News Roundup: Top 10 stories of the week

Team Udayavani, Oct 4, 2020, 12:03 PM IST

Hathras Gang rape case

The alleged brutal gang-rape, murder and forcible cremation by the police of a 19-year-old girl sparked furious protests and demonstration against the police and the Uttar Pradesh government across the country.

Babri Verdict: All accused including Advani, Joshi gets Clean Chit from CBI Court

A special CBI court settled a 28-year-old controversy in favour of the Hindu nationalist forces as it acquitted all 32 accused in the demolition of Babri Mosque that was razed to the ground by a mob on 6 December 1992.

Gandhi Jayanti: President Kovind, PM Modi pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his 151st birth anniversary, at Rajghat in New Delhi, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020.

PM Modi inaugurates Atal Tunnel in Rohtang

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated Atal Tunnel in Rohtang, which is the highest altitude tunnel in the world and has strategic significance. The historic decision to construct a strategic tunnel below the Rohtang Pass was taken on June 3, 2000 when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister.

By-polls in 10 States on Nov 3: EC

By-elections to 54 Assembly seats in 10 States, including Telangana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, UP and Nagaland will be held on November 3, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday.

The Commission also announced that by-polls for the Valmiki Nagar Parliamentary Constituency in Bihar and two Assembly constituencies in Manipur will take place on November 7.

Karnataka: Min C T Ravi quits cabinet days after being appointed BJP general secy

Karnataka Minister for Kannada, Culture and Tourism C T Ravi has resigned from the cabinet, sources close to him said on Sunday. Ravi’s resignation comes in the backdrop of him being appointed BJP national general secretary on September 26.

Sandalwood drugs case: Hyd lab returns ‘incorrect’ samples sent for hair follicle test

The Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) at Hyderabad returned the hair follicle samples of three accused in the drugs case for being improperly collected and packed. Two of the samples are those from actresses Sanjjana Galrani and Ragini Dwivedi.

Bollywood drugs case: Executive producer Kshitij Prasad sent to judicial custody till Oct 6

Kshitij Prasad, a former employee of Dharmatic Entertainment, who was arrested in connection with the probe into the drugs angle into actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, was sent to judicial custody till October 6 by a special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) court on Saturday.

Sushant died by suicide, no evidence of murder: AIIMS

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput was not murdered. He died by suicide. This has been confirmed by the medical board constituted by the forensic medicine department of AIIMS

U.S. President Donald Trump and wife Melania tests positive for COVID-19

Donald Trump and Wife Melania Trump tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday, October 2.

“Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!,” Trump tweeted.