India
Here are the top stories this evening.
Updated : Mar 02, 2017, 06:49 PM IST
1. Watch | Ujjain RSS leader announces Rs 1 crore bounty for beheading Kerala CM
In an open threat to Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, RSS leader from Ujjain Kundan Chandrawat announced that he will reward anyone who beheads the Kerala Chief Minister with Rs 1 crore. Read more here
2. India will have world's largest Muslim population by 2050, predicts new research
India will have the highest Muslim population in the world by 2050, American think tank Pew Research Centre predicted in a new report. India will have over 300 million Muslims by 2050, according to PEW's report. Read more here
3. Navy successfully test-fires missile from Kalvari submarine
The navy successfully test-fired an anti-ship missile for the first time from an indigenously built Kalvari class submarine, describing the launch as a significant milestone in enhancing its "sub- surface" warfare prowess. Read more here
4. LIVE | Ramjas ruckus: ABVP members protest in North Campus, raise slogans asking traitors to be shot dead
A day after Delhi University students along with those from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Jamia Millia Islamia and Ambedkar University came together to protest against the alleged "hooliganism" and "violence" of Akhil Bhartiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP), ABVP has organised a protest march inside the North Campus on Thursday seeking nationwide campus ban on Left-affiliated organisations. Follow updates here
5. First drone strike under Trump kills two militants in Pakistan
At least two suspected militants were killed on Thursday in a US drone strike in Pakistan's restive northwest tribal region, the first such attack after Donald Trump assumed Presidency. Read more here