A look at the headlines right now:
- JD(S) chief says party will win majority in Karnataka, spokesperson rules out alliance with BJP: However, exit polls on Saturday evening showed a hung Assembly, and that the JD(S) would play the role of kingmaker.
- Patna police launch investigation after a viral video shows several men raping a girl: The video follows the case of another clip showing young men disrobing a minor girl in Jehanabad town on April 29.
- At least nine killed, 40 injured in blast at a church: The East Java Police said there were explosions in at least three churches on Sunday morning.
- Seven killed, 12 seriously wounded as bus falls into gorge near Shimla: In another road accident in Maharashtra, at least 10 people were killed and 32 injured after tanker and tempo collided in Nanded.
- Hundreds protest against Centre’s move for citizenship to religious minorities from abroad in Assam: The Asom Gana Parishad, an ally of the BJP government in the state, threatened to pull out of the coalition.
- Ex-Vice President Hamid Ansari backs demands for judicial probe into Aligarh Muslim University violence: Ansari said the timing and the reasons provided for the clashes were suspicious.
- Jammu and Kashmir CM asks security forces to exercise restraint during the month of Ramzan: The BJP had rejected Mehbooba Mufti’s proposal of a unilateral ceasefire during the holy month.
- Kolkata Police arrest man for public indecency on a bus after a video of him went viral: The woman alleged that no one on the bus had objected to the accused’s behaviour.
- Dalit man killed allegedly over the use of a water canal, two arrested: The two main accused have been arrested, and the police are searching for four more.
- North Korea says it will dismantle Punggye-ri nuclear test site: Pyongyang said it would allow journalists from China, Russia, the United States, United Kingdom and South Korea to witness the closure of the site.
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