A look at the biggest news right now.
1. Media reports say Rahul Gandhi may soon become Congress chief: Speculation has been rife, especially after Amarinder Singh called for the change in leadership, although the party has not confirmed this.
2. Rights group writes to National Commission for Women seeking help to scrap triple talaq: The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan said the ‘misogynistic and patriarchal practice is un-Quranic’.
3. Akhilesh Yadav questions forensic report that said Dadri lynching victim Mohammed Akhlaq ate beef: The Uttar Pradesh chief minister emphasised that there was nothing objectionable in Akhlaq’s house.
4. Jayalalithaa’s acquittal in disproportionate assets case is perverse, Karnataka tells Supreme Court: The apex is hearing an appeal filed by the state in the case after the Tamil Nadu chief minister was acquitted in May 2015.
5. Fourteen toppers of Bihar board exams to sit for retests, appear for interviews before expert panel: The state order comes after the highest scorer in arts said political science was about cooking skills, and the science topper couldn't answer basic questions.
6. Forty dead tiger cubs found in freezer of Thai temple: Officials raided the infamous Tiger Temple to investigate reports of animal trafficking, and 40 tigers have been removed from the monastery.
7. Officials confirm signal from EgyptAir flight’s blackbox have been detected: Egypt’s Civil Aviation Ministry said a French ship picked up the underwater pings.
8. India to seek wildcard entry for Mary Kom in Rio Olympics: The 33-year-old failed to qualify for the games in the 51 kg category after losing in the second round of the World Boxing Championships last month.
9. With Narendra Modi’s backing, Raghuram Rajan likely to be reappointed the RBI governor: Rajan’s term as the head of the Reserve Bank of India ends in September.
10. India posts fastest GDP growth in five years at 7.6%: The growth rates of 9.3% in the manufacturing sector and 2.3% in the farming sector were the main contributors to the economic spike in the fourth quarter of 2015-’16. -
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