1. Tamil actor Kushboo leaves Congress, joins BJP
Actress-turned politician Kushboo Sundar on Monday officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, hours after she resigned from the Congress.
2. Americans Milgrom, Wilson win Nobel Prize for Economics
The 2020 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson “for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.”
3. Pakistani LeT terrorist among two killed in Srinagar encounter
The two terrorists who were trapped, have been killed in the encounter with security forces in Srinagar. The dead bodies of LeT's Saifullah, a Pakistan resident, and that of another local terrorist, have been recovered. Meanwhile, a search operation is underway. The killed local terrorist has not yet been identified.
4. Govt announces cash-for-LTC, festival advance to boost consumer demand
In a bid to stimulate demand in the economy, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced a payment of cash in lieu of LTC and Rs 10,000 festival advance to government employees to stimulate consumer demand during the festival season and boost the economy.
5. Power outage across Mumbai, train services disrupted for hours
The Mumbai municipal commissioner asked all hospitals to keep diesel generator sets ready in case the power outage in the city lasts for a long duration. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal has asked all hospitals to contact their transport garage officers to get enough diesel to operate generators for at least eight hours so that there are no power failures, especially in ICUs.
6. Hathras victim's family reaches Lucknow, to appear in court today
Amid tight security, family members of the 19-year-old woman, who died after the alleged assault and gang-rape last month, reached Lucknow on Monday to appear before the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court, which has taken suo motu cognizance of the incident.
7. Bihar Minister Vinod Singh passes away in Delhi
Bihar Minister Vinod Singh has passed away at Medanta Hospital in Delhi on Monday while undergoing treatment for brain haemorrhage.
8. Hathras case: CBI team likely to visit victim's village today
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which has taken up the investigation of the Hathras incident, is likely to visit the victim's village Bulgadhi on Monday.
9. Pakistan, China appear to be on a mission to create disputes at borders: Rajnath Singh
At a time when the nation is going through various problems caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, its neighbouring countries Pakistan and China are creating disputes at around seven thousand kilometres of the shared borders as part of a mission, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday.
10. 'Triple Talaq Bill takes forward Rajmata Scindia's vision of women empowerment'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday recalled the legacy of Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia on her birth centenary while releasing a commemorative coin of Rs 100 in her honour.
