Editor's Pick: Top stories on 11th April'17
Pakistan to hang Kulbhushan Jadhav, India calls it 'Premediated Murder'
Alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav was on Monday sentenced to death by a military court in Pakistan that found him guilty of "involvement in espionage and sabotage activities" against the country, media reports said.
This development could further strain the India-Pakistan ties with the former terming the decision as a 'premediated murder' that would fail to follow "the basic norms of law and justice."
Pakistan meanwhile has said that the decision would serve as a strong warning for anyone who tried to act against the country.
Hitting back, India has decided not release any of the Pakistani prisoners lodged in Indian jails who were due to complete their sentence on Wednesday.
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16 Opposition Parties Seek Paper Ballot over EVMs,
The controversy surrounding Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) took a new turn after sixteen Opposition parties wrote to Election Commission on Monday seeking to bring back paper ballot system, news agency PTI quoted Congress leader Kapil Sabil.
Ahead of the upcoming MCD polls in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kerjiwal raised doubts about the security features of the EVMs and claimed that they were vulnerable to hacking. BSP Supremo Mayawati had earlier raised doubts regarding EVMs post the Uttar Pradesh election last month.
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Two killed in 'murder-suicide' attempt in California school
Two people have been killed in a shooting in a classroom of a primary school in San Bernardino, California in what looks like a suspected "murder-suicide" attempt, media reports quoted the police.
The victims, a female teacher and the suspect, were both adults and were known to each other, police Lt Mike Madden said.
Two students who were also injured and are in a critical condition were not the target of the killer, he added.
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Lucky Grahak Yojana winner gets 1 crore as Prize money
A Central Bank of India customer has won a lucky bounty of Rs 1 crore for doing a transaction of Rs 1,590 under the government’s promotional scheme to popularise digital payments post demonetisation in November last year, news agency PTI reported on Monday.
The second prize of Rs 50 lakh went to a Bank of Baroda customer and a customer of Punjab National Bank is the winner of the third prize of Rs 25 lakh, the report added.
President Pranab Mukherjee picked up the lucky winners from the 100th draw of lots under digital payments promotion schemes at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
The winners will be felicitated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occassion of Ambedkar Jayanti on April 14 in a function in Nagpur.
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Video of United Airlines dragging a Passenger Goes Viral
US carrier United Airlines found itself in a new controversy on Monday after it forcefully removed a passenger from a flight due to overbooking, news agency AFP reported.
The airline said it had asked for volunteers to give up their seats on a flight bound for Louisville, Kentucky, from Chicago on Sunday.
Smartphone video posted online showed three Chicago Department of Aviation police officers dragging a seated middle-aged man as he starts to scream while other passengers look on.
In March, two teenage girls were denied boarding by a United flight in Denver because they wore leggings.
