DNA Morning Must Reads: Lucknow meat sellers on strike, Amul accuses HUL of 'pressurising and frightening', and more

1. Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow meat sellers go on strike to protest dwindling supplies; locals fear veggie price hike

Protesting against the crackdown on illegal and mechanised slaughter houses in Uttar Pradesh, meat sellers in Lucknow have gone on an indefinite strike . Read more here.

2. Watch | UP: BJP MLA Vikram Saini promises to break limbs of people disrespecting, killing cows

In what could spark a fresh controversy, Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) MLA Vikram Saini has said that he would break limbs of those disrespecting and killing cows. Watch the video here.

3. US air strike kills al Qaeda 'leader' in Afghanistan, says Pentagon

The Pentagon said on Saturday a US air strike in Afghanistan this week killed an al Qaeda militant who was responsible for the death of two American service members and accused of involvement in a deadly attack on a bus carrying Sri Lanka's cricket team in 2009. Read more here.

4. Amul defends TV commercials; says HUL trying to 'pressurise and frighten' it

Gujarat Milk Marketing Federation Limited (GCMMF), which sells its products under Amul brand, today defended its TV commercial for ice cream and accused HUL of resorting to "stunt to pressurise and frighten" it. Read more here.

5. Axed BCCI president Anurag Thakur, cronies still rule HPCA

To know how Thakur is still ruling the roost in his so-called cricket kingdom here, one has to only come to the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium to see his influence. Read more here.