A look at the headlines right now:
- AAP will move Supreme Court against Delhi HC verdict giving administrative powers to lieutenant governor: Najeeb Jung on Thursday said it was neither a victory for him nor a blow to the state’s ruling party.
- Rajnath Singh said terrorists are not martyrs at SAARC ministerial meet in Pakistan: Reports that his speech was ‘blacked out’ by the media were refuted by government officials.
- Punjab police official questioned in Pathankot attacks accused of sexual harassment, bribery: A case was filed against Salwinder Singh following an investigation into a complaint filed by a government employee.
- 'Peepli Live' co-director Mahmood Farooqui given seven-year sentence for raping woman in Delhi: The complainant's advocate sought the maximum punishment of a life term, but his lawyer argued that they needed proof of 'aggravating circumstances' for that.
- Dalit man found dead in police custody in Kanpur, 12 officers suspended: The 26-year-old was picked up for questioning in a loot case on Wednesday. His sister said he died of third degree torture.
- Karnataka police file chargesheet against former Lokayukta Y Bhaskar Rao in corruption case: The ex-high court chief justice has been booked in an extortion case involving his son, the prime accused in the scandal.
- At least 42 feared swept away by Savitri River after Mahad bridge collapse: The figure is based on complaints received from friends and kin of those known to have been travelling the Mumbai-Goa route around the time the structure fell.
- Amit Shah in Ahmedabad to chair meetings where next Gujarat CM will be chosen: The BJP president will discuss the options with various stakeholders, with Nitin Patel and Vijay Rupani expected to be major contenders.
- Akhilesh Yadav accuses Opposition of tutoring Bulandshahr gangrape survivors: The chief minister said he wanted to know what the BJP was telling the two survivors and their family members victims ‘behind closed doors’.
- Nita Ambani becomes first Indian woman elected to the International Olympics Committee: The founder of Reliance Foundation is the only individual member from the country in the governing body.
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