What To Watch Out ForSC to issue verdict on Rafale probe today
Supreme Court to decide today whether further probe is required in the Rafale case today. The three member bench headed by Chief Justice of India Rajan Gogoi have been deliberating over the controversy involving the sale of 36 fighter aircraft by France to India. The Central was accused of corruption by petitioners Prashant Bhushan, Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie in matters related to the quantity and cost of the fighter jets. Questions were also been raised about the government's alleged push to involve Anil Ambani's Reliance as an offset partner. The verdict will be announced at 10.30.Opposition to focus on farmer crisis and three other issues in Winter Session
The Kerala unit of the BJP called for a dawn to dusk bandh after a man succumbed to his injuries from an attempted self-immolation. The incident took place near the BJP's Sabrimala protest venue at Thiruvananthapuram. BJP has blamed the Kerala Chief Minister for the death of the man who they claim was an upset devotee. In the past few months, the state has witnessed a number of protest around the Supreme Court's verdict allowing the entry of women in the temple. Earlier, the entry of women between ages 10 to 50 was banned.What You May Have MissedKamal Nath to be Madhya Pradesh CM
Stung by the defeats in three core states in the Hindi heartland and facing anger over an ongoing agricultural distress, the BJP believes it has an ace up its sleeves - the likely announcement of Universal Basic Income in its last budget session, sources have told News18. The loss of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh to the Congress is inevitably going to loom large over the forthcoming interim budget, scheduled to be presented by finance minister Arun Jaitley on February 1.Read about it here. How NOTA Cost BJP 11 Seats, Power and the CM's Chair in Madhya Pradesh
The tantalisingly close call in Madhya Pradesh has baffled politicians and political observers alike. The BJP failed to grab majority despite bagging .1% vote share more than the Congress which got 41% of the votes. The Congress, with help from BSP, SP and Independents, crossed the majority mark of 116, while the BJP managed 109 seats. A closer look at the results reveals that None of the Above (NOTA) option may have dented BJP’s chances.Read about it here.Yemen warring factions decide on a ceasefire, breakthrough in one of the worst humanitarian crises
In the ongoing peace talks in Sweden, the rebel faction Houthis have agreed to a ceasefire. UN Secretary General announced on Thursday that the Houthis have decided to relinquish control of three of its forts. This is being hailed as a major breakthrough in the four-year war that has been described as one of the worst humanitarian crises.Attack on TMC MLA car in South 24 Parganas leaves three dead
Shootout at a petrol pump in Joynagar in South 24 Parganas, a district in West Bengal, has left three dead. The attack took place last evening when a group of gunmen surrounded the vehicle of TMC MLA Biswanath Das. Das, was not present in the vehicle at the time of the attack. The three deceased were identified as the driver of the vehicle, a local person and a local TMC worker.Read about it here.On Reel
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