A look at the headlines right now:
- RSS man murdered in Thrissur, BJP claims Communist workers did it: Anandan was out on bail in connection with the killing of a CPI(M) worker in 2013.
- Narendra Modi meets Donald Trump in the Philippines, will hold talks with President Rodrigo Duterte: The prime minister will attend the 50th anniversary celebrations of Asean, and the Asean Business and Investment Summit.
- ‘Absolutely insensitive’, says Chief Minister Fadnavis on policeman towing car with woman, baby inside: The officer, Shashank Rane, was suspended for towing the car and an inquiry is on.
- Thirty-four Delhi-bound trains delayed, eight cancelled, as air quality remains ‘severe’: Twenty-one trains were rescheduled.
- Vigilantes allegedly kill Muslim man in Alwar for transporting cows: Ummar Khan’s body was found on the railway tracks on Friday evening.
- Arunachal is our territory, we are not concerned with China’s view, says Nirmala Sitharaman: China had objected to her visit to the state earlier this month, saying it was not ‘conducive to the peace and tranquility of the region’.
- Congress retains Chitrakoot seat, wins by over 14,000 votes: Nilanshu Chaturvedi was elected to the Madhya Pradesh seat, defeating the BJP’s Shankar Dayal Tripathi.
- Gauri Lankesh’s killers will be named within weeks, says Karnataka home minister Ramalinga Reddy: The Special Investigation Team has definite clues and is collecting evidence, he said.
- Donald Trump gets back at Kim Jong-un with ‘short and fat’ jibe after being called an ‘old lunatic’: ‘Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me old, when I would never call him ‘short and fat?’ the president tweeted.
- Mumbai Police detain 15 people protesting Padmavati, right-wing group members stage demonstration in Surat: The film has been criticised by Rajput groups in the state for ‘distorting history’.
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