The big news: Around 40 lakh people left out of Assam’s NRC final draft, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: The Supreme Court directed Maran brothers to face trial in telephone exchange case, and MK Stalin said Karunanidhi’s health was normalising.
A look at the headlines right now:
- ‘Is the government trying to forcefully evict people?’ asks Mamata Banerjee after the final draft of National Register of Citizens is published: The list verifies 2.89 crore people, out of the 3.29 crore who had applied, as legal citizens of India.
- Supreme Court directs Maran brothers to face trial in BSNL telephone exchange case: The former Union minister had allegedly installed 364 high-end telecommunication facilities at one of his residences, of which Sun TV used 323.
- DMK leaders urge supporters to not incite violence over Karunanidhi’s health: Karunanidhi’s son MK Stalin said his health was normalising and asked cadres not to ‘disturb police or public’.
- Delhi court summons Lalu Prasad Yadav, family members as accused in railway hotel tender case: Special Judge Arvind Kumar directed them to appear before the court on August 31.
- Jharkhand Police file sedition cases against 20 people for their role in Pathalgadi protests: The police claimed that the accused attempted to mislead tribals on social media by providing false information about the Indian Constitution.
- Union minister Upendra Kushwaha seeks Justice Goel’s removal as National Green Tribunal chief: Kushwaha is the third minister in the National Democratic Alliance to support the demand.
- BJP government is incompetent in terms of economic management, says P Chidambaram: The former finance minister said demonetisation adversely affected the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises sector.
- Case registered against 74 builders for allegedly constructing 58 illegal buildings in Greater Noida: Two buildings under construction in Shahberi village had collapsed on July 17, killing nine people.
- California wildfire claims six lives as blaze continues to spread: More than 38,000 people have been under evacuation orders in and around the city of Redding in northern California.
- Suspected militants shoot dead CRPF jawan in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district: A police spokesperson said the militants barged into Naseer Ahmad Rather’s house and shot him.