The big news: Narendra Modi calls GST a celebration of honesty, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: A Class 10 student was arrested for allegedly killing a schoolmate in Vadodara, and Saudi Arabia officially lifted the ban on female drivers.
A look at the headlines right now:
- GST achieved stability, found space for itself within a year, says Narendra Modi in Mann Ki Baat: The prime minister also paid tribute to Hindutva icon Syama Prasad Mookerjee.
- Class 10 student killed junior to get school shut after teacher scolded him, say Vadodara police: The 17-year-old student was arrested in Valsad town under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act.
- Landmark day for Saudi Arabia as women get behind the wheels for the first time: There were celebratory scenes at midnight when the country officially lifted its ban on female drivers.
- Fuel prices cut for fourth straight day: While petrol prices have been slashed between 14 paise and 17 paise, diesel rates fell between 7 paise and 11 paise.
- Eighteen of 25 dirtiest cities are in West Bengal, Indore cleanest, finds Swachh Bharat report: Tripura is at the bottom of the list, followed by Puducherry, Nagaland and West Bengal.
- Zimbabwe president escapes unhurt as explosion strikes election campaign rally in Bulawayo: Vice President Kembo Mohadi was injured in his leg while another vice president, Constantino Chiwenga, suffered bruises to his face.
- PM Modi inaugurates Mundka-Bahadurgarh corridor of Delhi Metro’s Green Line: This is the third metro line to Haryana.
- Rajasthan levies 20% surcharge on liquor, reports say could be used for cow protection: The surcharge came into effect from Saturday.
- White House spokesperson asked to leave restaurant because she worked for President Donald Trump: A co-owner of Red Hen restaurant in Virginia, Stephanie Wilkinson, said she believed Sarah Sanders worked for an ‘inhumane and unethical’ administration.
- Indian writer Mimi Mondal wins Locus Award in non-fiction category: ‘Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia Butler’, co-edited by Mondal and Alexandra Pierce, was published to mark Octavia Butler’s 70th birth anniversary.