The big news: 33 killed as bus falls into a gorge in Maharashtra, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: Mehbooba Mufti urged Narendra Modi to accept Imran Khan’s call for dialogue, and Kauvery Hospital said M Karunanidhi’s condition was stable.
A look at the top stories right now:
- Bus falls into a gorge in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, killing 33: The passengers were employees of an agricultural university in Ratnagiri.
- ‘I appeal to Narendra Modi to accept Imran Khan’s call for dialogue on J&K,’ says Mehbooba Mufti: The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said upcoming elections should not obstruct the reconciliation process with Pakistan.
- DMK chief M Karunanidhi continues to remain stable, says Kauvery Hospital: He was admitted to the hospital after his blood pressure dropped at 1.30 am on Saturday.
- Militant attack at midwife training centre in Afghanistan ends after six hours, two civilians killed: All the attackers were either killed or wounded, officials said.
- Local BJP leader killed in West Bengal, party blames Trinamool Congress: The attackers allegedly hit him with a sharp weapon and left him bleeding on the road when he was returning home on Friday night, police said.
- Bihar Police say five more girls may have been sexually assaulted at Muzaffarpur shelter home: This takes the number of girls who may have been raped at the shelter to 34.
- Flood alert issued as Yamuna breaches warning level, rain to continue on Saturday: The showers caused huge traffic jams in Ghaziabad and some parts of Delhi and Noida.
- Thousands asked to evacuate in Japan, several flights cancelled as Typhoon Jongdari nears coast: The weather agency has warned of heavy rain, landslides, strong winds and high waves.
- All Maharashtra parties agree on reservations for Marathas, says CM Devendra Fadnavis: The chief minister said the police has been directed to take back the cases filed against those who participated in the recent protests.
- CBS to probe allegations of sexual misconduct against CEO Leslie Moonves: Six women have told The New Yorker magazine that Moonves had sexually harassed them between the 1980s and the late 2000s.