Here are the top reads from this evening.
1) CWC backs Rahul Gandhi for presidency, but Sonia Gandhi to remain Congress president
Sonia Gandhi's tenure as the party president was extended by the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the highest decision making body of the party, for a year on Monday. According to reports, the CWC meeting for the first time was chaired by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi as his mother skipped the session citing poor health. While addressing the CWC members, the Gandhi scion described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as being "obsessed with power and for seeking to silence all those who disagree." Reportedly, Rahul also discussed organisational polls and strategy for the upcoming winter session of Parliament besides party's preparations for the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Uttarakhand and Manipur. Read more...
2) Sabarimala row | Ready to allow women inside temple's sanctum sanctorum: Kerala govt to SC
Amidst ongoing debate, the Kerala government on Monday changed its stand and informed the Supreme Court that it is ready to allow women into the sanctum sanctorum of Sabarimala temple. The apex court was hearing the petition seeking the entry of women into Kerala's Sabarimala temple. This was the first hearing after the top court changed the bench hearing a decade-old petition against the restriction on women aged between 10 and 50 from entering the temple. Read more...
3) Business, IPR cooperation; Modi invites British cos to partner
Underlining economic challenges in the current global environment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India and the UK can leverage technological prowess to create new opportunities, while seeking investments in defence, manufacturing and aerospace sectors. Speaking at the India-UK Tech Summit, Modi showcased his government's initiatives in sectors like smart cities, startups and digital economy as he sought enhanced engagement with Britain. Read more...
4) Websites of 7 Indian embassies hacked, database leaked: Report
Websites of at least seven Indian embassies were reportedly hacked and some crucial data leaked, reported ehackingnews.com. Sites of Indian embassies in South Africa, Libya, Italy, Switzerland, Malawi, Mali and Romania were hacked. However, the sites now seem to be working. The leaked database containing admin and login details, name, passport number, email-id and their phone numbers were published on the pastebin.com, which has blocked by the Government of India. Read more...
5) After FBI clears Clinton, Trump says she knows she's guilty; FBI knows it too
Donald Trump on Monday returned to his "rigged system" rhetoric as the Republican presidential candidate hit out at the FBI for giving a clean chit to Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, saying it is "impossible" to go through 650,000 emails in a little over a week. "Right now, she is being protected by a rigged system. It's a totally rigged system," Trump told his supporters in a Detroit suburb in Michigan. The 70-year-old real estate tycoon's remarks were his first reaction after the FBI Director Jim Comey said that it has not changed its view following a renewed probe into the alleged email scandal involving Clinton after it assessed new emails found in the laptop of one of her close aides. Read more...
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