Gopinath Munde passes away; more news updates of June 3

Bangalore, June 3: Here are the top news in briefs of the day:

10:00 pm: Congress leadership meets to discuss Assam political crisis

9:00 pm: Two Manipuri terrorists arrested in Patna

8:05 pm: SpiceJet launches another low-fare plan; targets Tier 2 cities

7:42 pm: Lok Sabha to be adjourned on opening day after tributes to Munde

6:44 pm: CWG:Court accepts closure report in case against MTNL officers

6:12 pm: Kolkata Knight Riders get grand felicitation at Eden Gardens

5:16 pm: Driver of the car that hit Union Minister Gopinath Munde's vehicle released on bail

4:10 pm: Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa asked to appear on June 9 in income tax case

3.33 pm: Kolkata Police resort to lathicharge after fans gbreak barricades at Eden Gardens during KKR victory parade.

3.30 pm: Delhi Police sources say Gopinath Munde's driver was at fault as he had jumped the signal and not the arrested driver.

3.19 pm: Delhi HC grants three weeks' interim bail to former Haryana Chief Minister O P Chautala in teachers' recruitment case - PTI

3.11 pm: Gopinath Munde suffered liver rupture, lost 1-2 litres of blood: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.

2.55 pm: Chaos at Eden Gardens. Rapid Action Force is 'batting' in full swing as fans are injured due to stampede.

2.24 pm: Gopinath Munde's mortal remains being taken to the airport, will be flown to Latur in Maharashtra from there

2.10 pm: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi pays homage to Gopinath Munde at the BJP headquarters

Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Gopinath Munde at the BJP headquarters in Delhi. Mr Munde died after an accident today pic.twitter.com/oYeXUg0fNy

— NDTV (@ndtv) June 3, 2014

1.50 pm: Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha sent to judicial custody by a Hazaribagh court in a case of alleged assault of a government official.

1.40 pm: PM Narendra Modi, LK Advani and Rajnath Singh with Gopinath Munde's family at the BJP headquarters

PM Narendra Modi, LK Advani and Rajnath Singh with Gopinath Munde’s family at the BJP headquarters pic.twitter.com/nE6cYkFZAg

— NDTV (@ndtv) June 3, 2014

1.30 pm: 2 persons killed, 5 injured as training jet of Pakistan Air Force crashes in Baldia Town area of Karachi.

12.58 pm: Congress President Sonia Gandhi writes to PM on execution of Polavaram project and special category status for Seemandhra.

12.52 pm: This is not the right time to discuss the future of Maharashtra politics without Munde: Raj Thackeray.

12.45 pm: Gopinath Munde's body leaves AIIMS, to be taken to BJP HQs in New Delhi.

12.26 pm: Gopinath Munde's MLA daughter Pankaja reaches AIIMS to receive his body.

12.15 pm: Arvind Kejriwal offers his condolences to Gopinath Munde's sudden demise.

11.56 am: Gopinath Munde was an effective organiser. He had played great role in taking BJP to power in 1995, said Prithviraj Chavan.

11.49 am: Gopinath Munde died due to cardiac arrest, no major external wounds on his body: AIIMS sources

11.23 am: Rahul Gandhi expressed shock over the untimely demise of senior BJP leader and Union Minister for rural development Shri Gopinath Munde.

11.22 am: SC dismisses petition of Mumbai's Campa Cola society residents, calls it 'misconceived and not maintainable'.

11.04 am: SC extends interim bail of founding editor of Tehelka, Tarun Tejpal till June 27 in a sexual assault case- PTI.

11.00 am: Shaken at the news of Gopinath Munde passing away. I have lost a friend, says Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

10.49 am: RBI governor Raghuram Rajan to unveil credit policy today

10.45 am: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, RJD's Lalu Prasad and SP supremo Mulayam Singh offer condolences on Gopinath Munde's demise.

10.35 am: Union Cabinet to meet at 4 pm today to condole the demise of Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde.

10.15 am: National flag will be flown at half mast in Delhi, state capitals and UTs today as a mark of respect to Munde.

9.56 am: According to Delhi Police, the driver of the car that hit Gopinath Munde's car is in custody.

9.44 am: Political leaders express shock over Gopinath Munde's death-

Shocking & sad to know about Gopinath Munde jis death in a road accident. Great loss to NDA. My condolences to the family.

— N Chandrababu Naidu (@ncbn) June 3, 2014

Shocking news of demise of Gopinath Munde at his political peak. Sincere condolences to Munde family, BJP & his Government colleagues

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) June 3, 2014

Very sad & upset by accidental death of my friend Gopinath Mundeji. Its a severe loss for govt, BJP & India which will be hard to overcome.

— Ananthkumar (@AnanthKumar_BJP) June 3, 2014

9.41 am: Home Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted and expressed shocked over the sudden demise of Gopinath Munde-

Deeply shocked to know of Shri Gopinath Mundes demise. He was a grassroots leader and known for his concern for poor people and farmers.

— Rajnath Singh (@BJPRajnathSingh) June 3, 2014

9.03 am: Gopinath Munde funeral will be held tomorrow, the postmortem will be conducted now says BJP leader Nitin Gadkari.

9.00 am: We have already spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about Gopinath Munde's funeral says BJP leader Harsh Vardhan.

8.50 am: Gopinath Munde no more, says Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan who is at AIIMS (read more)

8.36 am: Brazilian judge sentences Pele's son to 33 years in prison for money-laundering conviction.

8.15 am: Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde injured in an accident near Delhi airport, rushed to AIIMS hospital.

8.00 am: Minor raped in Dimple Yadav's constituency Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh.

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