The big news: BS Yeddyurappa acquitted in Bellary mining case, and nine other top stories
Apple's iPhone sales went up by 50% in India, and Shivpal Yadav expelled Akhilesh Yadav's close aide from party.
A look at the headlines right now:
- CBI court acquits BS Yeddyurappa of bribery, corruption in Rs 40-crore mining case: 'Justice is done, I stand vindicated,' the former Karnataka chief minister said on Twitter minutes after the judgment.
- Apple’s annual profits fell for first time in 15 years, but iPhone sales in India up by 50%: ‘We’re just beginning to scratch the surface of this large and growing market opportunity,’ CEO Tim Cook said of the company’s push into India.
- Shivpal Yadav expels Akhilesh Yadav's close aide from party for six years: Tej Narain Pandey alias Pawan Pandey was suspended on indiscipline charges after he allegedly clashed with party MLC Ashu Malik.
- Cyclone Kyant changes course towards Andhra Pradesh, likely to make landfall over the weekend: The Visakhapatnam Cyclone Warning Centre has already issued an alert, saying the sea will be rough from Thursday with strong winds blowing along the coast.
- It's business as usual, Ratan Tata tells his CEOs at first meet after Cyrus Mistry's ouster: The conglomerate's chairman told the executives to concern themselves with their own business and not focus on the past.
- Kalikho Pul left notes that can cause tremors in Indian politics, says ex-Arunachal governor JP Rajkhowa: He told The Indian Express that the former chief minister, who allegedly committed suicide in August, had written about 'all kinds of corruption'.
- I’d love to fight Joe Biden, says Donald Trump after vice president’s remarks on 2005 video: On Saturday, Biden had said he wished he were in high school so that he could take Trump ‘behind the gym’.
- American writer Paul Beatty wins the Man Booker Prize for his satirical novel 'The Sellout': The novel is a wicked take on race relations, in which slavery and segregation are reintroduced.
- At least 12 injured as cross-border firing in J&K's RS Pura continues: People living in areas close to India's border with Pakistan were asked to not venture out of their houses until the gunbattle ended.
- India among bottom 3 in health, last 10 in economic participation in global gender gap report: The country placed 87th on the World Economic Forum's overall list thanks to its large number of women in politics.