Top 5 Stories of the Hour: Mann ki Baat, Noida gangrape, AAP MLA held and more

In his 22nd edition of Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the nation and said that they would start many events to encourage the Indian contingent for Rio Olympics. A woman and her 14-year-old daughter were allegedly gang raped in a gruesome incident in Uttar Pradesh after they were dragged out of the car while they were travelling on National Highway 91.  AAP legislator from Narela Sharad Chauhan has been arrested by police in connection with the suicide of a woman worker of the ruling party, taking the total number of arrested party leaders to 12. Here are the top 5 stories of the hour: 

1. PM Modi addresses nation on women, technology, Olympics 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the nation masses through his radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat'. This is the 22nd edition of the Prime Minister's radio programme. PM Modi shared his ideas and thoughts on Rio Olympics, dengue, floods, innovation and climate change. He also spoke about his visit to South Arica, phone scams, digital frauds and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana. 

2. Noida woman, minor gangraped by dacoits on Delhi-Kanpur highway, 15 held

Police detained 15 people on Sunday for the alleged gangrape of a woman and her teenage daughter near Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh. A woman and her minor daughter, who were on their way from Noida to Shahjahanpur with four other family members, were allegedly gangraped by a gang of dacoits in Bulandshahr district, on the Delhi-Kanpur highway, early on Saturday morning. 

3. AAP MLA Sharad Chauhan arrested by Delhi Police

In yet another setback to Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), AAP MLA Sharad Chauhan has been arrested by Delhi Police. Delhi Police’s Crime Branch on Saturday arrested Chauhan and seven others in connection with AAP worker Soni suicide case. Sharad Chauhan is Delhi’s ruling Party’s MLA from Narela.  

4. Class VII girl commits suicide after Mega Parents-Teacher Meet

Aam Aadami Party ruled Delhi Government’s Mega Parents Teacher Meeting (PTM) resulted in a sad ending as a 12-year-old student committed suicide after teachers told her parents that she is weak in studies. 

5. Daredevil skydiver from United States jumps with no parachute  

Luke Aikins, 42-year-old skydiver, created history as he achieved the feat of becoming the first person to leap without a parachute and land in a net instead. After a two-minute freefall, he landed dead center in the 100-by-100-foot net at the Big Sky movie ranch on the outskirts of Simi Valley.