Archer Atanu, men’s hockey team save India on day 4
Rio de Janeiro: little fancied archer Atanu Das stormed into the pre-quarterfinals of the individual event while the men’s hockey team stood up to the challenge posed by Argentina to virtually sew up a last-eight spot in the Olympic Games on Tuesday. P15, 16
Will consider plea to scrap Assembly: Jung
New Delhi: Triggering a fresh controversy, Delhi lt Governor Najeeb Jung has said he was not averse to mulling over scrapping the Delhi Assembly if such a proposal was brought before him, evoking a strong reaction from AAP which on Tuesday branded Jung as a threat to democracy.
Punjab BJP chief calls on Union Home Minister
Chandigarh: Punjab BJP president Vijay Sampla on Tuesday met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and apprised them of the situation in the wake of the murderous attack on RSS leader Brig (retd) Jagdish Gagneja. Accompanied by vice president & Organisational Incharge Punjab, Prabhat Jha vice president Avinash Rai Khanna and general secretary (organisation), Punjab Dinesh Kumar, Sampla detailed them about the law and order situation of Punjab. Rajnath Singh told the leaders that Home Ministry is in touch with the State Government and is monitoring the situation on daily basis. Rajnath Singh himself spoke to CM Prakash Singh Badal and Dy CM Sukhbir Badal and assured them of every possible help, said Sampla.
Rajan blasts banks for being stingy on cuts
Mumbai: Staying put on his inflation-focussed monetary policy, outgoing RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday kept key rates unchanged citing upside risk to prices of food and services even as he said the RBI remains “accommodative” and blamed banks for being tight-fisted in passing on previous rate cuts.