A look at the major headlines right now:

  1. Retirement age for government doctors will be raised to 65, says Narendra Modi: The prime minister made the announcement at a rally in Uttar Pradesh to celebrate the NDA's two years in office.
  2. Haryana bus blast injures 12, Home Ministry officials tell NDTV it was a terror attack: The low-intensity explosion took place inside the vehicle, which was carrying 40 people, in Kurukshetra. 
  3. Sensex makes big gains for second day in a row, crosses 26,000 mark: The benchmark Nifty also rose beyond 8,000 for the first time since November, while international crude oil prices hit a seven-month high.
  4. Three killed, at least 40 injured after explosion at chemical factory in Mumbai's Dombivali area: Six other buildings were damaged as a result of the blast, which led to panic and severe traffic congestion in the area
  5. Indians attacked in Congo, possibly in reaction to Congolese man’s murder in Delhi, says Centre: The foreign affairs minister of the African country has urged citizens to not retaliate by targeting the homes and shops of Indians who live there.
  6. ED sends extradition request for former IPL chief Lalit Modi: The External Affairs Ministry will examine the request to extradite the money-laundering accused and then forward it to the UK, spokesperson Vikas Swarup said.
  7. Nirbhaya Fund will remain ‘lip service’ unless used effectively, says Supreme Court: A vacation bench issued notices to the Centre and states for not utilising the Rs 1,000-crore corpus to compensate victims of sexual abuse.
  8. Flipkart offers Rs 1.5-lakh bonus to IIT, IIM recruits whose joining dates they delayed: The e-commerce company has been facing flak for changing the hiring terms, which it justified saying it was ‘restructuring its business’.
  9. Centre spent more than Rs 1,000 crore on ads for anniversary celebrations, says Arvind Kejriwal: The AAP leader made the accusation against the Narendra Modi government on Twitter, claiming that Delhi spends less than Rs 150 crore in a year.
  10. Donald Trump has clinched enough delegates to be the Republican presidential candidate, says AP: According to the agency’s count, some of the party’s unbound delegates pledged their support for the business tycoon, taking him past the required 1,237 mark.