The big news: BJP claims they will win even bigger majority in 2019 polls, and 9 other top stories
Other headlines: Tamil Nadu rejected the Centre’s ‘pro-Sterlite’ report on groundwater pollution, and the RSS chief was criticised for his comments.
A look at the headlines right now:
- BJP will return with even bigger majority in 2019, says Prakash Javadekar at national executive meet: Home Minister Rajnath Singh moved a political resolution, saying the party will ensure a country free from terrorism, casteism, and communalism.
- Tamil Nadu rejects Centre’s report on groundwater pollution in Thoothukudi: State Chief Secretary Girija Vaidyanathan wrote to the Centre saying the study was in favour of Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper plant.
- Opposition criticises RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for his comments at World Hindu Congress: Congress leader Sachin Sawant said the Hindutva organisation was known for its hatred towards other castes and religions.
- Those involved in lynching incidents are not nationalists, says Vice President Venkaiah Naidu: Legislation alone cannot bring an end to such incidents, he told PTI in an interview.
- ‘Ram Mandir will be built as the Supreme Court is ours,’ says Uttar Pradesh BJP minister: Bahraich legislator Mukut Bihari Verma later said he was quoted out of context.
- Fuel prices continue to rise, petrol now costs Rs 87.89 per litre in Mumbai: The BJP’s ally in Maharashtra Shiv Sena put up posters protesting against fuel price hike in Mumbai.
- Media must regulate itself when reporting on a criminal trial, says Supreme Court judge: The press should refrain from reporting details of an investigation as it can help the accused, Justice UU Lalit said.
- Nineteen children rescued from unregistered orphanage in Kathua, pastor detained: The girls at the orphanage alleged that the pastor, Thomas Antony, had sexually abused them.
- Naomi Osaka lifts US Open as Serena Williams is involved in chair-umpire controversy: Williams said the incident strengthened her belief that women players are treated differently to their male counterparts in the sport.
- Sushma Swaraj’s visit to Syria deferred after civil war tensions escalate in Idlib province: It would have been the first high-level visit from India to Syria since the civil war broke out in the West Asian country in 2011.
