Daily Newsletter | Monday, April 10, 2017
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| EC cancels Tamil Nadu Assembly bypoll over use of money power |
| After several rounds of meeting with Tamil Nadu election officials, the Election Commission decided to rescind the election notification. It said the by-election will be held in “due course when the vitiating effect created by the distribution of money and gift items to allure the electors…gets removed with the passage of time”. |
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| ‘Manmohan PMO passed buck on CWG scams’ |
| The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has finally adopted the politically contentious report on the 2010 Commonwealth Games criticising the Manmohan Singh PMO for “passing the buck” with regard to Congress leader Suresh Kalmadi’s appointment as head of the organising committee and faulty supervision of the scam-hit Games. |
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| Delhi-NCR close to becoming India’s ad capital? |
| In the past few years, the Delhi-NCR market has surged, and though it is still behind Mumbai, the gap has shrunk to its narrowest ever. If this trend continues, Delhi-NCR might dislodge Mumbai from its perch this year itself. If Mumbai recovers from the decline of 2016, the displacement will take longer. |
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| Parents’ body seeks arrest of school administrator for ‘assault’ |
| Mainpuri district Parents Association (MDPA) has demanded the arrest of the administrator of Dr Kiran Saujia Secondary Education Academy (KSSEA) in connection with the alleged assault on some parents by the school authorities following a dispute over the sale of books of private publisher in the school on Saturday. |
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| Facebook’s VR unit Oculus sued over 3D tech |
| Facebook Inc’s virtual reality unit Oculus VR is facing a lawsuit alleging it incorporated without authorization a smaller competitor’s patented technology into its Rift headset. |
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| Paes leaving midway was final nail in coffin: Bhupathi |
| Mahesh Bhupathi on Sunday said he had no “personal agenda” in keeping Leander Paes out of the Indian Davis Cup team and said his former partner’s decision to leave Bangalore mid-way into the tie was a final nail in the coffin. |
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