The big news: TMC to protest against ‘political vendetta’ after MP’s arrest, and 9 other top stories
In other headlines: The Supreme Court has sought a list of companies with over Rs 500 crore debt, and an FIR was lodged in the Bengaluru NYE molescation case.
A look at the headlines right now:
- CBI arrests Trinamool MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay in chit fund scam, party workers attack BJP office: Mamata Banerjee said her party was being targeted for criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation move.
- Supreme Court seeks list of companies with over Rs 500 crore debt: The bench directed the Centre to keep it informed about the steps it intended to take to upgrade the infrastructure of debt recovery tribunals.
- Police say they found ‘credible evidence’, register FIR in Bengaluru NYE molestation case: Investigators had obtained footage from 45 CCTV cameras on MG Road, Police Commissioner Praveen Sood said.
- Samajwadi Party deadlock continues even after Mulayam Singh meets son Akhilesh Yadav: The two are fighting over the party symbol, a cycle, at the Election Commission.
- States could lose Rs 90,000 crore by adopting new tax law, says WB minister at GST Council meet: Regional representatives demanded increased compensation as well as the ability to charge levies on offshore sales, at the latest meeting.
- Paytm gets RBI approval to launch payments bank: Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma said they aim to take financial services to the ‘unserved or underserved Indians’.
- Police release photo of suspected Central Asian gunman behind Istanbul nightclub shooting: So far, 16 people have been detained in connection with the New Year’s attack, in which 39 people were killed.
- CBI files chargesheet against Teesta Setalvad, Javed Anand over FCRA violation: The agency said the company run by the social activist and her husband had accepted foreign funding without the required clearances.
- European Union lifts ban on import of certain vegetables from India: In 2014, restrictions were imposed on the trade of vegetables, including bitter gourd, egg plant, snake gourd and taro leaves.
- RBI asks banks to issue 40% of currency to cash-strapped rural areas: The notes being sent right now are not proportionate to the amount required, the central bank said.