A look at the headlines right now:
- CBI arrests PNB’s general manager-rank officer in connection with alleged Rs 11,400-crore scam: Officials believe it was during Rakesh Jindal’s tenure at the bank’s Mumbai office that LoUs were issued to the businessman’s company without sanctioned limits.
- AAP legislator Prakash Jarwal arrested on charges of assaulting Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash: The police are also looking for MLA Amanatullah Khan in connection with the incident.
- Special CBI court sentences five people to seven years in prison in Vyapam scam: This is the first conviction in cases related to the scam since the Central Bureau of Investigation took over the probe in 2015.
- It is easier to do business in India than in China, says Donald Trump Jr: The Indian government’s reforms push will help attract to the country, United States President Donald Trump’s eldest son said.
- Minister says railways will propose to build Ayodhya station as a replica of Ram temple: Manoj Sinha added that PM Modi and Amit Shah want people coming to Ayodhya to ‘get the feeling that this is the birthplace of Ram’.
- Journalists’ organisations call for Kashmiri photojournalist Kamran Yousuf’s immediate release: A court in Delhi is likely to decide his bail plea on Wednesday.
- Donald Trump pushes for ban on gun ‘bump stocks’ in the wake of Florida school shooting: The president said the safety of children has become a top priority for his administration.
- ‘Canada wants one united India’, says PM Trudeau amid speculation he was snubbed on India visit: He said his government was serious about cracking down on extremism in his country.
- Reliance Industries Limited to acquire 5% stake in Eros International: The Indian conglomerate will also partner with Eros International’s India arm to produce content together.
- Delhi government withdraws decision to use Aadhaar to disburse subsidised ration: News reports had said many beneficiaries were unable to buy ration after Aadhaar-based point-of-sale machines came into use last month.
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