The big news: Samajwadi Party leads in Gorakhpur bye-poll, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: British physicist Stephen Hawking died at the age of 76, and the RBI has banned banks from issuing LoUs after the PNB scam.
A look at the headlines right now:
- SP leads in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur bye-election; RJD ahead in Bihar’s Jehanabad: The elections for three Lok Sabha and two Assembly seats were held on Sunday.
- British physicist Stephen Hawking dies at 76: The physicist’s insights reshaped modern cosmology.
- RBI discontinues Letters of Undertaking for trade credits with immediate effect: Meanwhile, Punjab National Bank told the police it has uncovered additional lending of Rs 942 crore.
- ‘Defence budget has dashed our hopes of modernisation’, Indian Army tells Parliamentary panel: Vice-Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Sarath Chand said the budgetary allocations did not even cater to the payment for ongoing schemes.
- IndiGo cancels 42 flights on Wednesday amid shortage of planes: GoAir has also cancelled some flights, but the number was not made available.
- Narendra Modi was secretly questioned in connection with Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case, claims ex-police officer: Former Inspector General of Gujarat DG Vanzara is a key accused in the case.
- SBI closed 41 lakh savings accounts between April and January for not maintaining minimum balance: The bank has nearly 25 crore savings accounts that are required to maintain a certain minimum balance amount.
- Maoists kill nine CRPF personnel in Sukma district: The rebels blew up a mine-protected vehicle the paramilitary soldiers were travelling in.
- Donald Trump sacks Secretary of State Rex Tillerson: Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo will succeed Tillerson while Gina Haspel will become the first woman to run the spy agency.
- Google Doodle marks 30th year of Pi Day, the date that takes its digits from mathematics constant pi: Pi, or 3.14, is one of the most commonly known mathematical constants.
