Daily wrap: RBI dy guv Viral Acharya quits; Muslim man dies after mob attack
RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya quits six months before his term
Viral Acharya, who was in-charge of the monetary policy department, has resigned on Monday (June 24), six months before the scheduled end of his term. This is the second high profile resignation, after Urjit Patel resigned nearly nine months before the end of his schedule term over differences with the government in the past six month at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Muslim youth beaten up by mob, asked to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’; dies days later
24-year-old Muslim youth in Kharsawan district of Jharkhand on June 18, was caught by an irate mob on charges of theft and asked to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and ‘Jai Hanuman’ while being mercilessly beaten up by men with sticks. The victim Tabrez Ansari succumbed to his injuries on Saturday (June 22), media reports said.
K’taka may get more ‘Silicon Valleys’ as govt opts to revise IT policy
In a bid to stretch the IT industry beyond Bengaluru, the Karnataka government plans to revise the Information Technology Policy and boost IT investment in Tier II and Tier III cities like Mysuru, Mangaluru, Shivamogga and Huballi among others. Announcing the move, Gaurav Gupta, principal secretary of department of IT, BT and Science and Technology, said the objective behind the new IT policy was to adopt strategies that will promote an inclusive digital growth across the state.
S Jaishankar joins BJP, set to be elected to RS from Gujarat
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar formally joined the BJP on Monday in the presence of working president J P Nadda. He is set to be elected to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. Jaishankar replaced former foreign minister Sushma Swaraj, who was seen as active and responsive through social media.
Cong hits out at govt for mishandling of economy, rising number of wilful defaulters
Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala alleged that the tremors of “mishandling” the economy in the last five years under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which had mastered the art of “disruptive economy policy measures”, still continued to be felt as the number of wilful defaulters had gone up to 8,582 in 2018-19.
IOA might pull out of 2022 Commonwealth Games after shooting snub
The ongoing controversy over the exclusion of shooting from the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games has left many Indian shooters disappointed. To show their protest towards the same, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is planning to pull out of the tournament. Last year, the Birmingham Organizing Committee decided to drop shooting as an event in the 2022 games’ citing logistical issues.
Russia says new US sanctions on Iran are illegal
Russia on Monday (June 24) denounced as “illegal” new economic sanctions that the United States is preparing to impose on Iran. “We consider these sanctions illegal,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said during a briefing. Tensions between Washington and Tehran have flared since Iranian forces on Thursday shot down a US drone, the latest in a series of incidents including attacks on tankers in sensitive Gulf waters.
