Morning digest: India storms out of RCEP, BJP to wait and watch in Maharashtra, and more

The major news headlines of the day, and more.

November 05, 2019 07:53 am | Updated 07:53 am IST

Devendra Fadnavis meets Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Monday.

Devendra Fadnavis meets Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Monday.

India storms out of RCEP, says trade deal hurts Indian farmers

“The present form of the RCEP Agreement does not fully reflect the basic spirit and the agreed guiding principles of RCEP. It also   does not address satisfactorily India’s outstanding issues and concerns. In such a situation, it is not possible for   India to join RCEP Agreement ,” said Prime Minister Modi.

BJP to wait and watch in Maharashtra

The BJP has adopted a wait and watch attitude over the Shiv Sena’s assertions that it would prefer to form a government in  Maharashtra  with the help of the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) than give up its demand of a 50-50 split of the chief ministerial tenure with its long term ally.

BJP brainstorms ahead of Ayodhya verdict

Monday’s brainstorming session follows a series of meetings that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat held last week on the same subject. The message that has gone out is clear: that no extreme reactions are to be expressed over the verdict, whichever way it goes.

SC asks Punjab, Haryana, U.P. to end stubble burning immediately

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the governments of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to immediately stop their farmers from  stubble burning  and warned that their entire administrative and police hierarchy will be held responsible even if one instance of stubble burning occurs.

U.K. parliament elects Labour lawmaker Hoyle as Speaker

In the three years since Britain voted to leave the European Union, the Speaker has played an increasingly influential role in the process of parliamentarians debating the rights and wrongs of Brexit and passing the laws needed to implement it.

Trump administration notifies U.N. of planned Paris climate accord exit

The United States, the world's largest historic greenhouse gas emitter, would become the only country outside the accord, a decision President Donald Trump promised to boost U.S. oil, gas and coal industries.

ICC Women's Championships | India levels series, beats West Indies by 53 runs

Punam Raut starred with the bat before spinners put up a fine performance to set up India’s comfortable 53-run win over West Indies in the second ICC Women’s Championship ODI.

Rohit Sharma concedes Bangladesh played better

Long before Rohit Sharma signed off the post-match press conference with this candid admission following  India’s nine-wicket drubbing at the hands of Bangladesh  on Sunday, the stand-in skipper sounded confused when it came to describing the target of 149.

Davis Cup | ITF shifts Pakistan tie to neutral venue, Rohit Rajpal is India's non-playing captain

The tie was scheduled to be held in September but was delayed when India expressed concerns about the safety of their players due to the prevailing diplomatic tensions between the two nations after the revocation of Article 370.

Documentary on Real Kashmir FC bags ‘BAFTA Scotland’ Awards 2019

The documentary narrates the journey of former Rangers ace David Robertson as the coach of Real Kashmir FC, which in its first season finished third in the I-League, which is currently India’s second tier football league.

 

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.