A look at the headlines right now:
- Cyclonic storm Ockhi kills five in Kerala, Tamil Nadu; dozens of fishermen missing: Several passenger trains between Kanyakumari and Thiruvananthapuram have been cancelled.
- Finance Minister Arun Jaitley credits government’s reforms for rise in GDP growth rate: The growth of the manufacturing sector was the most significant aspect of ‘this quarter’s positive result’, he added.
- Journalist Naveen Srivastava shot dead in Uttar Pradesh’s Bilhaur town: Two police teams have been formed to investigate the case.
- India gave no evidence of Hafiz Saeed’s role in Mumbai attacks, Pakistan PM tells Bloomberg: Shahid Khaqan Abbasi also rejected the United States’ repeated accusations that Pakistan provides a safe haven to militant groups.
- Hadiya speaks to husband over phone, father says he will move SC against college: Asokan said he was worried after the college allowed Hadiya to hold a press conference on Wednesday.
- State Bank of India raises interest rates on term deposits of above Rs 1 crore: However, the state-owned lender reduced rates on deposits below the amount.
- NIA takes over investigation into RSS worker’s murder in Punjab, says Sikh extremists hatched plan: Two suspects, who have been taken into custody, have admitted that they were involved in eight incidents of murder or attempted murder, the agency said.
- Man who inspired the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge dies in New York: The money from the challenge was used to fund research, which discovered a gene that causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
- P Chidambaram responds to Narendra Modi’s GST jibe, asks, ‘Is the chief economic adviser also stupid?’: The prime minister had said that Rahul Gandhi’s suggestion of capping the GST rate at 18% was a ‘grand stupid thought’.
- BCCI’s Committee of Administrators accept Kohli & Co’s demand for pay hike: The CoA met the India skipper, former captain MS Dhoni and current coach Ravi Shastri to discuss among other things the pay issue and the cramped scheduling.
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