A look at the headlines right now:
- Congress’ Ramesh Kumar elected Karnataka Assembly Speaker ahead of trust vote: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate S Suresh Kumar withdrew his nomination for the post.
- Fifteen injured in explosion at Indian restaurant in Toronto, police looking for two men: An improvised explosive device was used to carry out the blast at the Bombay Bhel restaurant in the suburb of Mississauga, reports said.
- Kanimozhi and others detained during shutdown against police firing in Thoothukudi: Around 20,000 security personnel are reportedly deployed in sensitive areas.
- After US cancels summit, North Korea says it is still open to talks: Pyongyang said it was open to resolving problems with Washington ‘at any time in any way’.
- Actor Morgan Freeman apologises after sexual harassment allegations surface: Sixteen people told CNN about the actor’s inappropriate behaviour on movie sets, while promoting his films and at his production company.
- Congress hints at alliance with other parties to counter BJP in Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections: The party does not want the ‘secular vote’ to be divided, said Kamal Nath.
- Lok Dal candidate drops out of Kairan bye-election to strengthen united Opposition front against BJP: Kanwar Hasan will support his sister-in-law Tabassum Hasan, who is contesting on a Rashtriya Lok Dal ticket.
- Five officials suspended for security lapses during Kasauli demolition drive: A hotel owner allegedly killed an assistant town planner on duty during the Supreme Court-mandated anti-encroachment drive on May 1.
- Five boys arrested for allegedly raping 11-year-old girl in Chittoor district: A mob in the town of Punganur dragged out two of the accused from their homes late on Wednesday and thrashed them.
- Schoolteacher in Chandigarh arrested for allegedly sexually abusing 14-year-old boy: The boy used to go to her home for private tuition.
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