• Centre and RBI sign an agreement to keep inflation below six percent and provide price stability with growth.
• A Special Mumbai CBI court drops charges against Senior Police Officer of Gujarat Geeta Johari in connection with Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati fake encounter cases.
• Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar visiting Islamabad today as part of his SAARC yatra.
• Beef banned in Maharashtra; Can draw a jail term of five years and fine upto 10 thousand rupees.
• In the ICC Cricket World Cup, South Africa to take on Ireland in a Pool -B encounter in Canberra today; Australia maintains its top position in the latest ICC ODI rankings followed by India.
• Furore over J&K Chief Minister's controversial statement on state assembly elections rocks Lok Sabha for the second day today.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh reiterates government's stand; Credits the people, army and para-military forces for peaceful assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh reiterates government's stand; Credits the people, army and para-military forces for peaceful assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir.
• AAP Convener Arvind Kejriwal pained by developments in the party; Refuses to be drawn into what he calls ugly battle.
• Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar meets his Pakistani counterpart in Islamabad.
• In world cup cricket, South Africa post their second consecutive total of over 400 runs; Hashim Amla becomes the fastest player to reach twenty ODI centuries.
* Prime Minister says Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister's statement giving credit to Pakistan and militants for peaceful Assembly polls is not acceptable; asserts his government is pro-poor.
* Rajya Sabha adopts opposition's amendment to the motion of thanks to President's address to Parliament. Government says there are precedences of such amendments while adopting the motion of thanks.
* Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan agree to work together to narrow down differences.
* Aam Admi Party National Executive meets tomorrow amidst reports of resolution of crisis in the party; Prasant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav to attend the meeting.
* Two Army jawans killed as their check post hit by an avalanche in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand.
* WORLD CUP CRICKET: South Africa thrash Ireland posting their second consecutive 400 runs in the championship.
