Daily Newsletter | Friday, September 15, 2017
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| North Korea fires missile over Japan, UNSC convenes emergency meeting |
| Friday’s missile flew over Hokkaido in northern Japan “at around 07:06 am (2206 GMT) towards the Pacific Ocean”, Japan’s J-Alert system said, with reports saying it came down around 2,000 kilometres east of Hokkaido. Seoul’s defence ministry said it probably travelled around 3,700 kilometres and reached a maximum altitude of 770 kilometres |
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| Modi, Abe plan Asia-Africa link to counter China |
| In a not so subtle dig at China, Modi and Abe underlined the importance of all countries in ensuring the development and use of connectivity infrastructure, while ensuring respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity. India has accused China of undermining its sovereignty through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project. |
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| UK probing Vijay Mallya for money laundering |
| British investigators are probing alleged use of several companies for laundering money from India to UK through a circuitous route and a complex web of companies, and further to Switzerland and other countries. The UK authorities have sought details of alleged money laundering and assets abroad from CBI and ED. |
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| Cricketers can’t complain of burnouts: Rohit Sharma |
| Rohit Sharma feels cricketers have a short shelf life. Stating that he doesn’t believe in taking a break citing tight schedule as excuse, Rohit said: “Cricketers have limited careers, we cannot play till the (age of) 60, 70. We have to make the most of the time we have.” |
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| Can’t force India to play bilateral series against Pakistan: ICC |
| ICC CEO Dave Richardson has made it clear that the sport’s governing body cannot force India to play bilateral matches with Pakistan. Talking to the media in Lahore, Richardson also dispelled the impression that the ICC had a bigger leaning towards India compared to Pakistan cricket. |
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| Korea Open: Sindhu, Sameer progress to quarters |
| Olympic silver medallist Sindhu saw off Thailand’s Nitchaon Jindapol 22-20 21-17 to set up a clash with Japan’s Minatsu Mitani, who was a bronze medallist at the 2014 World Championships. |
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| Markets trade flat as Sensex, Nifty close with slender gains |
| 30-share BSE Sensex gained 55.52 points to close on 32,241.93 and the 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 7.30 points to finish on 10,086.60. In intra day trade, Sensex went up by more than 100 points to hit the high of 32,328.61, however it could not hold on to the profit. |
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