1)
Jayalalithaa convicted; gets 4-year jail term, fined Rs. 100 cr: Tamil Nadu
Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has been sentenced to four years in jail and
slapped a fine of Rs. 100 crore in the 18-year-old disproportionate assets
case. Judge John Michael Cunha pronounced the verdict. Jayalalithaa has been
convicted under Section 13(2) and 13(1) (e) of the Prevention of Corruption
Act, 1988. The conviction will lead to her immediate disqualification as an MLA
and subsequent stepping down as Chief Minister. Jayalalitha's aide Sasikala, V
N Sudhakaran, and J Ilavarasi have also been convicted under the Prevention of
Corruption Act.
2) PM
Narendra Modi addressed UN Assembly:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke in Hindi as he addressed the UN
General Assembly session in New York on Saturday, emulating his party, the
BJP's iconic leader and former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee. Since
taking charge as Prime Minister in May, Mr Modi has stuck to Hindi for most of
his speeches and interactions with world leaders. Only after the historic entry
of India's Mangalyaan into the Mars orbit earlier this week, did he use more
than a smattering of English while addressing space scientists. Mr Vajpayee,
who was Prime Minister from 1998 to 2004, was the first person to speak in
Hindi at the United Nations General Assembly. As foreign minister, he addressed
a session in 1977 in Hindi.
3) Indian
men's squash team gets historic gold, women grab silver: The Indian squash players wrapped up a
historic performance in the Asian Games, clinching an unprecedented men's team
gold after the women's side settled for its first ever silver on Saturday. With
a silver and a bronze, through Saurav Ghosal and Dipika Pallikal respectively
in the individual events, the squash players signed off with their best ever
medal haul in the Games. The icing on the cake was provided by the men's team,
led by Ghosal, which clinched the historic gold after edging out Malaysia in
the summit clash.
4) Cabinet
nod for President’s rule in Maharashtra: Assembly poll–bound Maharashtra is
all set to be brought under President’s rule as the Union Cabinet made a
recommendation to the effect on Saturday. The meeting of the Union Cabinet was
presided over by Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the absence of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi who is away on a visit to the United States. Mr. Singh chaired
the meeting of the Cabinet soon after his return from Kerala in the evening,
government sources said.
5) BCCI
extended tenure of Ravi Shastri as team India Director till 2015 World Cup: The
Board of Cricket for Control in India (BCCI) Working Committee on 26 September
2014 extended Ravi Shastri’s tenure as Director of Indian Cricket team till end
of 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. The ICC Cricket World Cup is to be played in
Australia and New Zealand from 14 February to 29 March 2015. The decision of
retaining 52-year-old former India all-rounder Shastri as the Director was made
during the BCCI Working Committee meet.
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