The big news: Voter turnout in Tripura at 74% as BJP takes on Left, and 9 other top stories
Other headlines: An Iranian passenger plane crashed into Mount Dena, and Assocham asked the Centre to reduce its stake in Public Sector Banks.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Nearly 74% voter turnout recorded by 11 am in Tripura, BJP looks to unseat 25-year Left rule: The ruling party has criticised the BJP for its alliance, while the saffron party is banking on youth voters dissatisfied with the unemployment crisis.
- Iranian passenger plane with 66 on board crashes into Mount Dena: Poor weather is preventing an emergency helicopter from landing at the crash site, making it unclear if there are any survivors.
- Assocham asks Centre to reduce its stake in Public Sector Banks to below 50% after PNB scam: The industry body said that senior managements in PSU banks spent time taking instructions from bureaucrats on minor issues.
- Narendra Modi lays foundation stone for Navi Mumbai International Airport: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the first terminal of the project will be completed by the end of 2019.
- Bengaluru Youth Congress leader suspended for six years for allegedly assaulting man at a restaurant: The police registered an FIR against Mohammed Haris Nalapad, the son of Congress MLA NA Haris, and 10 others.
- Indian banks could lose Rs 19,000 crore in the PNB scam, says tax department, according to Reuters report: Congress President Rahul Gandhi hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “not saying anything” about the alleged Rs 11,380 crore scam.
- ‘It will be painful if people of Andhra are not given justice’, Chandrababu Naidu tells Centre: The Andhra Pradesh chief minister said the people of his state were ‘wounded’, but ducked a question on whether his party will break its alliance with the BJP.
- Justin Trudeau arrives in India, visits Taj Mahal with family: The Canadian PM will visit Mumbai, Gujarat and the Golden Temple, and meet Narendra Modi during his week-long visit.
- Three BJP members booked for allegedly assaulting police officer, two Muslim men in Uttar Pradesh: Station House Officer Lokesh Bhati said the suspects were in an inebriated state.
- Turkey rejects ‘baseless’ allegations of using chemical weapons in Syria’s Afrin region: At least six people have suffered from breathing problems after the suspected gas attack, Kurdish militia said.
