Morning Assembly Headlines (February 7): National, international & business news
Today’s news highlights (Februrary 7) important national and international events, along with key updates from the economy.
NATION
'Trap deal': Cong MPs protest against govt in Parliament complex
New Delhi: MPs from the Congress and some other opposition parties staged a protest in the Parliament House complex on Friday over the trade agreement with the US, the controversy surrounding former Army chief MM Naravane's unpublished memoir, and the suspension of eight MPs.
Seven more bodies found, death toll in Meghalaya coal mine blast mounts to 25
Shillong: The death toll in the explosion in an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills mounted to 25 on Friday following the recovery of seven more bodies, Director General of Police I Nongrang said.
Motorcyclist dies after falling into 15-feet-deep pit dug by DJB in west Delhi
New Delhi: A motorcyclist died after falling into a 15-feet-deep pit dug by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) for construction work in west Delhi's Janakpuri area, police said on Friday.
Four hospitalised after gas leak at factory in Gujarat's Vapi
Vapi (Gujarat): At least four persons were hospitalised following a gas leak at a factory near Vapi in Gujarat's Valsad district on Friday morning, officials said.
AAP leader shot dead in Punjab's Jalandhar: DGP says police have got many leads
Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Lucky Oberoi was shot dead by an unidentified assailant outside a gurdwara in Punjab's Jalandhar on Friday, shortly after he came out of the shrine after paying obeisance, police said
2 more Naxalites killed in ongoing Gadchiroli operation; injured jawan succumbs
Gadchiroli: Two more Naxalites have been killed in an ongoing operation in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, while a jawan from a special force of state police succumbed to injuries suffered during the encounter, police said on Friday.
Meghalaya mine blast: 2 persons arrested as CM warns of strict action
Shillong: Meghalaya Police have arrested two persons in connection with a blast in an illegal coal mine that claimed 18 lives, even as Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma asserted that his government would take stringent action against those responsible for the incident.
LEGAL
SC gives last opportunity to Telangana speaker to decide on disqualification pleas against BRS MLAs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court gave a last warning to the Telangana Assembly speaker on Friday and said contempt action would be initiated if he fails to decide on the remaining disqualification petitions related to the defection of 10 BRS MLAs to the Congress within three weeks.
Can right to be forgotten be applied to online news, SC to examine
New Delhi: "This is a new age," the Supreme Court on Friday said as it emphasised the need to balance the rights of freedom of press under Article 19 of the Constitution and an individual's right to dignity, privacy and right to be forgotten under Article 21
'Can't compel woman to complete pregnancy': SC allows minor to terminate 30-week pregnancy
New Delhi: Directing medical termination of a 30-week pregnancy of a 17-year-old girl, the Supreme Court on Friday said that courts cannot compel a woman, much less a minor, to continue a pregnancy.
BUSINESS
RBI considering allowing banks to lend to REITs
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India on Friday proposed to allow banks to lend to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) with certain prudential safeguards to deepen the financing pool for the real estate sector.
Interest rates to remain at low level for long period of time: RBI Guv
Mumbai: Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday said the key policy rates will remain at low levels for a long period and may go down even further.
FOREIGN
31 killed, 169 injured in suicide attack at Shia mosque in Pakistan's capital
Islamabad: At least 31 people were killed and 169 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in Pakistan's capital, officials said, in one of the worst terror attacks targeting the community in recent years.
Trump claims again that he stopped war between India, Pakistan
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump repeated twice in a single day the claim that he stopped the war between India and Pakistan last year.
(With PTI inputs)