Hello readers! Through this news wrap we present the top developments of the day. Toda's rundown includes the last rites of Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Singh was accorded with full state honours ahead of the cremation.
The top news also included West Asia tensions as Israel launched airstrikes towards Yemen's international airport.
Here are the top stories of the day:
Manmohan Singh's Last Rites: Eldest Daughter Lights Funeral Pyre; Full State Honours Accorded
The mortal remains of former prime minister Manmohan Singh were cremated at the Nigambodh Ghat in New Delhi on Saturday amid the chanting of religious hymns. The funeral pyre was lit by his eldest daughter Upinder Singh.
Singh was accorded with full state honours ahead of the cremation.
The final journey of former prime minister Manmohan Singh began in Congress headquarters and ended at Nigambodh Ghat where President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his cabinet ministers paid their last respects to the architect of India's economic reforms. READ FULL STORY
Israel-Yemen Tensions: WHO Chief Narrowly Escapes After Israeli Strikes Hit Jet At Sana'a Airport | Details
As tensions in West Asia continue to escalate, Israel launched airstrikes towards Yemen's international airport in Sana'a on Thursday. Latest reports have stated that the airstrikes hit the airport as a civilian passenger plane was attempting to land on the runway.
Julien Harneis, UN's top humanitarian official told UN reporters that the most frightening thing about the two airstrikes wasn't their effect on him and about 15 others in the VIP lounge at the airport, but the destruction of the airport control tower as the Yemenia Airways plane was attempting to land. READ FULL STORY
Madras High Court Orders SIT Probe In Anna University Sexual Assault Case
The Madras High Court on Saturday directed the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the Anna University sexual assault case.
The SIT, comprising women IPS officers, will also examine the leak of the First Information Report (FIR), which led to the disclosure of the victim's identity. A division bench of Justices SM Subramanian and V. Lakshminarayanan held a special sitting on Saturday and passed orders on the petitions seeking a CBI probe into the incident. READ FULL STORY HERE
Afghanistan Responds To Pakistan's Airstrikes, Hits Targets 'Beyond Hypothetical Line'
Days after Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan, the Taliban launched a series of targeted attacks across the neighbouring country.
Based on the statement issued by the Taliban defence ministry, attacks were conducted "beyond the hypothetical line". While authorities did not refer to Pakistan, this term is used by Afghan officials to refer to the disputed border with Pakistan. READ FULL STORY HERE
