TOP TEN NEWS OF THE DAY: 12/02//2015


1) Arvind Kejriwal invites Prime Minister to swearing-in ceremony; Mr Modi says he cannot attend due to prior engagement.

2) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley says defeat in Delhi polls will not slow down economic reforms.

3) Retail inflation rises to 5.11 per cent in January; Industrial production slows down to 1.7 per cent in December.

4) Supreme Court stays social activist Teesta Setalvad's arrest in Gulbarg society fund embezzlement case till tomorrow.

5) A Mumbai Court directs city police to file FIR against the organisers and bollywood stars like Karan Johar, Ranvir Singh and Dipika Padukone participants of controversial AIB Roast programme.

6) Bihar Governor asks Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi to prove majority on the floor of the House on the 20th of this month. Nitish Kumar slams delay in trust vote in Bihar assembly.

7) BJP dominates Municipal polls in Assam.

8) Social activist Anna Hazare to protest against land acquisition bill in Delhi on 24th of this month.

9) In Maharashtra, tension between Shiv Sena and BJP rises as Sena's Minister of State for Revenue threatens to resign, alleges being sidelined; Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis rubbishes claim.

10) ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 starts off with a grand opening ceremony at Christchurch, New Zealand.