The big news: Ahead of SC hearing, Hadiya says she wasn’t forced to convert, and 9 other top stories
Other headlines: Venkaiah Naidu said threats of violence against the makers of Padmavati were unacceptable, and security forces battled protestors in Islamabad.
A look at the headlines right now:
- ‘No one forced me to convert’, Hadiya tells media as she goes to Delhi for SC hearing: She will appear in the Supreme Court on Monday.
- Threats of violence are unacceptable in a democracy, says Venkaiah Naidu on Padmavati row: Meanwhile, Haryana BJP leader Suraj Pal Amu threatened West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for supporting the movie and its makers.
- Security forces battle religious protestors in Islamabad, one policeman killed: Private news channels as well as social media networks were blocked in the country.
- Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ fortune crosses $100 billion after company’s shares jump 2.62% on Friday: His net worth also rose by $34.9 billion (Rs 2,25,281 crore) in 2017, the highest increase ever on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
- Two more state rifles personnel arrested, sent to police custody for Tripura journalist’s killing: The two jawans have been charged with criminal conspiracy.
- Allahabad HC bars media from reporting on proceedings in Adityanath’s Gorakhpur hate speech case: The Uttar Pradesh government’s counsel had submitted in court that the media had often ‘misquoted’ the bench on its observations in the case.
- Clinical PV Sindhu outclasses Ratchanok Intanon to enter Hong Kong Open final: The Indian outplayed her Thai rival 21-17, 21-17 to set up title clash with Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying.
- Bangladesh says Rohingya refugees who return to Myanmar will stay in camps ‘for a limited time’: The refugees will have to stay in temporary shelters because most of their villages had been burnt down, said Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali.
- Judiciary, executive and legislature must not infringe upon each other’s spaces, says President Kovind: The president also expressed concern over the low representation of women and backward castes in the higher courts.
- Crimes against children rose three times in six years, says child rights commission chief: Stuti Kacker said poverty, lack of opportunity, gender discrimination and discriminatory cultural practices were some causes of child trafficking.
