The big news: Modi announces Rs 10,000-crore fund for 20 universities, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: Karnataka SIT released sketches of suspects in the Gauri Lankesh murder case, and 2 LeT militants were killed in Pulwama during an encounter.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Modi attends Patna University centenary celebrations, says 20 universities will receive Rs 10,000 crore over five years: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pitched for the central university status for Patna University at the event.
- Karnataka SIT releases sketches of two suspects in the Gauri Lankesh murder case: Special Investigation Team chief BK Singh said there had been no evidence to show that any particular organisation was involved in the attack.
- Two LeT militants gunned down during encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama, one civilian killed: The security forces found one AK-47, one AK-56 and six AK magazines from Wasim Shah and Hafiz Nisar.
- US starting to develop better relationship with Pakistan, says Donald Trump: He hailed Islamabad for securing the release of an American-Canadian family from the Haqqani network.
- Arvind Kejriwal’s stolen car found in Ghaziabad after two days: No one has been arrested for the theft yet.
- India has the potential to grow at a high speed for next two decades, says Arun Jaitley: At an event in Washington, the finance minister said steps like demonetisation and GST would benefit the country in the long run.
- Twitter CEO responds to #WomenBoycottTwitter, says new rules to crack down on online harassment: Jack Dorsey said the company had been working over the past few months to take a stricter stance against silencing of voices on the social media platform.
- Robbers loot passengers of cash, valuables aboard Jhelum Express: The passengers claimed that they felt drowsy after something was sprayed in their coaches.
- Pranab Mukherjee was right to feel upset after I was chosen prime minister, says Manmohan Singh: The former prime minister’s comments came at the launch of the ex-president’s book, ‘The Coalition Years, 1996-2012’