Friday 22 August 2014

Top Ten News (22/08/2014)

1) Supreme Court expresses concern over the vacant post of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha; Asks Government to respond by 9th of next month on the issue.
2) Social activist Irom Chanu Sharmila re-arrested by Manipur Police.
3) Home Minister Rajnath Singh refutes Uttarakhand Governor's claim of being asked to quit.
4) Curfew relaxed for 12 hours in Golaghat district of Assam, following improvement in situation.
5) Delhi High Court dismisses a PIL seeking disqualification of 11 Shiv Sena MPs for force-feeding a fasting employee during Ramzan at Maharashtra Sadan in New Delhi.
6) Planning Commission calls a meeting of its former Deputy Chiefs and Members to deliberate on new body to replace the institution.
7) Eminent Kannada Writer U.R.Ananthamurthy passes away.
8) Release of Punjabi film based on assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi stalled.
9) SEBI orders immediate closure of unauthorised collective investment schemes run by PACL Limited and refund investors money within three months.
10) Import duty of sugar has been hiked from 15 to 25%.


Source: All India Radio

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