The big news: Minister orders probe after 3 die in Goa-Patna train accident, and 9 other top stories
Other headlines: Dinakaran will appeal the decision giving AIADMK symbol to ruling faction of the party, and Robert Mugabe will be protected from prosecution.
A look at the headlines right now:
- 3 dead after Goa-Patna train derails in Chitrakoot district: Ten people have been injured.
- Will move Supreme Court against EC’s ruling on AIADMK symbol, says Dinakaran: The ousted party leader claimed that the Election Commission had not acted neutrally.
- Zimbabwe’s ousted president Robert Mugabe to be protected from prosecution: The military also said he would get a ‘generous pension’.
- CPI(M) calls for inquiry into suspicious circumstances in which CBI judge Brijgopal Loya died: ‘Disturbing questions of murder, bribery, subversion of law, and the manipulation of the nation’s institutions at the highest level have arisen,’ the party said.
- There is no proposal to withdraw cheque books from banking system, clarifies Finance Ministry: Although the government may be committed to making India a cashless economy, ‘cheques are an integral part of the payments landscape’, it said.
- Releasing Hafiz Saeed is an attempt by Pakistan to mainstream terrorists, says India: ‘It is evident that Islamabad has not changed its policy of shielding and supporting non-state actors,’ the External Affairs Ministry said.
- CBI names 592 accused in its chargesheet in Vyapam scam: The agency named four private medical college promoters and four former officials of the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board.
- AAP urges Uttar Pradesh Election Commission to conduct civic polls using ballot papers: The party wrote to the poll panel a day after voters protested against an EVM in Meerut that was recording votes only for the BJP.
- Iraqi forces launch offensive against Islamic State in desert region bordering Syria: The operation is meant to ‘prevent remaining Daesh groups from melting into the desert region and using it as a base for future attacks’.
- Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma apologises for ‘mindless controversy’ around remarks on cancer: He said he never intended to ‘cause any pain to cancer patients’ and offered an ‘unconditional apology’ for the ‘blatant distortions’ of his comments.