News brief: Big stories of the day

News brief: Big stories of the day

Modi.

Story highlights

Read the five big stories of the day

India, Seychelles agree 'to work together on' Assumption Island naval facility

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Seychelles President Danny Faure said Monday that they had agreed "to work together on" the Assumption Island project. 

Both Hitler and Indira Gandhi transformed 'democracy into dictatorship': Arun Jaitley

Add WION as a Preferred Source

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday — which is also the 43rd anniversary of the imposition of Emergency in the country — compared former prime minister Indira Gandhi to Hitler, saying they transformed "democracy into dictatorship". 

If you want to keep secularism alive, then Muslims should vote for Muslims: Asaddudin Owaisi

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said that if they wish to keep secularism alive and strengthen democracy, then Muslims should vote for Muslims. 

Monsoon session of Parliament from July 18 to August 10, Triple Talaq bill top of agenda

The Monsoon session of the Parliament will be held between July 18 and August 10 this year. The session will be convened for nearly 18 working sittings.

US to give North Korea new timeline for denuclearisation: Official

The United States will soon be giving a new timeline to North Korea with "specific asks" of Pyongyang following the Singapore summit between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump, an official informed.