The big news: Mayawati says Rajya Sabha defeat won’t affect tie-up with SP, and 9 other top stories
Other headlines: The Delhi police filed a case against protestors at JNU march, and Lalu Prasad Yadav was sentenced to 14 years in prison in a fodder scam case.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Mayawati claims BJP used malpractices to win the ninth Rajya Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh: The BSP chief said her party’s defeat would not affect the tie-up with the Samajwadi Party.
- UIDAI says report of Aadhaar data-leak on state-run company’s system is ‘false, irresponsible’: The identification authority said even if the news was true, it would raise doubts only about the security of the utility firm’s data.
- Delhi Police file FIR against participants of JNU protest march: However, the police did not take any action against the officer accused of molesting a journalist.
- Thousands of students march across US for their lives, demand stricter gun laws: ‘Nothing can stand in the way of millions of voices calling for change,’ said former US President Barack Obama.
- Lalu Prasad Yadav sentenced to 14 years in prison in another fodder scam case: He was awarded seven years each under the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act, and both sentences will run consecutively.
- Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu says Amit Shah’s letter is ‘full of false information’: The Telugu Desam Party leader accused the BJP national president of spreading lies.
- US White House asks military to stop enlisting transgender people:Transgender personnel who are currently in the military may continue to serve, but they could be asked to serve according to their gender at birth.
- Economy is growing at a decent pace, but Centre is still unable to create jobs, says Rahul Gandhi: He also claimed that the BJP was trying to change the Constitution, and vowed to stop it from happening.
- Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairperson’s missing son joins Hizbul Mujahideen, say reports: The family had filed a missing complaint after he did not return home till late on Friday.
- British investigators raid Cambridge Analytica’s office in London: Meanwhile, Facebook is facing four lawsuits in US federal courts in the aftermath of the revelation that the British firm used the data of five crore users.