Floods in Maharashtra, CWC to meet to elect Rahul Gandhi's successor as president of Indian National Congress and other important news
Congress: CWC meet at 11am on Saturday
The much anticipated meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) to decide on who will lead the party following Rahul Gandhi's decision to resign from the top post will be held on Saturday, amidst indications that AICC general secretary Mukul Wasnik has emerged the front-runner to be Rahul's successor.
Floods in Maharashtra, Karnataka
Incessant downpour battered several states, including Kerala, Maharashtra and Karnataka, on Friday, with landslips and floods throwing normal life out of gear.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at Kerala, Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan in the next 24 hours, according to a forecast by the India Meteorological Department.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said 28 people have died over the past three days in rain-related incidents in the state, which is again at the receiving end of the nature's fury.
DMK's all-party meeting on Kashmir
The DMKwill hold an all-party meeting at its party headquarters in Chennai on Saturday to discuss the Kashmir issue. "Without consulting people of Jammu and Kashmir, Article 370 has been taken away. Democracy has been murdered. AIADMK is also supporting the decision which is condemnable," Stalin had said.
Bolsonaro's attack on the Brazilian rainforest
Deforestation in Brazil's rainforest has jumped around 67% in the first seven months of the year, according to preliminary data from Brazil's space research agency. The forest has been cut down at a brutally fast rate with support of far-right president Jair Bolsonaro.
China-US trade war developments
US President Donald Trump on Saturday said China wants to settle trade issues with America as it is expericing the "worst year" in decades, but reiterated that he was not ready for a deal.
The US has imposed 25 per cent additional import tariffs on more than USD 250 billion worth of Chinese products. An additional 10 per cent import duties on remaining nearly USD 300 billion worth of Chinese products is all set to come into effect on September 1.
