A look at the headlines right now:
- If anyone changes status quo, it will lead to Doklam-like standoff, says Indian envoy to China: Gautam Bambawale said communication at the political level had resumed between the two countries, but the armies were not speaking at the ‘headquarters-level’.
- Militant killed, one civilian injured in gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district: Security personnel began a search operation in the Khan Mohalla area on Saturday night.
- ‘The leadership group knew about it,’ Australia’s Steve Smith, Cameron Bancroft admit to ball-tampering: The Australian government reportedly wanted Steve Smith to step down as captain.
- Narendra Modi government’s bureaucrats do not understand Sri Lanka, says Gotabaya Rajapaksa: India has to come out of the ‘China phobia’ regarding its relationship with Sri Lanka, the former Defence Secretary told The Indian Express.
- Thousands protest against Sterlite Copper’s plan to expand its plant in Thoothukudi: The residents claim the plant is polluting the air and groundwater.
- Two held for raping Class 5 student, setting her on fire in Assam’s Nagaon district: Three people allegedly attacked the girl inside her home after she came back from school.
- US man sentenced to 60 years in prison for trying to sell his four-year-old daughter online: Andrew Turley posted an advertisement titled ‘Play with Daddie’s Little Girl’ and told undercover police officers he will charge $1,000 for two hours.
- Punjab and Haryana High Court pulls up UIDAI for wrong information on Aadhaar card: The court told the nodal agency to explain why a woman’s date of birth was incorrect by April 23.
- Delhi Police file FIR against participants of JNU protest march: However, the police did not take any action against the officer accused of molesting a journalist.
- Thousands of students march across United States for their lives, demand stricter gun laws: ‘Nothing can stand in the way of millions of voices calling for change,’ said former US President Barack Obama.
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