India
Here are the top stories of the afternoon
Updated : May 06, 2016, 02:25 PM IST
The Attorney General (AG) on Friday informed the Supreme Court that the Centre is ready to conduct floor test in Uttarakhand under the court's supervision. Read more here
The Bombay High Court on Friday struck down three sections of the Maharashtra Animal Preservation (Amendment) Act which was enforced in March 2015, thereby holding that criminal prosecution for possessing beef is unconstitutional under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Read more here
Amid escalating confrontations in Parliament, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Vice President Rahul Gandhi, former PM Manmohan Singh and other top leaders were on Friday briefly detained at the Parliament Street police station during their 'Save Democracy' rally. Read more here
Two steel companies in the UK are in the race to buy out Tata Steel's UK assets after they were put up for sale as struggling British steel sector was showing no signs of a turnaround despite the Tata Group company pumping billions of rupees into the business over several years. Read more here
Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna and his Romanian partner Florin Mergea produced a superior performance as they have advanced to the quarter-finals of the men's doubles event at Madrid Masters. Read more here
If fans were waiting with bated breath for Jon Snow's resurrection, then this episode will bring what is probably the next most highly anticipated scene of the season. Read more here