The big news: Former Coal Secretary HC Gupta convicted in coal scam case, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: Rajinikath hinted at entry into Tamil politcs, and at least two people died after a bridge collapsed in Goa.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Delhi court finds former coal secretary, joint secretary and others guilty in coal scam case: Kamal Sponge Steel and Power Ltd and its Managing Director PK Aluwalia were also found guilty of cheating and corruption charges.
- Toll in Goa bridge collapse rises to 2, many people still missing: Some people are feared to have been trapped under the collapsed portion of the bridge, said the police.
- Rajinikanth says system is corrupt, hints at entry into Tamil Nadu politics: While the actor praised politicians MK Stalin, Anbumani Ramadoss among others, he said he had ‘duties’ to fulfill.
- Zomato strikes deal with hackers, will introduce bug bounty program in return for stolen data: The firm said the hacker was ‘very cooperative’, and added the marketplace link that was being used to sell the data on the dark web was not available anymore.
- Two police officers suspended, one transferred for lapses in investigation into gangraoe of Dalit woman in Rohtak: The force has ordered departmental proceedings against the personnel for misconduct during the probe.
- Sushma Swaraj says ICJ order staying Kulbhushan Jadhav’s execution is a ‘great relief’: Pakistan said India tried to ‘hide its real face’ by taking the case to the UN court, and that it would present evidence against Jadhav at the Hague.
- GST announced, dal, milk, rice and other items to get cheaper: Cars, high-end motorcycles and cigarettes will get more expensive.
- Enforcement Directorate attaches Rs 100-crore Alibaug farmhouse ‘controlled by’ Vijay Mallya: The prime beach-side property is valued at over Rs 100 crore, the ED said in its notice.
- Farooq Abdullah calls for Governor’s rule in Kashmir after Mehbooba Mufti meets Arun Jaitley: The National Conference president said the government had failed and that replacing the chief minister would not help either.
- Facebook fined €110 million for ‘misleading’ the EU on using user data from WhatsApp: When the two companies merged, Facebook had claimed it would not match people with their accounts on both platforms, but later did so anyway.