A look at the headlines right now.
- Delhi bureaucrats still refusing to follow orders, alleges AAP: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the party is consulting its lawyers.
- Taiwan protests Air India’s decision to change the country’s name to Chinese Taipei on its website: Air India acceded to Beijing’s demand and renamed Taiwan ‘Chinese Taipei’ on its website.
- 143 pilgrims to Kailash Mansarovar stranded in Nepal’s Simikot region evacuated, says Indian Embassy: The embassy issued a revised travel advisory for pilgrims, asking them to undergo medical examinations before embarking on the journey.
- Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy announces farm loan waiver scheme of Rs 34,000 crore in first budget: The chief minister, however, said the waiver will only be applicable for farmers whose loan is less than Rs 2 lakh.
- Six days of heat wave kill 18 in Canada’s Quebec, temperatures likely to drop on Friday: Officials have urged residents to check on their neighbours and loved ones, especially those without air conditioning.
- Mumbai Police arrest a man for threatening to rape Congress leader’s daughter: Girish Maheshwari was arrested from Ahmedabad.
- Kerala Police consider invoking anti-terror law in SFI’s student murder case: The police said Abhimanyu’s killing was the result of a conspiracy.
- ISRO tests crew escape system for India’s human space flight programme: The crew escape module will ensure the safety of astronauts in case a rocket explodes on the launch pad.
- Maharashtra police arrest main accused in Dhule lynching, say he led the mob of attackers: A mob of villagers in Rainpada killed five people on Sunday, suspecting them to be child kidnappers.
- At least 15 killed in rain-related incidents in Pakistan’s Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces: Rescue officials and police said most deaths were caused by electrocution and roofs caving in.
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