1. BJP has hold over WhatsApp: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that the BJP has a hold over WhatsApp and said the platform now needs the approval of the Central government to launch its payment services in India.
2. Pranab Mukherjee's renal parameters improve, still in deep coma: Hospital
Former President Pranab Mukherjee continues to be in deep coma and on ventilator support, but his renal parameters have improved, the hospital said on Saturday.
3. LeT terrorist linked to 2007 UK airport attack mastermind in NIA custody
In a major breakthrough, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist, who is closely related to the mastermind of the 2007 Glasgow airport attack, after he was brought to India from Saudi Arabia, officials said on Saturday.
4. India to play leading role in future global politics: MoS Home
India will play a leading role in the future global political framework in terms of economy and Disaster Risk Management (DRM), Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said on Saturday.
5. BJP up in arms over reopening of temples in Maharashtra
Several BJP activists on Saturday staged protests outside temples in Maharashtra's Thane and Palghar districts and Pune city demanding the reopening of places of worship, which have remained shut amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
6. Gunmen kill teenager in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district
A teenage boy was shot dead and his uncle was injured by gunmen in Bharatpur in Rajasthan, reports said. Police identified the boy as Chetram Saini and his uncle as Prabhu.
7. Pak court sentences three on terror financing charges
A Pakistani court on Wednesday convicted on terror financing charges three associates of a radical cleric wanted by Washington for his role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
8. Telangana BJP MLA advised to use bullet-proof car
In view of a grave security threat, the Hyderabad police has advised T. Raja Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) lone member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly, not to move around on a two-wheeler and travel by a bullet-proof car allotted to him by the government.
9. IPL 2020: CSK's Suresh Raina ruled out of IPL due to personal reasons
Veteran Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Suresh Raina has been ruled out of the 13th edition of Indian Premier League due to personal reasons.
10. SSR case: Rhea Chakraborty reaches DRDO guest house for CBI probe
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday summoned Rhea Chakraborty for the second time in connection with the mysterious death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput.