Top News Of The Day: 8 Killed, Over 4 Lakh Hit In Pre-Monsoon Floods In Assam

The death count has risen to eight in the the ongoing pre-monsoon floods and landslides in Assam, where over four lakh people have been hit in 26 districts, officials said, adding that about 40 thousand people have been shifted to relief camps. AG Perarivalan, one of the life convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, who has been behind bars for 31 years, will be released, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday. Hardik Patel has quit the Congress today with a resignation letter mentioning how top leaders "were distracted by their mobile phones" and the Gujarat Congress leadership was more interested in ensuring "chicken sandwiches" for them. Punjab farmers on a protest near the Chandigarh-Mohali border today said that they would end their agitation. The announcement came after a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.