Today's Latest News Live Updates: The Indian National Congress on Wednesday reappointed Sam Pitroda as the president of the Indian Overseas Congress (IOC). Pitroda had resigned from the post in May after his politically incorrect remarks highlighting India's diversity sparked intense criticism and drew harsh reactions from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief ministers in the northeast.
read more
A special Bengaluru court on Wednesday rejected the bail application of former JD(S) legislator Prajwal Revanna in the first of three sexual assault cases. Revanna was arrested at Bengaluru airport soon after arriving on a flight from Germany on May 31. He had filed his bail petition soon after the completion of a 10-day custodial investigation into the case by a special investigation team.
Meanwhile, a rare contest for the Speaker's post in the Lok Sabha today saw Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Om Birla defeat eight-term Congress MP Kodikunil Suresh. With the bitter debate over NEET and UG continuing, the Opposition is likely to raise the issue in Parliament.
In other news, the Central Bureau of Investigation has formally arrested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a corruption case related to the alleged excise policy scam. The Central Bureau of Investigation has sought his custody at the Luce Avenue court and his formal arrest means that he will remain in jail irrespective of the Supreme Court's decision on his bail petition in the excise policy case. Read More
