1. PM briefed about Nagrota encounter; attack on 26/11 anniversary averted
A day after four terrorists were neutralised in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Nagrota, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a review meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and other top officials.
2. IED blast injures policeman in Chhattisgarh
A police personnel from the bomb disposal squad (BDS) was injured when a pressure IED, planted by Naxals, went off in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Friday, police said.
3. Former mayor in judicial custody over Bengaluru riots
Congress leader and former Bengaluru Mayor Sampath Raj was on Friday sent to judicial custody in the Bengaluru violence case that left four people dead.
4. Haryana Minister Anil Vij administered trial dose of Covaxin
Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij was on Friday administered a trial dose of potential coronavirus vaccine Covaxin here, becoming the first volunteer in the state for the third phase trial of the vaccine.
5. KCR urges Modi to allow job-seekers write competitive exams in regional languages
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to permit those seeking central government jobs to write competitive examinations in respective regional languages.
6. Sivasankar approaches Kerala HC for bail
Former principal secretary of Kerala CM, M Sivasankar on Friday approached the Kerala High Court seeking bail in the case registered by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the money laundering scam connected to the gold smuggling case.
7. Sebi moves SC over Rs 62,000 cr from Sahara firms
Markets regulator Sebi has moved the Supreme Court seeking direction to two Sahara firms to pay Rs 62,602.90 crore in compliance with the court's earlier orders, failing which the group's chief Subrata Roy be taken into custody.
8. Medical team collecting corona test samples attacked
A team of health officials were attacked in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli when it tried to collect corona test samples in the slum area. The team's car was vandalized while its driver was injured during the incident.
9. ED rejects Swapna Suresh's claims in audio clip
The Enforcement Directorate rejected the claims of coercion made in an audio clip purportedly by Kerala gold smuggling case prime accused Swapna Suresh and official sources said on Friday that the agency was digging deeper into the money laundering trail that involves a number of people.
10. 'Love Jihad' word manufactured by BJP to divide country: Gehlot
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday alleged that "Love Jihad" is a word manufactured by the Bhratiya Janata Party (BJP) to divide the nation and disturb communal harmony.
