A look at the headlines right now:
- O Panneerselvam says he was forced to resign as CM to pave way for VK Sasikala: His announcement came after Jayalalithaa’s niece said Tamil Nadu did not vote for Sasikala, and AIADMK leader PH Pandian said Jayalalithaa’s death was unnatural.
- ‘Earthquake finally took place’, Narendra Modi speaks about demonetisation, in Parliament: Rahul Gandhi had earlier said that there would be an earthquake if he spoke about note ban in the Lok Sabha.
- At least 20 killed in suicide bombing near Supreme Court in Kabul: The explosion occurred in the parking lot.
- US moves United Nations to designate JeM chief Masood Azhar a terrorist, China blocks it again: The Ministry of External Affairs said it would take up the matter with the Chinese government.
- West Bengal Advocate General Jayanta Mitra resigns after differences with TMC government: The senior advocate said he was sometimes asked to ‘bend the law’.
- Principal suspended after making students parade skirtless in Uttar Pradesh school as punishment: Meena Singh allegedly made 15 Class 8 girls run around the playground without their skirts for not doing their Sanskrit homework.
- Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy ordered to face trial over 2012 election funds: Sarkozy, who has always denied any wrongdoing in the matter, will appeal against the order.
- New Salman Rushdie novel, The Golden House, to be published in September: Penguin Random House India said the ‘modern-day thriller’ is about ‘where we were before 26/11’.
- Facebook shareholders seek to replace Mark Zuckerberg with independent board chairperson: In a proposal submitted by four SumOfUs members, they said an independent chair will be able to provide a balance of power between the CEO and the board.
- Can’t issue guidelines on how people should react to jokes, SC tells Sikh petitioners: Advocate Harvinder Chowdhary had argued that the community, like SCs and STs, needs a ‘vigorous law’ to protect themselves from being the topic of fun.
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