The Biggest Stories of August 08, 2016

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today met Home Minister Rajnath Singh and discussed the situation in Kashmir Valley, large parts of which have been under curfew for over a month now. She also met PM Modi asking him to heal the wounds of people in Kashmir; the Lok Sabha has unanimously passed a constitution amendment bill that enables mega reform Goods and Services Tax Bill or GST. PM Modi described the national sales tax as a major step "that will deliver us from tax terrorism"; after PM Modi spoke on cow vigilantes, the RSS said "some anti-social elements are taking law into their hands in the name of cow protection" and sought "strict action" against them; all this and more in our news wrap of the day.