The big news: Modi says Congress has conceded defeat in Himachal Pradesh, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: A German tourist was allegedly assaulted in UP, and a top businessman is among the dozens arrested in Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on corruption.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Congress has left the battlefield already, PM Narendra Modi says in Himachal Pradesh: He accused states led by other parties of not providing relief to traders who have complained about hurdles under GST.
- German tourist attacked for ignoring a man’s greetings at a railway station in Uttar Pradesh: Aman Kumar, a local electrician, was later arrested.
- Dozens of princes and ministers arrested in Saudi Arabia after King Salman forms anti-graft panel: No official explanation was given for the arrests.
- Two militants killed during infiltration bid in Uri sector, says Army: Defence Ministry spokesperson Colonel Rajesh Kalia said a search operation was under way.
- Dozens of Delhi-bound flights diverted, delayed because of VIP movement: Thirteen flights were diverted to other cities between 5.30 pm and 6.15 pm on Saturday.
- Penalise farmers who abandon cattle, proposes Madhya Pradesh government panel: The committee also suggested sterilisation of bulls of nondescript breeds and building structures where cows can take rest.
- Typhoon Damrey kills 27 in Vietnam, damages over 40,000 homes: Twenty-two people are missing.
- Retired Armyman and wife asked to prove their Indian citizenship: Mahiruddin Ahmed asked how he could have joined the security forces without being an Indian citizen.
- Flyers in a New Jersey city call Sikh mayoral candidate a ‘terrorist’: Ravinder Bhalla said it was troubling, but ‘won’t let hate win’.
- IMA urges organisers of Delhi’s half marathon to cancel event because of air pollution: Event organiser Procam International, however, shot down the demand and called it ‘short-sighted and misplaced’.