The big news: SC agrees to hear urgent plea seeking transfer of Kathua case, and 9 other top stories
Other headlines: A man was arrested for posing as a doctor at AIIMS, and Congress announced its first list of candidates for the Karnataka Assembly elections.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Supreme Court to urgently hear plea seeking transfer of Kathua rape and murder case to Chandigarh: Meanwhile, a group of ex-bureaucrats wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he was responsible for the situation in the country.
- 19-year-old man arrested for posing as doctor inside Delhi’s AIIMS: Adnan Khurram first said he posed as one to help an ailing relative, but later claimed he just wanted to spend time with medical professionals.
- Congress announces list of 218 candidates for Karnataka Assembly elections: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will contest from the Chamundeshwari seat.
- World Bank says Indian economy has recovered from the impact of demonetisation, GST: But the organisation added that India needed to create 81 lakh jobs a year if it wanted to maintain its employment rate.
- India finishes Commonwealth Games with 26 gold, 20 silver and 20 bronze medals: Australia won the most medals followed by England.
- Pakistan Army chief calls for ‘comprehensive dialogue’ with India to resolve disputes: General Qamar Javed Bajwa also claimed the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir had been subjected to ‘one of the worst forms of state terrorism’.
- Donald Trump is ‘morally unfit’ to be US president, says former FBI Director James Comey: Comey also said the Russian government may have some information on the president, which could be used to blackmail him.
- Political parties in Andhra Pradesh begin strike against Centre over special category status row: Public transport likely to be affected, shops and educational institutions to stay closed for the day-long protest.
- Fire destroys Delhi’s only Rohingya camp, no casualties reported: The 46 families who lived in the Kalindi Kunj settlement have been moved to a temporary camp.
- Passengers break open Kolkata metro train’s windows after snag leaves them stranded in dark: Several coaches of a Kavi Subhas station-bound metro train were stuck after a power trip at the Netaji Bhavan station.