Alok Verma being removed by a panel, GST exemption limit being doubled for MSMEs are some of the top stories of the day. “CBI chief gets marching orders,” headlines The Tribune; while The Business Standard says, “Alok Verma shunted out as CBI director”.
“Big relief for small businesses under GST,” reports The Hindu Business Line and The Asian Age writes, “GST exemption limit doubled to 40 lakh rupees,” while The Financial Express says, “Big relief for MSMEs as GST ambit shrinks.”
Army chief General Bipin Rawat’s comments on same-sex relationships in the Army are widely covered in the press. The Pioneer quotes him “Gay sex can’t be allowed in Army”.
Most papers have also reported Sheila Dikshit’s appointment as Delhi unit chief. The Pioneer headlines, “Sheila back to steer Delhi Congress in Lok Sabha polls.”
Justice Lalit recusing himself from the bench to hear the Ayodhya land title dispute case is given traction by the Press too. The Hindu headlines, “New Bench to hear Ayodhya case as Justice Lalit opts out.”
For fans of the comic character Tintin, there’s news to cheer. “Tintin may be 90 but he’s out on a new adventure,” reports The Hindu, adding that Steven Speilberg is to produce a movie on him that’ll be directed by Lord of the Rings director, Peter Jackson.
The Hindu Business Line reports that over 1500 gynecologists created a Guinness world record in the ‘longest line of sanitary pads at the All India Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Begaluru. Participants formed a line stretching 1078 metres using 10,105 pads that’ll be donated to four city bases schools.