A look at the headlines right now:
- Twenty-four killed, 91 injured after suicide blasts in Kabul, Taliban claims responsibility: The group, which has stepped up its campaign against the Afghan government, has also warned India against its growing military cooperation with the country.
- PM Narendra Modi brings issues of Pakistan, terrorism, corruption and black money to the G20 table: The prime minister said the summit members should follow a policy of zero-tolerance towards graft.
- NCW summons AAP leader Ashutosh after he defends sacked minister Sandeep Kumar in online post: However, Ashutosh launched a counter-offensive against the commission's chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam by commenting on her ties to the BJP.
- Low interest rates are no substitute for policy reforms, says former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan: The economist, who stepped down from his post on Sunday, said rate cuts become a residual choice as central banks fear repercussions from a global slowdown.
- Urjit Patel takes charge as the 24th governor of the Reserve Bank of India: The 53-year-old has worked with the International Monetary Fund, in addition to acting as a consultant for the Finance Ministry between 1998 and 2001.
- Former AAP minister Sandeep Kumar’s secretary arrested for leaking explicit videotape: Kumar was sent to three days in police custody by a Delhi court even as his aide Praveen Kumar was detained by city police.
- RBI must share data with enforcement agencies, says Supreme Court-appointed SIT on black money: The team has asked the central bank to help set up an ‘institutional mechanism’ to track illegal monetary flows out of India.
- At least 35 killed in fresh blasts in parts of Syria controlled by the government, Kurdish militants: No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks yet.
- Denied ambulance, UP woman says she was forced to spend night with child's body outside hospital: The incident follows a number of similar cases, where underprivileged people were allegedly unable to access such emergency services.
- Supreme Court quashes case against MS Dhoni for portrayal as Vishnu on magazine cover: A non-bailable warrant had been signed against the Indian cricket team captain for being portrayed as the Hindu deity.
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