1. CBI CASE “Sir 500 words essay is good or 1000 word essay and size of jacket. Fast pls.” When meat exporter Moin Qureshi sent this BBM message in July last year to A P Singh, the former CBI director who is now a member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) replied, “500 words. 40 Jacket 16 collar size.” This was in 2013, the same year that Singh joined the UPSC after he had retired as CBI director. Today, this mysterious message is one of the many between the two that convinced Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to inform the Supreme Court on October 17 that Singh’s conduct was “wholly unbecoming of the office he held (as CBI Director)”. Read More: ‘Sir 500 words essay is good or 1000 word essay and size of jacket. Fast pls.’ 2. ABUSE OF POWER The son of a top Jammu and Kashmir police officer has posted a series of photographs on Instagram that show his father’s apparent abuse of power. The photographs have gone viral on social networking sites, evoking angry reactions. One of the photographs shows a man — apparently a policeman — sitting near the feet of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Jammu, Shakeel Beig and helping him put on his shoes. The caption with the photograph , posted by Beig’s son, who goes by the name Tonybeig on Instagram, says: “Real king – My Dad!! Last time he put his shoes himself was almost 15 years ago #BossLife #King xx.” Read More: J&K DIG’s son posts photos of ‘Dad & I’ enjoying perks of power 3. BLACK MONEY PROBE The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Centre to disclose to it on Wednesday all the names being investigated for allegedly stashing black money abroad, and questioned why the government was “holding a protective umbrella for these people”. Throwing a spanner in the case being heard for the past five years, a bench led by Chief Justice of India H L Dattu directed the government to hand over, in sealed cover, on Wednesday the lists of all the names received from foreign governments, irrespective of the nature of treaties between the countries. The court order came as a surprise since it was hearing a fresh application by the government for, in fact, restricting the disclosure. Read More: Supreme Court snaps back at Govt: Not 2 or 3, give us all the names 4. OPINION The present state of the Left in India is a cause for concern, to not only those who are members of the mainstream communist parties but a much wider spectrum of people who are ideologically inclined towards the Left and want it to revive and flourish in order to strengthen secularism, democracy and social justice. The electoral debacle faced by the Left Front in the Lok Sabha polls, especially in its former stronghold of West Bengal, has naturally led to some churning and debate within the Left and its largest contingent, the CPM. The outcome of this debate would have a bearing on the future of the left movement as a whole. Read More: To revive Left, steer clear of Congress 5. SPORTS Former France striker Nicolas Anelka had a forgettable return from suspension when his Mumbai franchise team was drubbed 5-1 by Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League on Tuesday. The 35-year-old Anelka, who sat out the first three matches because of a five-match ban imposed in England for a racially aggravated goal celebration that led to his exit from West Bromwich Albion in March, made some early runs down the right, but failed to dent the defence. Read More: Super Chennaiyin FC win like kings
