Here are the top news stories of the day.
Indian airlines to avoid Iranian airspace: DGCA
Amid rising geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran, India’s aviation regulator DGCA on Saturday said Indian airlines have decided to avoid the “affected part of the Iranian airspace” and re-route their flight “suitably”.
Fresh clashes break out in trouble-hit Bhatpara; many injured
Several persons were injured as fresh clashes were reported in trouble-torn Bhatpara area in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal Saturday as rival groups violated Section 144 imposed there.
India reminds Pakistan it must act soon on curbing terror financing
Reminding Pakistan that it had less than three months to show progress on curbing terror financing, India said it expected the Pakistani government to fully comply with the action plan set out by global body Financial Action Task Force (FATF) by September this year.
Free rides: ‘Metro Man’ E. Sreedharan pens letter to Delhi Deputy CM
Former Delhi Metro chief E. Sreedharan has written to Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia against the AAP government’s proposal to make metro rides free for women.
Over 12,000 farmers died of suicide in three years in Maharashtra: Subhash Deshmukh
Despite spending over ₹19,000 crore on farm loan waiver, a total of 12,021 farmers have died in the State due to suicide between 2015 and 2018, the government said in Assembly on Friday.
Better to go it alone in local body elections, says ex-DMK Minister
Former DMK Minister K.N. Nehru on Saturday caused a stir in political circles by suggesting that the party should go it alone, instead of with the Congress, in the local body elections.
‘Thala’ and ‘Thalapathy’ fans clash on Twitter
Actor Vijay’s fans have been planning his birthday celebrations for a week and it was a trending topic for a week on Twitter with various hastags.