Here are the important news stories of the day
Show us “Naya action”, MEA tells Pakistan
Pakistan’s claims of acting against terrorist groups are “only on paper,” said the Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday, in its first reaction to the Imran Khan government’s moves over the week, putting strictures against the Jaish-e-Mohammad and seizing properties belonging to the Jamaat-ud-Dawa and Falah-I-Insaniyat Foundation.
ED working on initiating legal proceedings against Nirav Modi in U.K.: sources
The United Kingdom’s Home Secretary has referred India’s request for the extradition of multi-crore Punjab National Bank fraudcase fugitive Nirav Modi to a court there for initiating legal proceedings against him, according to a senior Enforcement Directorate official.
Nirav Modi tracked down, in swanky London apartment: report
Fugitive billionaire diamantaire Nirav Modi, accused in the $2 billion PNB fraud case, is living openly in a swanky £8-million apartment in London’s West End and is now involved in a new diamond business, a British daily reported on Saturday.
I suppose the thief returned the Rafale documents: Chidambaram on AG’s U-turn
Mocking the Centre’s change of stance on Rafale-related documents published by The Hindu, senior Congress leader P. Chidamabaram noted that they had moved from “stolen documents” on Wednesday to “photo copied documents” on Friday.
Rahul asks Modi to tell nation who released Masood Azhar from jail
Kick-starting the Karnataka leg of the Lok Sabha poll campaign from Haveri, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi sought answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on who released Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Moulana Masood Azhar from jail in India and took him to Kandahar for handing over to Pakistan.
India ‘reviewing’ Pak request for opening an air route
India is "reviewing" Pakistan's request to open an air route from Mumbai to Karachi and northwards for flights towards Europe, a senior official of the Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Saturday.
BJP, Congress spar over AG’s clarification on Rafale papers
The Congress and the BJP on Friday sparred over Attorney General K.K. Venugopal’s assertion on Friday that the Rafale documents were not stolen from the Defence Ministry.
Top 3 poll issues will be jobs, jobs & jobs: Chidambaram
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday hit out at the Centre over alleged lack of job creation, saying the three main issues in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls would be jobs, jobs and jobs.