Top Ten #News of the Day : 1. Thousands of protesters demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharifs resignation, lay seize of Pakistan Parliament and other government buildings; Pakistan Supreme Court summons Imran Khan and Tahir-ul-Qadri tomorrow. 2. Union Cabinet approves #DigitalIndiaProject to transform the country into digitally empowered and knowledge economy; To be implemented in phased manner till 2018; Approves Nagpur Metro rail project; Gives nod for installing 1836 base transmission towers in the left-wing extremist areas. 3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi asks DRDO to work at a faster pace to make India global leader in defence manufacturing sector. 4. SC expresses satisfaction on steps taken by SIT for bringing back black money stashed away by Indians in foreign banks; SC takes on record SITs first report on black money and asks it to file another progress report after two months. 5. Two persons killed in police action against protesters in Golaghat district of Assam; Indefinite curfew imposed. 6. On Rajiv Gandhis birthday, Congress President Sonia Gandhi blames BJP of selling false dreams. 7. A Delhi court grants bail to all ten accused including former Telecom Minister A Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi in 2G scam-related money laundering case. 8. Manipurs Human Rights activist Irom Sharmila released from jail; Resumes her fast against imposition of Armed Forces Special Powers Act in the state. 9. Yoga guru B K S Iyengar passes away in Pune. 10. Properties worth 863 Crore Rupees of YSR Congress leader Jaganmohan Reddy and his associates attached by a special Anti- Money laundering court.
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 17:00:00 +0000
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