A look at the headlines right now:
- Jodhpur Sessions Court grants bail to Salman Khan in blackbuck poaching case: The court had sentenced Khan to five years in jail on Thursday
- Weightlifters add two more golds to India’s tally in Commonwealth Games, men’s hockey team held by Pakistan: All you need to know about Venkat Rahul Ragala, India’s fourth gold medallist at Gold Coast.
- CJI’s power as ‘master of roster’ must be exercised responsibly, says Justice Chelameswar: If cases are allotted to preferential benches, it will erode the public’s confidence in the institution, he added.
- Senior Lingayat religious leaders say they will back Congress in Karnataka Assembly polls: ‘Siddaramaiah has supported our demand, we will support him,’ said ‘Maate’ Mahadevi, the first female Lingayat seer.
- Another Dalit BJP MP writes to Narendra Modi, says Centre has done nothing for the community: Yashwant Singh urged the prime minister to enact laws for quotas in promotion, and introduce reservation in the private sector.
- BJP leader, 4 others arrested in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly inciting violence during Dalit protests: The police said that several organisations and people had been given money to incite violence in Bhind and Morena districts.
- Delhi Crime Branch arrests three accused in Himachal Pradesh in connection with CBSE Class 12 question paper leak: They were arrested at the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic school in Una district.
- Comment likening Opposition to animals shows how low BJP has fallen under Modi and Shah, says Mayawati: Congress President Rahul Gandhi said Amit Shah’s statement comparing the Opposition to ‘snakes, dogs, cats and mongoose’ reflected his mentality.
- Geo TV faces blackout across country, Army hand suspected: The network’s sympathetic coverage of ex-PM Nawaz Sharif, who is on trial in a corruption case, and its criticism of the Army may have irked the military.
- Modi holds talks with Nepal prime minister, announces new railway, petroleum products line: Modi also said that the two governments were committed to preventing the ‘misuse’ of the open border between the countries.
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