day speech.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Scuffle between Indian, Chinese troops after incursion bids in Ladakh, says report: PLA soldiers allegedly attempted to enter the Indian side from two areas between 6 am and 9 am on Tuesday, resulting in stone pelting from both ends.
- NIA conducts fresh searches at 12 places in Jammu and Kashmir: India, Pakistan troops exchanged fire along LoC in Poonch district.
- Doordarshan, AIR refused to broadcast Tripura CM’s Independence Day speech, alleges CPI(M): The public broadcasters wanted Manik Sarkar to rework his speech, and reportedly refused to air it after the party did not make the changes.
- Bike race kills one near Mandi House, accident caught on camera in Delhi: The three friends were riding Benelli TNT 600i motorcycles.
- Religious tolerance deteriorated in India in 2016, cow vigilantes harassed minorities, says US report: It accused Hindu nationalist groups such as the RSS and VHP of intimidating and attacking Muslims and Dalits.
- Barack Obama’s tweet on the Charlottesville violence is now the most liked on Twitter: In a series of tweets, the former US president had quoted Nelson Mandela, responding to the clashes at a white supremacist rally in Virginia state.
- Supreme Court asks NIA to investigate a case of alleged conversion, radicalisation in Kerala: The agency’s inquiry will be supervised by former apex court judge RV Raveendran.
- At least 28 killed in triple suicide bomb attacks in Nigeria’s Mandarari: While one bomber blew herself up at a market, two others detonated their devices outside a nearby refugee camp.
- Facebook and Instagram bring in updates to improve conversation threads in the comments section: Users will find it easier to spot direct replies with these changes.
- Adani Group siphoned off Rs 1,500 crore to offshore accounts, claims customs intelligence agency: The conglomerate allegedly submitted inflated invoices related to an electricity project to transfer funds to a Vinod Adani-controlled company in Mauritius.
