Here are the top stories of the morning.
1. Swiss couple attacked in Fatehpur Sikri: 5 arrested, Centre and UP govt condemn incident
A young Swiss tourist couple was attacked by five youths in Agra's Fatehpur Sikri in Uttar Pradesh leaving them battered and bruised after which all of them were nabbed, police said today. Read more
2. Bofors: CBI wanted to file appeal, but DoP disagreed
With the Supreme Court set to hear a plea seeking restoration of charges against the Hinduja brother in the Bofors kickback case next week, spotlight is back on the three-decade old controversy, especially after Fairfax Group chairman Michael J Hershman's interview to the DNA, in which he claimed that the then Rajiv Gandhi-led Congress government had sabotaged his investigation. Read more
3. DDCA audit finds fraud, but whitewashes Arun Jaitley
A forensic audit, ordered by the Delhi High Court-appointed administrator Justice (retd) Vikramjit Sen, has unearthed a Rs 14-crore fraud in the functioning of the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) between 2012 and 2015. Read more
4. Senior journalist murder: Killed KJ Singh to avenge 'the slap', confesses UP man
Month after senior journalist KJ Singh was brutally murdered along with his mother at his Mohali residence, Punjab Police arrested his killer who has allegedly confessed to the murder. The accused, Gaurav Kumar, said he killed Singh to avenge the 'slap'. Read more
5. Future tense? Water pollution forces people celebrate 'indoor Chhath'
On Thursday evening, Nitish Parashar, 28, stood near a large vessel full of water he had kept on the terrace of his home and prayed to the setting sun. "It's the penultimate day of the four-day Chhath festival. The Yamuna is so polluted, you cannot even go there," says the marketing executive in South Delhi's Lado Sarai. Read more
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