The big news: Amit Shah skips Kerala rally to meet Modi, Jaitley in Delhi, and 9 other top stories
Other headlines: At least 15 people were killed in an explosion in Balochistan, and the IAF chief said the Air Force was prepared to fight a two-front war.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Amit Shah skips rally in Kerala CM’s village, returns to Delhi to meet Modi and Arun Jaitley: The CPI(M) and Congress claimed Shah abruptly changed his plans because of poor crowds at BJP rallies and in-fighting in the party.
- At least 15 killed in explosion at shrine in central Balochistan: The attacker detonated himself when police personnel opened fire as he tried to barge inside the main shrine in Jhal Magsi district.
- The Air Force is prepared for a two-front war, says IAF chief: Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa said the Air Force does not have the required squadron strength for a ‘full spectrum operations’, but it does ‘have a Plan B’.
- Kazuo Ishiguro wins the Nobel Prize in Literature for ‘novels of great emotional force’: The themes he is most associated with are memory, time and self-delusion.
- Hospital attached to BHU used industrial-grade gas on patients undergoing surgery, finds inquiry: At least 14 patients had died in the surgery ward of Sundar Lal Hospital in Uttar Pradesh between June 6 and 8.
- Housekeeping staff at Delhi school arrested for allegedly raping Class 1 student in the toilet: Doctors confirmed rape and told her parents that she will need surgery to treat the internal wounds.
- Traces of banned poison found on clothes of two women accused of killing Kim Jong-nam, expert tells court: The two accused women had pleaded not guilty when the trial began in a Malaysian court on Monday.
- WWF India finds photo evidence of snow leopard in Arunachal Pradesh: The species was found during a state-wide survey carried out by WWF India in collaboration with the state’s forest department.
- Stop all protests at Jantar Mantar, National Green Tribunal tells government: The panel said people living in that area had the right to live peacefully in an atmosphere free from pollution.
- Spanish court suspends Catalonia Parliament session scheduled on Monday: The regional Parliament was expected to declare independence from Spain on Monday.