Top 5 news of the hour: Anandiben Patel offers resignation; Narshingh Yadav gets clean chit and many more

BJP President Amit Shah on Friday said that the party’s parliamentary board will decide on the replacement for Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, who has offered to resign. Soon after Patel went public with her offer to quit, Shah said she wanted her replacement to get adequate time to prepare for Vibrant Gujarat summit to be held in January 2017 and the assembly polls later next year. Narshingh Yadav has received clean chit from NADA to participate in Summer Olympics 2016. Here are top 5 news of the hour.

1: Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel offers resignation, BJP to decide replacement
BJP President Amit Shah on Friday said that the party’s parliamentary board will decide on the replacement for Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, who has offered to resign.

2: NADA gives clean chit to Narsingh Yadav in doping case
In a huge relief to the Rio-bound wrestler Narsingh Yadav, NADA has given a clean cheat to participate in Summer Olympics 2016. The NADA panel said while practising it is impossible to keep a watch on drinks, cannot be held as failure on athlete's part. The panel also exonerates the grappler from charges of violating anti-doping rules.

3: GST Bill to be taken up on Wednesday, Congress wants more talks
The long-pending GST Bill was on Monday listed for consideration and passage in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday amidst strong indications that the most far-reaching taxation reform in independent India would be supported by Congress and all other major political parties.

4: Rajnath Singh to visit Pakistan despite threat by Hafiz Saeed
Home Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Pakistan on Wednesday to attend the SAARC Home Ministers' conference, notwithstanding threat by LeT founder Hafiz Saeed and is expected to ask Islamabad to stop sponsoring terror in India.

5: Donald Trump, Modi speaking in one language against Muslims and other minorities: Kanhaiya Kumar
JNU student union leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Monday alleged that US Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were speaking in one language against “Muslims and other minorities”.