National News-
Indian girl among 20 hostages killed by ISIS in Dhaka terror attack
Dhaka: Islamic State militants slaughtered at least 20 civilians, most of them foreigners, with sharp weapons before security forces on Saturday morning rescued 13 hostages and gunned down six gunmen, ending a long drawn-out overnight siege at a Bangladesh cafe popular with both locals as well as foreign visitors. Read More
Law Commission submitted two reports calling for Uniform Civil Code in 2008, then chairman "regrets" UPA sat on it
New Delhi: Union Law Ministry’s letter to the Law Commission, asking it to “examine" the implications of implementing the uniform civil code, has set off a controversy with the Congress accusing BJP of “deliberately” raking up the issue with before Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. Read More
Home Ministry sounds high alert in border areas after Dhaka terror strike
New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) today sounded high alert in states bordering that country, including West Bengal, Tripura and Assam after the terror attack in Dhaka. Read More
Independent MLA’s son mows down three people in Jaipur
Jaipur: A BMW car allegedly driven by an MLA's son, who was suspected to be in an inebriated state, today hit an autorickshaw here killing three persons and then rammed into a PCR van in which four policemen were injured. Read More
Uttarakhand: 14 bodies pulled out from villages flattened by cloudburst
Dehradun: At least 14 bodies have been recovered so far from the debris in villages which were buried in a cloud burst in Uttarakhand. Read More
Another Hindu priest attacked in Bangladesh, second in last two days
Dhaka: The attacks on minorities in Bangladesh continued today with unidentified assailants targeting a Hindu priest in Satkhira Sadar Upazila of the country. Read More
International News-
ISIS may carry out Istanbul-style attacks on US soil: CIA Director
Washington: CIA Director John Brennan has said that terror group Islamic State’s next target after Istanbul could be the United States. Read More
Serbia cafe shooting: Gunman kills 5, 20 others injured
Belgrade: 5 people were killed when a gunman opened fire in a crowded cafe in northern Serbia early today. 20 others were injured in this shoot out. Read More
Business News-
Arun Jaitley sees personal assets decline by Rs 2.83 crore in FY16
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has seen his assets decline by Rs 2.83 crore in fiscal year ended March 2016 to Rs 68.41 crore due to fall in cash balance in bank accounts. In his declaration of Assets and Liabilities for 2015-16 posted on the PMO website, Jaitley said the value of his immovable properties including residential buildings and land remained unchanged at Rs 34.49 crore as compared to 2014-15 fiscal.
Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail project is 'useless': Rakesh Mohan
Terming the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail corridor as a "useless project" and "complete waste of money", former RBI deputy governor Rakesh Mohan today said India needs the right kind of investment in transport sector if it wants to grow at 7-9 per cent. He also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' initiative will not be effective if the government does not invest in transport sector, adding that India needs affordable and accessible transportation.
Entertainment News-
Truth in rumours: Saif confirms Kareena is pregnant, their first baby is due in December
New Delhi: Looks like all the rumours about actress Kareena Kapoor Khan’s pregnancy had truth in them. A report of leading entertainment portal confirmed that the Nawabi couple of Saif Ali Khan and Bebo are expecting their first child. The baby’s delivery date is due in December. Read More
Irrfan Khan calls Muslim clerics religious contractors, says thankfully the country is not run by them
New Delhi: Actor Irrfan Khan whose statement about fasting in Ramzan irked Muslim clerics said that the clerics do not scare him. Irrfan took to micro blogging website Twitter to stick to his opinion in which he said that during the holy month of Ramzan people should do self introspection. Read More
Sports News-
Virat Kohli's stance is a brilliant way forward for Indian cricket, Harbhajan Singh tells Aap Ki Adalat
New Delhi: Cricketer Harbhajan Singh has praised star batsman Virat Kohli's aggressive stance as, what he called, "a great sign for Indian cricket to achieve difficult heights". Read More
India lose to New Zealand, to face Argentina tomorrow
Valencia: Indian men's hockey team lost 0-1 to New Zealand to slump to its its second defeat in the six-nation Invitational tournament and will now face the formidable Argentina in its penultimate round-robin match, here tomorrow. Read More
