Top stories of the day: Bombay HC upholds reservation for Maratha community, Kohli scores fourth half century in a row, and more

Here are the top news stories of the day.

June 27, 2019 06:45 pm | Updated 06:45 pm IST

Members of the Maratha community celebrate outside Bombay High Court .

Members of the Maratha community celebrate outside Bombay High Court .

Bombay High Court upholds reservation for Maratha community

The Bombay High Court on Thursday upheld Maratha reservation but said 16% is not justifiable.

India lodged strong protest with Pakistan over harassment of guests at Iftar: Govt

Pakistanis invited to an Iftar hosted by the Indian High Commission in Islamabad were actively dissuaded and physically stopped from attending the event by Pakistani agencies, prompting India to lodge a strong protest with that country, the government informed the  Rajya Sabha  on June 27.

2019 Cricket World Cup live updates: Virat Kohli reaches fourth half century in a row

India skipper Virat Kohli reached his fourth World Cup half century in a row after having won the toss and electing to bat against the West Indies in their ICC World Cup match in Old Trafford cricket ground on Thursday.

U.S.-bound Air India flight makes emergency landing in London after bomb hoax

An  Air India passenger plane flying to the United States was escorted by British fighter jets to land in London  on Thursday after what an official at the airline later said was a hoax bomb threat.

Four Swiss bank accounts of Nirav Modi, sister frozen

Four Swiss bank accounts of beleaguered diamantaire Nirav Modi, the main accused in the $2-billion PNB case, and his sister have been “frozen” by authorities in  Switzerland  as part of the criminal money laundering probe being conducted against them in India, official sources said.

Retrieval of Kanchi Athivaradar: a deity’s tryst with history

Kanchipuram is getting ready for the once-in-forty-years phenomenon — the retrieval of Athivaradar from the temple tank

‘One Nation, One Election’ — is it a wise idea? | Parley podcast

Elections in India are perceived as long-drawn-out, expensive, a drain on manpower, and disruptive due to mode code constraints.

Torture, hypnotism as 'corrective therapy' for LGBT persons in some Kerala hospitals

Many hospitals break all protocols of psychiatry and subject patients to everything from physical torture to hypnotism.

Vicky Kaushal to play Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw in Meghna Gulzar’s ‘Sam’

Vicky Kaushal is all set to portray 1971 war hero Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw in an upcoming biographical film  Sam  to be directed by Meghna Gulzar.

Parliament proceedings | Rajya Sabha passes SEZ (Amendment) Bill, Lok Sabha clears Homeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill

The  Rajya Sabha  had a short-duration discussion on climate change and then it discussed and passed the SEZ (Amendment) Bill that was cleared by the Lok Sabha the previous day.

 

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