1) Reserve Bank has initiated
consultations with Finance Ministry on modern monetary framework for addressing
the complex economic challenges, says RBI Governor.
2) Maoists kill 16 members of
a rival faction in Jharkhand in retaliation of murder of their 10 cadres last
year.
3) SEBI clears new norms for
setting up of Real Estate and Investment Trusts to attract more retail
investors in capital markets.
4) ASEAN resolves to enhance
cooperation with India in combating challenges of maritime security, terrorism,
drug trafficking and cyber crime.
5) In Odisha, flood situation
continues to be grim amid fresh rain, death toll rises to 45. In Tamil Nadu,
people on the banks of Cauvery river asked to move to safer places as the water
level of Mettur Dam touches alarming level.
6) CPI-M accuses Narendra
Modi Government of pursuing neo-liberal policies of UPA Government more
vigorously.
7) Thirty-nine passengers
killed in an air crash in Tehran.
8) US Defence Secretary Chuch
Hagel calls for India, America and Japan alliance for security cooperation.
9) US President says
offensive in Iraq is a long-term measure to rout out militants and deliver aid
to beleaguered civilians; UN Security Council is working on a resolution to
impose tough sanctions on jihadi militants in Iraq.
10) Sri Lanka wins Galle Test
by beating Pakistan by seven wickets.
Source: All India
Radio
