News Headlines -Saturday 7th July 2018

1. Woman burnt alive by husband, father-in-law in Raj
2. A 19-year-old woman was burnt alive allegedly by her husband and father-in-law in Rajasthan's Barmer district, police said today.
3. Man arrested for trying to extort Rs 10 crore from builder
4. A real estate agent was arrested  by the Mumbai Police's Crime Branch for allegedly posing as a  gangster and trying to extort Rs 10 crore from a builder,  police said today.
5. Northern region highlights 6 pm
6. Following are the top stories from the northern region at 6 pm.
7. Tharani wins elite race of JK Tyre National Racing opener
8. ? Chennai's trio of Karthik Tharani, Vishnu Prasad and Joseph Mathew emerged victorious on the opening day of the 21st JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship here today.
9. WTO's existence is under threat: Prabhu
10. Union Minister for Commerce and  Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu today said the existence of  multilateral trading platform WTO is now "under threat", but  India strongly supports its need for regulating trade norms.
11. VHP opposes entry on non-Hindus into Srimandir
12. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad  (VHP) today strongly opposed the entry of people of non-Hindus  into the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri and said it would file  a review petition in Supreme Court to reconsider its proposal  on this, Odisha VHP top leader said today.
13. 45-year-old Gurgaon bizman held for raping daughter's friend
14. A 45-year-old city-based businessman has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting his daughter's friend, who had come to his place for a sleepover, the police said today.
15. VHP alleges "conspiracy" to create disturbance; targets Cong
16. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)  said today mob lynching incidents and a spurt in anti-Dalit  violence were part of a "conspiracy" to create disturbance in  the country.
17. Digital empowerment of police will lead to a safer Assam: CM
18. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda  Sonowal said today said digital empowerment of the police will  lead to better policing and make the state safer.
19. PM's rally affects traffic in Jaipur
20. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally here affected vehicular traffic on all major routes connecting different parts of the city.
21. Pallikal to represent Asia in CGF Athletes Advisory Commission
22. India's ace squash player Dipika Pallikal has been appointed as Asia's representative in the prestigious Athletes Advisory Commission of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF).
23. Hardik, Alpesh, Jignesh booked over 'raid' at woman's house
24. Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel and Gujarat MLAs Alpesh Thakor and Jignesh Mevani were booked by police on trespass and other charges after allegedly leading a "raid" at a house where they claimed that liquor was illegally stored, an official said today.
25. AK-56 seized from Dawood gang member's house, wife arrested
26. An AK-56 rifle has been seized  from the house of a member of Dawood Ibrahim gang in suburban  Goregaon here, police said today.
27. PU dedicates shooting range to Kargil war hero Captain Vikram Batra
28. The Panjab University (PU) dedicated today its state-of-the-art indoor shooting range to Kargil War hero Captain Vikram Batra, an alumnus of the varsity.
29. J-K: Terrorists hurl grenade at CRPF party
30. Fixing MSP at 1.5 times of prodn cost historic: Radha Mohan
31. Union Minister Radha Mohan Singh  today termed as "historic" the Narendra Modi government's  decision to increase the minimum support price (MSP) of Kharif  crops to 1.5 times the cost of production.
32. Standard of living has improved since BJP came to power in UP: Adityanath
33. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today claimed that the standard of living of the people had improved since the BJP came to power in the state last year.
34. Cellphone users at the wheel in for heavier penalty in U'khand
35. People caught talking on their mobile phones while driving in the state will now have to pay a heavier penalty for the offence than just paying a fine, with the Uttarakhand High Court ordering temporary seizure of the cellphones of the offenders in such cases for 24 hours.
36. Shiv Sena attacks BJP over Nagpur water-logging
37. The Shiv Sena today attacked its estranged ally, the BJP, after nine hours of rain in Nagpur led to extensive water-logging in the city and disrupted proceedings of the Maharashtra Assembly.
38. Several Congress leaders are on bail, party is a 'bail gaadi': PM
39. Launching a scathing attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the opposition party was now being called a bail gaadi' as several of its leaders were out on bail.
40. Not averse to working with Congress: Mamata
41. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said that she is not averse to working with the Congress to oust the BJP government at the centre which is behaving like "a hundred Hitlers".
42. Partner with industry without losing integrity: Prez tells varsities
43. President Ram Nath Kovind today urged universities to reduce their dependence on the government by building partnerships with the industry and other institutions.
44. NEET, JEE to be conducted twice a year
45. BharatMatrimony launches mobile app in eight languages