The Biggest Stories of October 4, 2016

An accused in the murder of Mohammad Akhlaq -- who was lynched by a mob in Uttar Pradesh's Dari last year over suspicions of beef consumption -- died at a hospital in Delhi while in judicial custody; While claiming that they stand united with the government on its action against Pakistan, the Congress and Arvind Kejriwal today asked for evidence of the raids across the Line of Control, which have been vehemently denied by Islamabad; AAP minister Kapil Mishra caused a commotion at a tourism meet when he confronted Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, seated in the audience and awaiting her turn to speak; The Reserve Bank of India in its monetary policy review cut its key lending rate or the repo rate by 25 basis points to a six-year low of 6.25 per cent, from 6.5 per cent; The Tamil Nadu government is under increasing pressure to share regular information on the health of J Jayalalithaa, who has been in hospital for nearly two week.