#ExpressIntro: Peter Mukherjea charged with murder; Journalists demand sacking of Bassi

Peter, 59, was arrested last November by the investigation agency on charges of helping his wife Indrani Mukherjea murder her daughter Sheena Bora. Both husband and wife are currently lodged in different jails. READ MORE

The Supreme Court agreed to hear a petition filed by an JNU alumnus seeking action against the lawyers involved in the Patiala court assault. Journalists also took to the streets protesting against the assault and submitted a memorandum to the apex court. They also called for the sacking of Delhi Police commissioner B S Bassi.

The great government banks write-off

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Reserve Bank of India to submit a list of the biggest defaulters after taking suo motu cognisance of The Indian Express report on twenty-nine state-owned banks banks writing off a total of Rs 1.14 lakh crore of bad debts between financial years 2013 and 2015. READ MORE

BJP wins Muzaffarnagar bypoll

In a setback to the ruling Samajwadi Party, the BJP and Congress won the bypoll in Muzaffarnagar and Deoband. The results are crucial as they offer a glimpse of what is expected to come in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections.

The bypoll results are being viewed as crucial in the countdown to the Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh next year. In a face-saver, the SP are leading in Bikapur, according to the latest trends. READ MORE

BJP MLA OP Sharma claims he was attacked

The Bharatiya Janata Party MLA OP Sharma on Tuesday claimed that he was assaulted by a group of persons outside the Patiala House court and TV visuals showing a man beating few individual was not him.

“When someone will beat me up, the possible natural action that could be followed is what happened in this incident…Unknown people who were shouting in favour of Pakistan, were creating a wrong atmosphere. They should go there. Why they are residing in India,” he said. READ MORE

Former DU lecturer Geelani arrested on sedition charges: SAR Geelani was arrested on Tuesday on sedition and other charges in connection with an event in which anti-India slogans were raised. Geelani was called to the police station on Monday night where he was detained and questioned for several hours, and later arrested. His arrest comes amid the raging row over the arrest of JNU students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar over sedition charges in connection with an event on February 9 against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. READ MORE