1.Vinesh Phogat receives a grand welcome on her return to the country with hundreds of supporters standing in solidarity with her.

2.As many as 11 persons including a couple were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike in various parts of the state, Saturday.

3.Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot Saturday granted sanction for prosecution of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in connection with Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment ‘scam’.

4.Twenty coaches of the Ahmedabadbound Sabarmati Express passenger train derailed near Govindpuri station in Kanpur early Saturday after the engine hit an ‘object placed on the track’. Agencies are investigating the possible involvement of anti-social elements in the incident, railway officials said.

5.Thousands of patients had a harrowing time Saturday as doctors across the state joined the nationwide protest against the alleged rape and murder of a medic in a Kolkata hospital, demanding exemplary punishment for the culprits, a Central law to ensure safety of medical professionals and better security infrastructure at their workplaces and public areas.

6.Vigilance sleuths Saturday carried out simultaneous searches at five places related to Binay Bhusan Tripathy, Assistant Commissioner of CT and GST Enforcement Unit of Jajpur, on allegations of embezzlement of Rs5.85 lakh government funds, official sources said.

7.Asit Kumar Tripathy has resigned as the chairman of the Western Odisha Development Council (WODC), sources said Saturday.

8.The Laxmisagar police are planning to summon the landlord of the house at Mahadev Nagar for questioning as the investigation into the SIM box seizure case, involving overseas links, gathers steam.

9.Spearheading the green initiative, Mission Shakti members are actively promoting the campaign in the state adding ecological stewardship to their drive to bring socio-economic change in the community.

10.The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Saturday nominated Satyabrata Minaketan, the chairman of ODM Educational Group, as a member to its national governing body for three years, officials said.

11.In a tragic incident, a 26-year-old youth from Sahajipatna village under Remuna police station in Balasore died by suicide after losing lakhs in an online gaming app, sources said Saturday.

12. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu met Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday and sought early release of funds for the Polavaram irrigation project and Amaravati capital city development.

13.The Meghalaya High Court has banned single use plastic in temples and shops across the state.

14.The Delhi High Court has restrained the unauthorised use of the name, characters and content of popular television show “Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah”.

15.India will need to undertake a lot more reforms to continue its growth trajectory and make sure that enough jobs are created in the country, IMF deputy managing director Gita Gopinath said Saturday.