The French side took advantage of parallel parleys by the PMO that weakened Indian team’s position, reports N. Ram. “Former French President has admitted that he was made to select Anil Ambani by Mr. Modi himself,” says Rahul Gandhi. At a press meet, he urged all leaders to “call the bluff” on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “false claims” about many issues, including Karnataka’s loan waiver scheme. A Bench, led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, posted the petition filed by Supreme Court advocate Ravi Kant in 2009, alleging that crores of public money was spent by then Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister on these acts of self-aggrandisement. With whirlwind fifty, Rohit also became the top run-getter in the format, surpassing Martin Guptill.

Source: The Hindu February 08, 2019 14:26 UTC