The big news: BJP in the driver’s seat in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: At least 12 people feared dead in a fire in Mumbai, and Adani Group scrapped a deal with a contractor in the Carmichael coal mine project.
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A look at the headlines right now:
- Counting continues in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections: The BJP pulled ahead of the Congress after a close fight in Gujarat, and looked set to win in Himachal Pradesh.
- 12 workers dead after fire breaks out in Mumbai shop: The workers were sleeping on a loft inside the shop and got trapped when the fire broke out.
- Adani drops contractor on controversial Australian coal mine project: The company announced its decision after the Queensland government refused to provide it with a tax payer-funded loan.
- We are processing visa applications of Kulbhushan Jadhav’s wife and mother, says Pakistan foreign office: The visit has been arranged after weeks of talks between the two countries, and eight months after Pakistan sentenced the former Indian Navy officer to death.
- Anybody living in India is a Hindu, says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat: ‘Tortured’ Hindus from across the globe seek refuge in India, he said.
- World’s busiest airport suffers power outage, hundreds of flights cancelled and delayed: Georgia Power, the facility that provides electricity to the airport, attributed the outage to a fire at one of its underground stations.
- Three men allegedly rape minor girl, assault her friend in park: The girl reported the incident the same day and filed a complaint, but the police are yet to identify her three attackers.
- Vladimir Putin says CIA helped thwart terrorist attack in St Petersburg, calls Trump to thank him: The Kremlin and the White House did not disclose details about the plot but said that the attack ‘could have killed large numbers of people’.
- British embassy worker found dead in Beirut: The whole embassy is deeply shocked and saddened by this news, Britain’s ambassador to Lebanon said.
- Sensex opens low as BJP and Congress fight close battle in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh: BSE Sensex opened lower by 531.93 points, or 1.59% lower, while the Nifty 50 fell 217.30 points, or 2.10%, to 10,115.95.