DNA Evening Reads | Announcement for India coach; Demands by the J&K Human Rights Commission and more

J&K human rights commission asks state govt to pay Rs 10 lakh to 'human shield' Farooq Ahmad Dar

The Jammu and Kashmir human rights commission on Monday directed the state government to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to Farooq Ahmad Dar, who was used as a "human shield" by the Army during the Srinagar Lok Sabha bypoll. Read more here.

Rahul Gandhi defends meeting with Chinese envoy

Amid the ongoing border stand-off, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday met Chinese ambassador Luo Zhaohui​. Read more here

Reliance Jio users' data hacked: Here's all you need to know

In one of India’s biggest data leaks ever, details of millions of Reliance Jio users have been compromised and have been posted online on a website called magiapk.com. Details such as user name, Jio number, email ID, verification ID and Aadhaar number have all been exposed. Read more here

India Coach selection: Decision on hold, to be announced after consultation with Kohli: Sourav Ganguly

No decision has been made to appoint the Indian coach, it has been announced. Speaking to media persons, CAC member Sourav Ganguly said that they will speak to people who matter before they take a final decision. Click here to read more

Bengal communal violence: Amartya Sen expresses concern

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Monday expressed concern over the communal riot in Basirhat and said it has to be seen why it has happened in West Bengal which has a tradition of communal harmony. Read more here