The big news: Airline chief says Pakistan plane that crashed was fit to fly, and 9 other top stories
In other headlines: Opposition asks how Nagrota attack took place after demonetisation, and Ratan Tata said Cyrus Mistry was a ‘disruptive influence’.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Pakistan International Airlines chairperson says plane that crashed was ‘fit to fly’: Investigators have recovered the black box of the crashed PK-661 and will now decipher information to ascertain the cause of the accident.
- How was Nagrota attack carried out if demonetisation had cut off terror funding, Opposition MPs ask: At a parliamentary meeting on home affairs, the leaders questioned the Centre’s move and sought details of the level of preparedness to thwart such strikes.
- Cyrus Mistry rejected offer to voluntarily step down as Tata Sons chairman, says Ratan Tata: The ousted chairperson was a ‘disruptive influence’ on the working of the group’s firms where he was still the director, he said in a letter to shareholders.
- DMK chief M Karunanidhi discharged from Chennai hospital: A statement issued by the Kauvery Hospital said the former chief minister was stable and his condition has improved substantially.
- Pakistan denies report that Sartaj Aziz admitted to not having proof against alleged Indian spy: The Foreign Affairs adviser had reportedly said the dossier on Kulbhushan Jadhav only contained ‘statements about his involvement in terror activities’.
- Congress, Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter accounts may have been hacked from abroad: The offensive tweets posted from the profiles had been made using IP addresses in five countries, according to data the company shared with the Delhi Police.
- In suicide note, man claims Janardhan Reddy laundered Rs 100 crore for daughter’s wedding: He alleged that the mining baron had given a Karnataka Administrative Service officer, for whom he worked, a 20% cut for helping him convert the black money.
- Donald Trump is TIME’s Person of the Year 2016: The US president elect ‘found a way to woo white evangelicals by historic margins’, the magazine said.
- Tamil Nadu: 77 people have died of grief over Jayalalithaa, says AIADMK: The state’s ruling party said Rs 3 lakh compensation will be given to families of all victims.
- Neither government, nor Speaker running Parliament, LK Advani says in Lok Sabha: His outburst came amid continued protests in the Lower House by Opposition leaders against demonetisation.
