1. Indo- Pak talks: Sushma- Sartaj meet on sidelines of SAARC summit, Pathankot among issues discussed
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met Sartaj Aziz on the sidelines of the SAARC summit in Pokhara on Thursday. Aziz is currently the advisor of Pakistan PM on foreign policy matters. Read more here.
2. Vijay Mallya seeks time till April to appear before ED in IDBI bank loan default case
Liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Thursday sought time till April for making a personal appearance before the ED, virtually making it clear he would not present himself before the anti-money laundering agency pursuant to summons issued by it in the IDBI bank loan default case. Read more here.
3. Difficult to accept Congress demand to cap GST rate: Arun Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said it's difficult to accept demand of the Congress to cap GST rate in the pending Constitution Amendment Bill, but remained hopeful that it will get passed in the second half of the current Budget session. Read more here.
4. German Bakery blast case: Bombay HC sets aside Himayat Baig's death penalty, confirms life imprisonment
In a major embarrassment to the anti-terrorism squad, the Bombay High Court on Thursday set aside the death penalty handed down to the sole German Bakery blast accused, Himayat Baig, and held him guilty only for possessing RDX at his house and confirmed the life imprisonment handed down to him. Read more here.
5. India, Pakistan continue bickering over travel permission for World T20
The bickering over the travel permission to Pakistani officials in the High Commission to watch Pakistan's T20 World Cup matches escalated today with Islamabad terming as "misleading" India's statement that it has allowed 19 mission officials. Read more here.
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