The big news: Karnataka Assembly election dates announced, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: Radio jockey Rajesh was stabbed to death in Kerala, and China said Doklam is part of its territory and asked India to learn from the standoff.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Karnataka Assembly elections to be held on May 12, votes to be counted on May 15, announces EC: The Congress will attempt to retain power in the only major state where it heads the government.
- Radio jockey stabbed to death in Kerala, his friend injured: RJ Rajesh received over 20 stab wounds and died in hospital.
- China says Doklam is its territory, India should learn from the 2017 standoff: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying was responding to India’s remarks that the Doklam row was caused by China ‘changing the status quo’.
- Three more parties move no-confidence motion against Narendra Modi-led government: So far, six parties – CPI (M), Revolutionary Socialist Party, Indian Union Muslim League, TDP, YSR Congress and Congress – have served no-trust motions.
- Congress claims its official app was defunct for months and was only used for social media updates: The party’s social media chief Divya Spandana added that the party collects members’ data from its website, which is encrypted.
- US expels 60 Russian diplomats over nerve agent attack on former spy in UK: The United States said it would also close a Russian consulate in Seattle.
- Two more people killed in clashes during Ram Navami celebrations in West Bengal: Violence broke out in Kankinara, Raniganj and Murshidabad on Monday.
- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may have visited China, say reports: Speculation arose after a Japanese agency said a special train, possibly carrying a high-ranking North Korean official, passed through a Chinese border city.
- Central banks’ independence dependent on their actions and not just law, says Arvind Subramanian: The chief economic adviser’s statement came days after RBI Governor Urjit Patel said the bank has ‘very limited authority’ to hold state-run banks accountable.
- Former DIG Prisons D Roopa declines Namma Bengaluru Award: Roopa said government servants had to maintain neutrality and equal distance from all quasi-political bodies.