The big news: Senior AIADMK leaders urge Sasikala to take over party, and nine other top stories
In other headlines: CBI got four-day custody of ex-IAF chief SP Tyagi in AgustaWestland case, and I-T officials seized Rs 24 crore in new notes in Vellore.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Senior AIADMK leaders ask Sasikala Natarajan to lead party after former CM Jayalalithaa’s death: The state also allocated Rs 15 crore to build the former chief minister’s memorial in Chennai.
- AgustaWestland scam: CBI gets four-day custody of ex-air force chief SP Tyagi: The agency had sought ten-day custody of him and the other accused, whom they had arrested on Friday.
- Tamil Nadu: I-T officials seize Rs 24 crore in new Rs 2,000 notes: The seizure followed the interrogation of mining baron Sekhar Reddy, who along with two other businessmen were raided earlier this week.
- Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 147 hands India 51-run lead at the end of Day 3 of 4th Test: Murali Vijay’s 136 set the tone for the hosts in the first half of the day, before the skipper continued to exhibit fine form.
- I speak to ‘jan sabha’ because Opposition won’t let me speak in Lok Sabha, says Narendra Modi: At a rally in Gujarat, he said the President was ‘anguished’ over Parliament proceedings and that the government was ready to hold a debate on demonetisation.
- Chandrababu Naidu cancels trip abroad as cyclone Vardah approaches Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh: The chief minister held a review meeting on Saturday and ordered officials to take precautionary measures.
- Delhi: Sushma Swaraj successfully undergoes kidney transplant: The external affairs minister was given an organ by a living donor not related to her.
- Samajwadi Party member booked for issuing threat to Narendra Modi, Amit Shah: The youth wing member had offered a reward for anyone who beheaded the leaders.
- Industrialist Pawan Ruia arrested by West Bengal CID after Indian Railways complaint: Goods worth Rs 50 crore were allegedly stored at the Ruia-owned Jessop company premises and were reported stolen.
- US elections: Barack Obama seeks report on Russian cyber attacks that allegedly helped Trump win: Agencies will look into tracking the Democratic National Committee’s computer network breach, which had enabled WikiLeaks to release more than 20,000 emails.