The big news: Activists to remain under house arrest till Monday, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: Former IAF chief SP Tyagi was granted bail in the AgustaWestland case, and the rupee hit a new low of 72.91 against the dollar on Wednesday.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Supreme Court adjourns Bhima Koregaon case to Monday, five activists to remain under house arrest: On August 28, the Pune Police raided the homes of 10 human rights activists across the country and arrested five of them.
- Delhi High Court grants bail to former Indian Air Force chief SP Tyagi in AgustaWestland case: The court did not grant bail to the accused who did not appear for the hearing.
- Rupee hits new low of 72.91 against dollar, indices trade flat ahead of inflation data: The indices made relative gains after two consecutive days of losses in intra-day trading.
- Six labourers killed in blast at petro-chemical factory in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor: The police said at least three workers were injured and one was reported missing.
- Pakistan government grants parole to Nawaz Sharif to attend wife’s funeral: A notification issued by the home department said the former prime minister, his daughter and son-in-law were being released for 12 hours.
- ‘I am a soft target as I am in a smaller country,’ claims Mehul Choksi: The businessman, who is in Antigua, accused the Punjab National Bank of misinforming investigation agencies about alleged fraud by him.
- Raghuram Rajan says he submitted a list of high-profile fraud cases to PMO when he was RBI governor: He added that the system was ‘singularly ineffective’ in punishing even a single high-profile fraudster.
- 2+2 dialogue was a defining moment for India-US relations, says James Mattis: The US defence secretary called the meeting ‘highly successful’.
- Voting under way for Delhi University Students’ Union elections, results to be declared on Thursday: Twenty-three candidates are in the fray.
- At least 57 people die after bus falls into gorge in Telangana’s Jagtial district: The passengers were reportedly pilgrims on their way back to Jagtial town after visiting a temple in Kondagattu.