Here are some important reports from the biggest newspapers of India.
1.) Delhi Metro attack: Robbers even recharged a smart card
Two masked men entered the control room of Rajendra Place station early Monday morning, stabbed the station controller and fled with the weekend collection of Rs 12 lakh. This was the first major robbery inside the city's Metro network. The suspects, wearing pollution masks and caps, were frisked as usual by CISF personnel at the entrance at 5.14am and even recharged their card before entering the platform, where the control room is located.
As per a report in The Times of India, the duo barged into the room on the pretext of lodging a complaint, stabbed the controller, Kunal Kishore, and transferred cash into their bag before walking back to the entry gates, jumping over it and fleeing. Although caught on CCTV cameras, the men are still at large. Police suspect an insider's involvement in the heist. Kishore, 40, is recuperating at Ganga Ram Hospital.
2.) I don't ply fat people: Auto driver tells woman
Last week, 30-year-old Asmi Shah, a resident of Santacruz, boarded an auto from near her building and was on her way to her office to attend a meeting when the auto driver forced Shah to get off mid-way telling her that she was slowing down his auto as she was 'too fat'. Shah refused to get off the auto as she was getting late for her meeting. The auto driver then stopped and told her to get down.
The woman immediately took out her phone and took a picture of his number plate as he drove off. She has also complained to the police, determined to track him down. The young travel agent told The Mumbai Mirror that she would not rest till she teaches the auto driver a lesson.
3.) Government grapples with 300 less buses for odd-even phase II
As the Delhi government goes into the second phase of the odd-even drive, it is staring at the prospect of having at least 300 less buses on roads compared with the first phase in January. As per a report in The Times of India, Delhi Transport Corporation is down 117 buses while the cluster system, which had 1,490 buses in January, has only 1,370 this time.
On road, this number will come down further to 1,293 cluster buses. As for the other pillar of public transport, Delhi Metro, it is running 197 trains at the moment. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation officials said during the odd-even, around 200 trains would run.
4.) Delhi girl among 3 who say they were raped at Murthal
Haryana Police have added gang rape charges to the FIR in the infamous Murthal case in which women are believed to have been raped during the Jat quota stir violence. The charges have been added after three women have stated that they were raped in Murthal near Delhi during the peak of the violence in February, says a report in The Times of India.
Of the three, two women sent anonymous letters with details of the rapes that took place between February 21 and 22. Senior lawyer Anupam Gupta, who is assisting the Punjab and Haryana High Court as amicus curiae in the case, has said that he has an audio recording of the third girl from East Delhi. He has, however, not shared the evidence with the court for now.
5.) Cheraman Juma Masjid: The mosque that ties India, Saudi together
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented a gold-plated replica of the Cheraman Juma Masjid to King Salman of Saudi Arabia, he was underlining the trade links that existed between India and Saudi Arabia since the first millennium BC. But the Masjid is also the symbol of the peaceful entry of Islam into the Indian subcontinent followed by centuries of harmonious coexistence with religions.
As per a report in The Indian Express, Cheraman Juma Masjid in Kodungallur Taluk of Kerala is said to be the first mosque in India, constructed in the seventh century .
6.) Rocky road to Rashtrapati Bhavan
To push its luck in the 2017 Presidential contest, the BJP needs to fare well in the ongoing elections in five assemblies and early next year’s state polls, besides trying to win them to expand its national footprint. The ruling party falls short of 1.85 lakh votes required to win the prestigious battle that involves an electoral college of 10.98 lakh votes.
Even the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) — an alliance of 39 parties that fought the 2014 Lok Sabha polls — doesn’t add up to the required majority of 5.49 lakh votes, The Hindustan Times reports.
7.) Indo-Canadians aborted 5,000 foetuses in 20 years: Studies
The phenomenon of selective abortions after sex determination tests that afflicts India might be rife within the Indo-Canadian population, according to two studies that estimated there were nearly 5,000 “missing girls” over the past two decades.
The studies, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) on Monday, spanned nearly six million singleton births between 1990 and 2011. This included nearly 178,000 births to mothers born in India, The Hindustan Times reported.
8.) Not in race for PM’s post but have credentials’
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar denied being in the race for prime ministership on Monday, but said he had the credentials required for the post. Talking to mediapersons on the sidelines of the Janata Darbar, Kumar said he was not a claimant for the PM’s post.
“I am working in national interest while in Bihar. I put my views on national issues in a categorical and transparent way,” as quoted by The Hindustan Times.
9.) Maharashtra draws up new rules for dance bars, owners call it impractical
New proposed norms suggest it will not be an easy road ahead for dance bar owners, at least in the Mumbai metropolitan region. The state legislative council on Monday cleared the dance bar regulation bill that imposes a number of stringent restrictions. Dance bars have been opposed by the state government but they found support from the Supreme Court that ordered they be opened, The Hindustan Times reported.
The bill, a renewed attempt by the state to keep tight control on dance bars, is now expected to be cleared in the assembly. The bill also made provision for repealing amendments in section 33 (A) in Maharashtra Police Act that were struck down by the SC twice.
10.) 60% of US Navy to be in Indo-Asia-Pacific
The United States plans to shift 60% of its navy into the Indo-Asia Pacific region within the next two years, US navy officials said. Speaking to reporters onboard the USS Blueridge on Monday, vice-admiral Joseph P Aucoin, commander, seventh fleet, said the US will look at keeping the sea lanes of communication open and also keep a check on North Korea.
"The best and the brightest are being shifted to this part of the world. Almost 60% of our submarines are in the IndoAsia-Pacific region. Within the next couple of years, 60% of our surface ships will be here too,“ said Aucoin. “North Korea is a threat. Our number one concern is to protect Japan, South Korea and our country ,“ he added.
Aucoin said the US navy will deploy its top-of-the-line cruisers, destroyers as well as aircraft into the region, The Times of India reported.
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