The big news: TN cancels land allotment for Sterlite plant expansion, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: The EC ordered repolling at 123 polling stations on Wednesday, and an Air India crew member accused a senior executive of sexual harassment.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Deputy tehsildars ordered police firing at protestors in Thoothukudi, show FIRs: The case has been transferred to Tamil Nadu’s Crime Investigation Department, and the state has cancelled allotment of land to Vedanta for proposed expansion of the Sterlite plant.
- EC orders repolling at 123 polling stations in Kairana, Bhandara-Gondiya and Nagaland on Wednesday: Several parties had complained of faulty VVPAT machines during Monday’s bye-elections to the parliamentary constituencies.
- Air India crew member accuses senior executive of sexual harassment: Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu said he has asked the airline’s managing director to look into the matter.
- Fuel prices rise for the 16th consecutive day, NITI Aayog deputy chief suggests tax cut: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee questioned the central government’s ‘inaction on curbing the rise’.
- Heavy rain lashes Mangaluru, leaves several low-lying areas inundated: At least 38 killed in thunderstorms in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand
- CBSE announces Class 10 examination results: Students can check their results at cbseresults.nic.in.
- Southwest monsoon arrives in Kerala three days ahead of normal date: The Met department has forecast squally winds along the western coast, Lakshadweep, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- India Post employees on strike in several states, demand better work benefits: Postal workers in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu have been protesting since May 22, asking for the recommendations of a panel to be implemented.
- Hospitals must not hold patients’ bodies hostage just for bills, suggests Delhi government’s draft policy: This doesn’t mean the bills will be waived, the proposal said, adding that hospitals can take legal action against patients’ kin if they do not pay up later.
- Christian Dior settles plagiarism dispute with Indian design studio People Tree: Graphic designer Orijit Sen, co-founder of People Tree, announced the settlement in a Facebook post, but did not give more details.