Daily Newsletter | Saturday, March 04, 2017
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| Better to die than be court-martialled: Sahayak Roy Mathew |
| In the diary, which is likely to be considered a suicide note and is now in police’s possession, Mathew wrote in Malayalam that it was “better to die than face a courtmartial”. Mathew, who was found dead days after he featured in a news website’s sting operation critical of the Army’s sahayak or ‘buddy’ system. |
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| PM Modi will visit Israel, but skip Palestine |
| PM Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Israel in July, the first by an Indian Prime Minister, will not see him travelling to Palestine, a decision that underscores the “de-hyphenation” of India’s relations with the two West Asian states. |
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| Delhi shifts to Varanasi as Union mins flood city |
| Led by PM Narendra Modi, BJP is carpet bombing Varanasi and its surrounding regions with an array of ministers and senior leaders as the battle for Uttar Pradesh heads for a furious climax with the final two rounds of polling to go. |
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| BSF constable held with Beretta submachine guns |
| A border security force constable was arrested in a joint operation of Agra police and UP ATS, for allegedly stealing two Italian imported Beretta submachine guns from the armoury of BSF post in West Bengal. |
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| ‘Bounty’ on Kerala CM: RSS leader booked |
| Ujjain police on Friday filed an FIR against RSS leader Dr Kundan Chandrawat for making statements conducing to public mischief by announcing a bounty of over Rs 1 crore on the head of Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. |
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| Kerala HC sends notice to BCCI on Sreesanth’s plea |
| The Kerala High Court on Friday issued notice to the BCCI on a plea filed by tainted Indian cricketer S Sreesanth, challenging the life ban imposed on him by the disciplinary committee of the cricket body. |
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| Gold, silver dip on reduced demand, global cues |
| Gold continued its downtrend for the fourth straight session on Friday, falling Rs 260 to Rs 29,145 per 10 grams at the bullion market due to heavy sell-off by stockists and investors amid bearish global cues. Silver too slumped by Rs 1,250 per kg to Rs 42,850, owing to hectic speculative selling. |
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