A look at the headlines right now:
- Congress demands inquiry into firm owned by Amit Shah’s son after report of enormous revenue spike: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said Jay Shah, son of the BJP President Amit Shah, would file a criminal defamation case against the Wire.
- Narendra Modi inaugurates Rs 500-crore hospital in poll-bound Gujarat’s Vadnagar: It was his first visit to his ancestral home since he became the prime minister.
- Kim Jong-Un promotes sister to centre of North Korea’s political circle: Kim Yo-Jong’s appointment was made during a Workers’ Party convention on Saturday.
- Railway Board ends 36-year-old protocol to do away with VIP culture in ministry: It is no longer mandatory for general managers to be present on arrival and departure of the Railway Board members during their zonal visits.
- I did not see Jayalalithaa in hospital, ready to depose before probe panel, says Tamil Nadu minister: Vellamani Natarajan said other ministers of the AIADMK were ready to appear before the Commission of Inquiry investigating the former chief minister’s death.
- Anti-Corruption Bureau files FIR against BS Yeddyurappa, Ananth Kumar over leaked audio clip: The two BJP leaders were heard plotting against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the recording.
- China says 1.34 million officials punished for corruption since 2013: The announcement comes days before the 19th Congress of the Communist Party of China where Xi Jinping is expected to be elected for a second term.
- Helicopter may have crashed in Tawang because of disengagement of tail rotor, says IAF chief: Seven military personnel were killed in the accident on Friday.
- Politics of violence is in communists’ nature, says BJP chief Amit Shah at Jan Raksha Yatra in Delhi: He blamed Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for the political murders in the state.
- Lawyer files complaint against Radhe Maa for sitting on police officer’s chair: The advocate’s complaint said that the incident had insulted the entire police fraternity.
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