The big news: Modi claims Mani Shankar Aiyar conspired with Pakistan, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: Actor Zaira Wasim alleged that a co-passenger harassed her on a flight, and a six-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Haryana.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Mani Shankar Aiyar held secret meetings with Pakistan, says Modi during election rally in Palanpur: The prime minister accused Pakistan of helping the Congress and interfering in the Assembly polls.
- Actor Zaira Wasim alleges co-passenger harassed her on flight, Air Vistara says inquiry underway: ‘We will support Zaira in every way required,’ the airline tweeted.
- Six-year-old girl raped and murdered in Haryana’s Hisar district, local residents protest: An autopsy found that the rapists had inserted a wooden stick in her body, and she bore multiple injuries and scratch marks all over her.
- Congress’ charge that voting machines in Gujarat were tampered using Bluetooth are ‘baseless’, says EC: The device that the complainant’s mobile phone detected on Bluetooth was not a voting machine but another mobile phone, the Election Commission said.
- Gurugram’s Fortis Hospital faces FIR after dengue death, Haryana starts process to cancel land lease: The hospital had violated terms and conditions of its land agreement, Health Minister Anil Vij said.
- Two brothers lynched at a religious function in Malda, West Bengal, say police: The incident took place on Friday after one of the brothers fired in the air to stop the event at Kaliachak block in Sujapur village.
- BJP leader, 3 others arrested in Tamil Nadu for allegedly vandalising prayer hall, says report: A case has been registered against the pastor also.
- Hundreds of students using drugs, dozens addicted, says IIT Kanpur as it begins counselling sessions: Some security guards, students and nearby locals are likely to be involved in peddling of drugs on the campus, officials said.
- Top UN official visits North Korea, urges for ‘open channels’ to avoid conflict: There can only be a diplomatic solution to the situation in the Korean peninsula, Political Affairs Under-Secretary General Jeffrey Feltman said.
- India heading towards civil war, riots have entered home, says Kanhaiya Kumar: Violence has been ‘normalised’ and basic necessities such as food, clothing and shelter, are being ignored, the student leader said.