Here's a quick glance at the top stories of the day:
>First Scorpene class submarine set afloat in Mumbai
>Akhilesh Yadav sacks eight UP ministers, withdraws portfolio of nine
>Worried over India's future, scientist P.M. Bhargava to return Padma Bhushan
>Modi calls India, Africa ‘two bright spots’
>Jaitley calls those who returned awards as 'rabid anti-BJP elements'
>Academic historians express serious anguish at prevailing conditions
>Will not return National Award: Vidya Balan
>Sachin didn’t do justice to his talent: Kapil Dev
>China ends controversial one-child policy amid shrinking workforce
>Tracking Rajinikanth in Malaysia
