The big news: India says it will not deploy troops in Afghanistan, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: The BHU administration was blamed for the violence inside its campus, and Varun Gandhi said India should provide asylum to Rohingya refugees.
A look at the headlines right now:
- India will not deploy troops in Afghanistan, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tells US: During delegation-level talks with her US counterpart James Mattis, the two countries agreed there would be no tolerance for terror havens.
- In initial report, divisional commissioner blames BHU administration for violence on campus: Banaras Hindu University vice chancellor ordered a judicial inquiry but denied police action against students.
- India should give Rohingya Muslim refugees asylum, says BJP MP Varun Gandhi: Human Rights Watch asked the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions on the Myanmar Army, accusing it of committing crimes against humanity.
- Tripura government to form a Special Investigation Team to look into journalist’s murder: The decision was made by the state’s council of ministers.
- Over 60 Hindu women held captive at yoga centre for marrying outside faith, says petition in Kerala High Court: The police have filed a case against five people, including the director of a yoga centre.
- Chelsea Manning says she was denied entry into Canada: The former US soldier shared a letter on Twitter, which says she was denied permission because of her conviction for espionage in the US in 2013.
- Bombay High Court allows lower court to frame charges against Tarun Tejpal: The former Tehelka editor had challenged the framing of charges saying the accusations of rape were false.
- Panchkula Police raid Dera Sacha Sauda property in South Delhi in search for Honeypreet Insan: The Delhi High Court reserved its order on Honeypreet Insan’s bail plea.
- At the UN, India shows photograph of Army officer killed by suspected militants to counter Pakistan: Diplomat Poulomi Tripathi said Pakistan had passed off the photo of Rawya abu Jom’a, a girl from Palestine, as a Kashmiri teen to mislead the world body.
- North Korea’s suggestion that US has declared war on it is absurd, says White House: The Sensex and Nifty fell for the sixth straight session as geopolitical tensions continued.
