A look at the headlines right now:
- BJP and Congress train guns on Arvind Kejriwal after ex-minister Kapil Mishra alleges he was corrupt: The former AAP leader claimed party accounts revealed that crores of rupees had been swindled.
- Security experts say another ransomware attack is ‘imminent’ and could happen on Monday: The cyber-attack on Friday affected more than 150 countries.
- National Commission for Women sends two-member team to Haryana gangrape victim’s house: I want death punishment for the accused, her mother said.
- Monsoon reaches Andaman and Nicobar Islands early: Fishermen have been advised to stay away from the sea because the rains might be intense over the next 24 hours.
- Two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants killed in an encounter in Kashmir’s Handwara: No security official has been injured, a report said.
- Haryana man arrested for repeatedly raping 10 year old stepdaughter who is now pregnant: The girl is reported to be in critical condition.
- JuD chief Hafiz Saeed spreading terror in the name of Islam, says Pakistan: The country’s interior ministry was defending its decision to place the Lashkar-e-Taiba founder under house arrest.
- Emmanuel Macron sworn in as youngest French president at 39: He faces several challenges including tackling religious violence and uniting a very divided country.
- Men beat up youth in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain for allegedly cutting a cow’s tail: The attack was captured on video and showed the men mercilessly kicking, thrashing the victim.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India’s longest bridge in Assam on May 26: The 9.15-km Dhola Sadiya bridge, located close to the India-China border, can withstand the weight of heavy military vehicles.
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