Top stories for May 25, 2017

May 25, 2017 09:43 am | Updated 09:47 am IST

Top stories you should read today

Over 60 members of the Rajya Sabha, cutting across party lines, have submitted a motion seeking initiation of impeachment proceedings against Justice C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy of the High Court for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Click here to know why impeachment motion has been initiated against Justice Reddy

Pakistan Air Force has operationalised all its forward bases in response to Indian ‘threats,’ even as reports spoke of a Pakistani fighter jet flying over Siachen. Read on to know what was India's response to the issue

The Uttar Pradesh government the District Magistrate and SSP of Saharanpur, while the DIG and Divisional Commissioner were transferred out of the violence-hit Saharanpur amid fresh clashes. Click here to know what exactly happened in the district

What’s in the news today?

JNU student-activist Shehla Rashid has thanked Twitter users who came out to report singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya’s tweet in which he made some disparaging comments against her.  Ms. Rashid said that the tweet by Mr. Bhattacharya about her was “an ironic defence of BJP leaders against allegations of involvement in sex scandals and other anti-social activities”.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has invited leaders of close to a dozen political parties to a lunch tomorrow, as part of her continuing efforts to field a common candidate for the upcoming Presidential polls and to promote Opposition unity ahead of the general elections. Click here to know who is on the guest list

"I don't consider myself God. I played cricket because I was passionate about it. The dream was to play for India."On the eve of the release of a docudrama on his life, Sachin Tendulkar talks about his God-like status, films he loves and why Aamir Khan is best suited to play him on screen

 

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