The big news: North and South Korean leaders hold historic peace summit, and 9 other top stories
Other headlines: Congress cries conspiracy after Rahul Gandhi’s flight develops glitches, and Narendra Modi will meet the Chinese president later in the day.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Kim Jong-un walks into South Korea for historic peace summit, meets President Moon Jae-in: Kim is the first North Korean leader to enter the south since the end of the Korean War in 1953.
- Congress demands probe after flight carrying Rahul Gandhi faces ‘unexplained snags’: The party president was travelling from Delhi to Hubli with three other leaders when their aircraft began to ‘shudder violently’.
- PM Modi says he will review Sino-India ties from a strategic viewpoint during China visit: He will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at an informal summit in Wuhan on April 27 and 28.
- Comedian Bill Cosby found guilty of sexual assault: He could face up to 10 years in prison on each of the three count, but he is likely to serve them concurrently.
- Bye-polls in Kairana, Nagaland, Palghar and Bhandara-Gondiya will be held on May 28, says poll body: The Kairana seat fell vacant after BJP leader Hukum Singh died in February.
- Adityanath suspends four officials from education and transport departments for Kushinagar accident: The chief minister also ordered that an FIR be filed against Kareem Jahan Khan, the manager-cum-principal of Divine Public School.
- Diana Hayden didn’t deserve Miss World title, Aishwarya Rai did, says Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb: He claimed women in the country did not use cosmetics before India started winning beauty contests, which he said were fixed.
- Congress claims man who spoke about Loya from their own HQ was directed by RSS’ Bhaiyyaji Joshi: According to the Congress, the RSS no 2 told RTI activist Suraj Lolage to file a PIL calling for an inquiry into Loya’s death.
- Centre blocking KM Joseph’s promotion to SC unconstitutional, says Former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee: The Congress and CPI(M) also objected to the government’s decision to notify only senior advocate Indu Malhotra’s appointment as a Supreme Court judge.
- EC rejects nomination papers of Congress candidate from Mulbagal constituency: G Manjunath had allegedly lied in his nomination papers that he belonged to a Scheduled Caste community to contest for a reserved seat.