Within hours of Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirming he will not attend a regional SAARC summit in Pakistan, three other countries have opted out of the November session, which will have to be re-located; The Lodha panel has submitted a report to the Supreme Court saying that the BCCI is ignoring its recommendations on bringing changes in its governance. "Current BCCI office-bearers should be removed as of now," Justice Lodha told NDTV; A gang of around 10 men barged into a house in Lucknow and attacked the parents so brutally that the father suffered severe head injuries. Then they dragged the child out of the house to a spot around 600 metres away and took turns to rape her; The National Commission for Women today slammed a comedy TV show for allegedly making fun of the skin tone of actress Tannishtha Chatterjee and said it is exploring avenues to initiate action on the "unfortunate episode"; and more in our news wrap of the day.
