Farmers' organisations begin 10-day 'gaon bandh'
Farmers from 172 organisations have begun a 10-day strike from Friday to draw attention to the ongoing agrarian crisis. Farm produce, especially perishables such as milk and vegetables, will not be supplied to cities by protesting farmers during the “gaon bandh” or village shutdown, farm leaders said.
Centre notifies Cauvery Water Management Authority
The Centre on Friday took the formal steps for notifying the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) for implementation of the Cauvery Water Tribunal Award on sharing of waters between Tamil Nadu, Karanataka, Kerala and Puducherry.
In Singapore, Modi says India's vision stands for a free, open, inclusive region
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong and discussed bilateral ties. Mr. Modi, who arrived in Singapore on Thursday on a three-day visit, also called on Singapore President Halimah Yacob.
Congress, JD(S) reach deal on portfolio sharing
After days of talks, the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) in Karnataka on Friday decided on sharing of portfolios, with the latter getting Finance and the former Home, among key portfolios. The two parties also announced their decision to have a pre-poll alliance for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Five sentenced to life in Bodh Gaya serial blasts case
Five convicts in the Bodh Gaya serial bomb blasts case were sentenced to life imprisonment by a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Patna on Friday.
ICICI Bank says Chanda Kochhar is on annual leave
The ICICI Bank board on Friday denied that it had asked its managing director and chief executive officer Chanda Kochchar to go on leave. “She is on her annual leave, which was planned in advance,” it said.
Sterling Biotech bank loan fraud case: ED attaches assets worth ₹4,700 crore
In a major crackdown, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached movable and immovable properties worth more than ₹4,700 crore in the Vadodara-based Sterling Biotech group bank loan fraud case. The main accused in the case have fled the country.
Supreme Court denies interim protection to S. Ve. Shekher
The Supreme Court on Friday denied interim protection from arrest to actor-turned-politician S.Ve. Shekher for forwarding a Facebook post containing derogatory remarks about women journalists and media.
French Open 2018: Dimitrov bites the dust; Zverev survives scare
Grigor Dimitrov's claycourt gremlins struck again as his French Open hopes bit the dust in predictable fashion in the third round against Spanish veteran Fernando Verdasco on Friday.
