Mumbai: Have you missed any news today? Here are the top national, international headlines of the day.
Salaries of ASHA workers in Andhra increase: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday hiked the salaries of Asha workers in the state from Rs 3,000 to Rs 10,000.
Reddy took the decision in a review meeting of the medical and health department at his camp office. He also ordered revamp of 108 and 104 ambulance services and directed for vehicles to be kept fully operational.
Read: Andhra CM Jagan Reddy hikes Asha workers' salaries by Rs 7,000
Vidyasagar statue to be installed in WB: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's statue, which was vandalised during Union Home Minister Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata on May 14 will be re-installed on June 11, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced today.
Read: Statue of Vidyasagar to be installed on June 11
BJP attacks AAP on free transport: Hours after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced free ride for women in DTC buses, cluster buses and metro trains, BJP state unit chief Manoj Tiwari on Monday questioned the timing of the scheme and called it as another attempt to mislead people.
Read: BJP attacks Arvind Kejriwal over new transport proposal
Free travel for women: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced free ride for women in all Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses, cluster buses and Delhi Metro trains, a decision that comes close on the heels of the severe drubbing his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s suffered in the Lok Sabha polls and Delhi Assembly elections due early next year.
Read: Free bus, metro rides for women in Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal
Claim on Olympic association bldg.: Nobody can take the building of Andhra Pradesh Olympic Association (APOA) without getting approval from us, said APOA secretary KP Rao here on Monday.
"As far as my knowledge goes, all the assets and liabilities of the building are ours. Nobody can take it without our acceptance," said Rao.
Read: Olympic Association building belongs to us: Andhra Olympic body
Ajit Doval to continue as NSA, also gets cabinet rank: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, a close confidant of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was on Monday reappointed to the post for five more years and given Cabinet rank in the second term of the NDA government.
Read | Ajit Doval to continue as NSA, gets Cabinet rank for 5 years
Siddaramaiah on three-language imposition: In a series of tweets, Siddaramaiah said the Centre was imposing Hindi on the states and asked it to give them “more space”.
Read | 'Imposition of Hindi a brutal assault on our states,' says Siddaramaiah
BJP MLA assaults NCP leader in Gujarat: BJP MLA Balram Thawani assaulted Nitu Tejwani, a NCP leader from Gujarat’s Naroda on Sunday for protesting over the issue of water scarcity in the area.
Read | Video: BJP MLA assaults NCP woman leader in Gujarat, says will apologise
Raj Babbar on Amethi and Rahul Gandhi: UP Congress chief Raj Babbar Monday said the poor electoral showing of the party in the state has left pain in the hearts of party president Rahul Gandhi and the people of Amethi. In his first interview after the election results, Babbar said Gandhi considered Amethi not just as his parliamentary constituency, but his family.
Read | Amethi not just constituency but family for Rahul, loss has affected him: Raj Babbar
Traditional dress code mandatory in Tamil Nadu: The Tamil Nadu government has issued an order for all state government staffs to wear attire permissible to them reflecting Tamil culture or any Indian traditional dress in order to "maintain the decorum of the office".
Read | To maintain decorum, TN mandates traditional dress code for govt employees
India on iftar chaos in Pakistan: The government on Sunday issued a strong statement over the “gross intimidation” of guests invited to an iftar in Islamabad on Sunday.
Read | ‘Against civilised behaviour’: India slams Pak over harassment at iftar
Upendra Kushwaha cautious BJP for Nitish Kumar: Former BJP ally and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party chief Upendra Kushwaha cautioned the BJP that Nitish Kumar will "betray" it and it should be ready for "Dhokha number 2" from the JD(U) president.
Read | ‘Nitish Kumar will betray you,’ Kushwaha warns BJP
Hindi language imposition row: After a huge outcry and allegations of Hindi imposition by many states, the Centre on Monday made changes to the new Draft National Education Policy, making the language optional.
Read | Amid 'Hindi imposition' uproar, Centre alters draft education policy
Telangana BJP leader accuses Owaisi for financially supporting terrorist: BJP leader T Raja Singh on Sunday accused the AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi of "financially supporting" the terrorists while asserting that BJP will win the Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency in 2024 and which will mark the "end for Owaisi."
Read | Owaisi 'financially supporting' terrorists: Telangana BJP MLA
