The big news: Militants kill one jawan in attack on Srinagar CRPF camp, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: RSS said that Mohan Bhagwat was misquoted on his comment about the Army, and the Rajasthan CM announced farm loan waivers in her Budget speech.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Jawan dies after militants attack CRPF camp in Srinagar, encounter underway: Two suspected militants fled to a nearby building after a sentry at the paramilitary camp noticed them.
- Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks on Army were ‘misrepresented’, says RSS: Senior leader Manmohan Vaidya said the Hindutva group’s chief had compared RSS workers with the general population, not soldiers
- Rajasthan will spend Rs 8,000 crore on loan waivers for farmers, says Vasundhara Raje: Farmers will get waivers on loans up to Rs 50,000 taken before September 30, 2017.
- Near miss for 251 people as Air India aircraft avoids collision with Vistara flight over Mumbai: The air traffic controllers handling the two planes have been suspended and the Vistara pilots have been taken off duty.
- AIADMK unveils 7-foot portrait of Jayalalithaa inside Tamil Nadu Assembly, DMK moves High Court: DMK Working President MK Stalin said putting up the portrait of a leader convicted in a corruption case set the ‘wrong precedent’.
- Delhi University student files case against man for allegedly sexually harassing her on a bus: The woman said her co-passengers did nothing when she told them that the man was masturbating next to her.
- India, Oman sign eight agreements on defence, health and tourism during Narendra Modi’s visit: The prime minister met leading business executives and urged them to invest in India.
- Supreme Court stays FIR against Army officer accused in Shopian firing: The bench issued notices to the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir government, asking them to reply within two weeks.
- New York sues Harvey Weinstein and his former company over sexual misconduct allegations: The state’s attorney general has also named Weinstein’s brother in the lawsuit as he was allegedly aware of the incidents of sexual assault.
- Oxfam hit by sexual misconduct allegations, to meet British government: The government threatened to cut off aid to the British charity after news report said aid workers paid for sex while on a mission in Haiti.