The big news: Ivanka Trump says reducing gender gap can help Indian economy, and 9 other top stories
Other headlines: A help desk was set up for Indians stranded in Bali, and a defamation case was filed against D Roopa who claimed Sasikala got perks in jail.
A look at the headlines right now:
- You have brought transformational change in India, Ivanka Trump tells Modi in Hyderabad: The United States president’s advisor said India should close the gender gap in its labour force to help its economy grow.
- Indian Consulate in Bali sets up help desk for stranded Indians: Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj said she was in touch with Pradeep Rawat, the country’s ambassador to Indonesia, and the consulate on the resort island.
- Karnataka police officer who claimed Sasikala got perks in jail faces Rs 20-crore defamation suit: In a report, D Roopa said her senior HN Sathyanarayana Rao was among those who took bribes.
- Congress must reveal its quota road map for Patidars, says Ravi Shankar Prasad: The law minister said the promise to grant reservation to Patidars was the ‘height of political opportunism’ aimed at getting votes during the Gujarat Assembly election.
- SC dismisses plea challenging IPS officer Rakesh Asthana’s appointment as CBI special director: The bench said a mere mention of his name in an unverified diary cannot stop his promotion.
- Myanmar must respect each ethnic group if it wants a peaceful future, says Pope Francis: Aung San Suu Kyi’s stripped of ‘Freedom of Oxford’ honour for weak response to Rohingya crisis.
- Coimbatore Police denies NRI engineer was killed by ‘illegal’ AIADMK hoarding: The police said a lorry coming from the wrong side of the road had killed 30-year-old K Ragupathy.
- SC rebukes leaders for publicly commenting on ‘Padmavati’ before censor board’s decision: Nitish Kumar said the film won’t be released in Bihar until Bhansali clarified his stand.
- Fresh FIR filed against cartoonist Bala, two journalists for displaying banner after his arrest: According to the police, the banner was ‘disturbing the public and preventing free movement of transport’.
- Gujarat High Court refuses to lift gag order on The Wire in Jay Shah defamation case: A lower court issued the order after the news website published a story that said revenues of Jay Shah’s company grew massively the year after PM Modi came to power.
