Benjamin Netanyahu slams ally for anti-gay remark : The Tribune India

Jerusalem: Designated Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu issued a rebuke of his new coalition allies for saying they would advance on anti-LGBTQ laws. AP

Indian-origin scientist on Aus STEM panel

Melbourne: An Indian-origin biotechnologist, Parwinder Kaur from Punjab’s Nawanshahr, has been appointed to the Australian’s STEM expert panel. IANS

Laptop fire forces plane evacuation in NY

New York: Emergency responders evacuated a JetBlue flight at JFK International Airport in New York City as a result of a fire in a passenger’s laptop on Saturday. AP