The big news: Four Army personnel killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir, and 9 other top stories
Other headlines: Hapur lynching case accused seen bragging about the crime on camera, and the police have been accused of torturing a witness in Kathua case.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Four Army personnel, two suspected militants killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Gurez: The police said the firing along the Line of Control started around 1 am.
- SC will hear plea on Hapur lynching matter after NDTV expose shows accused claiming state support: Meanwhile, an accused in the Alwar lynching admitted before hidden cameras that a mob had assaulted the victim Pehlu Khan for over one-and-a-half hours.
- J&K Police book activist Talib Hussain, who led Kathua case protests, for allegedly attempting suicide: The Supreme Court said that on Wednesday it will hear a petition filed by one of Hussain’s relatives, who has accused the police of torturing the activist.
- Centre asks telecom companies to find ways to block mobile apps during emergencies: Industry association ASSOCHAM, which represents telecom operators, said such a move would be excessive and unnecessary.
- Call out ‘bogus promise of achche din’, offer people alternative: Rahul Gandhi tells party workers: The Congress president, who addressed the party’s MPs, said corruption, economic failure and social divisiveness have reached their zenith under the Centre.
- Three new Supreme Court judges take oath, Justice KM Joseph sworn-in last: The Centre said it followed a ‘transparent seniority principle’ in elevating the three judges.
- Supreme Court pulls up Delhi authorities for poor waste management: Will any person be alive in Delhi if the waste management problem is not solved, asked Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta.
- Road transport unions go on strike against Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill: The movement of vehicles in Kerala, Haryana and Tamil Nadu has been affected, according to reports.
- RBI’s decision to ban Letters of Undertaking after PNB scam was hasty, says parliamentary panel: The committee asked the central bank to reintroduce the documents at the earliest after putting required safeguards in place.
- Facebook asks US banks to share customer details, say reports: The social-media giant said the data would help it offer new services to users but clarified that the details would not be used for ad-targeting purposes.
