28th June News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
Important news stories
National News
NIA court rejects Sadhvi Pragya’s bail plea in 2008 Malegaon blast case
Barely a month after being given a clean-chit by the National Investigation Agency, a Special NIA court today rejected the bail application of 2008 Malegaon blast case accused Sadhvi Pragya Thakur. Special Judge S D Tekale rejected the bail plea in an in-camera hearing. Read More
Pak envoy Abdul Basit fails to condemn Pampore attack, dropped from RSS Muslim body’s Iftaar list
Muslim Rashtriya Manch, an RSS affiliate, has decided to withdraw its invitation to Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit for its annual Iftaar party after the latter downplayed the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pampore town that left eight CRPF personnel dead. Read More
Mastermind in Tanzil Ahmed murder case arrested by UP STF
Two months after National Investigation Agency (NIA) officer Tanzil Ahmed was shot dead, the mastermind behind his murder has been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF), a senior officer said today. Read More
Monsoon session: CCPA to meet tomorrow to decide dates
The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) will meet tomorrow to take a call on the schedule of the upcoming Monsoon Session of the parliament. The CCPA meeting will be chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Read More
Hizbul commander killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara gunfight
A local commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) outfit was killed today in a gunfight between holed up militants and security forces in Kashmir's Kupwara district. "A top local HM commander identified as Sameer Wani, was killed in the encounter in Nagri village," a senior police officer told IANS. Read More
International News
No 'Cherry-Picking' in Brexit talks, German Chancellor Angela Merkel tells Britain
German Chancellor Angela Merkel today told Britain that it should not expect any special treatment in 'Brexit' talks with European Union (EU). "Whoever wants to leave this family can't expect to do away with all of its responsibilities while keeping the privileges," Merkel said. Read More
English language may be dropped by European Union after Brexit
The English language may be one of the casualties of Brexit as it emerged that no state other than the UK has registered it as a primary language among the 28 countries within the European Union. Britain's vote to leave the union last week could trigger a ban on the use of English. Read More
NSG row: Indians are self-centered and low on morals, says Chinese state media
A day after India became a member of the prestigious MTCR- which is yet to admit China because of its dodgy proliferation record, an editorial in state run media has made scathing remarks against Indians calling them self-centered, self righteous and perhaps lacking in morals. Read More
Business News
RBI sets Re reference rate at 67.8867 against USD
The Reserve Bank of India today fixed the reference rate of the rupee at 67.8867 against the US dollar and 75.0623 for the euro. These rates were 67.9000 and 74.8801 respectively, yesterday.
Union government raises financial limits of ministries up to Rs 500 crore
The union government today upwardly revised the financial limits of its ministries and departments, empowering ministers to clear projects worth up to Rs 500 crore -- up from the earlier Rs 150 crore. Read More
Seventh Pay Commission likely to be implemented soon; salary hike of 23pc on cards
A Committee of Secretaries headed by Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha has submitted its report on the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission which is likely to come up for discussion in the Union Cabinet meeting on June 29. Read More
Entertainment News
Here’s the first pic of Tusshar Kapoor’s new born baby
Actor Tusshar Kapoor recently created a buzz in the tinselvile after he introduced his baby Laksshya to the world. The actor, who is still unmarried, became a single father with the help of IVF and surrogacy. Read More
Only I could have done a movie like ‘Mohenjo Daro’, says Hrithik Roshan
Actor Hrithik Roshan’s upcoming movie ‘Mohenjo Daro’ has been making to the headlines ever since its trailer has been released. The trailer has got rave views from the audience and it has become one of the most talked about movies of this year. Read More
On Deepika’s refusal to ‘share stage’ with Priyanka, this is what Desi Girl has to say
Actress Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone have quite a number of times been referred to as the best of friends in Bollywood. However, these ‘best buddies’ recently left everyone shocked after it was reported that Deepika refused to perform with PeeCee at the 17th edition of IIFA Awards held at Madrid, Spain. Read More
Sports News
Shooter Sanjeev Rajput clinches silver medal in the ISSF World Cup
ndia’s shooter Sanjeev Rajput clinched silver medal in men’s 50-metre rifle 3 position event of the ISSF World Cup on Tuesday. The two-time Olympian shot 456.9 to take the silver in the last World Cup before the Rio Games, which start on August 5. Read More
First India-New Zealand Test match to be played in Kanpur on September 22
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced the venues for the upcoming home series against New Zealand, comprising three Tests and five One-Day Internationals (ODI), with the first Test starting on September 22 in Kanpur. Read More
BCCI ‘overlooked’ Advisory Committee’s recommendation to appoint Ravi Shastri as batting coach
Reports doing the rounds suggest that it was the insistence of the cricketing stalwarts present in the selection committee that the name of Anil Kumble was included in the final list that ultimately led to his selection as the head coach over the team director Ravi Shastri among others. Read More