Supreme Court judge Justice AK Sikri, whose vote helped decide CBI chief Alok Verma's removal from the top post, declined a post-retirement offer from the government of a position in London; the Congress party has decided to fight all 80 seats in UP after being snubbed by Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav; Around a dozen people were injured in clashes between protesters and security forces at a terrorist funeral in Jammu and Kashmir; Rahul Gandhi changed his stance on the Sabarimala issue saying that viewpoints of sides, women rights and traditions, had validity; and more in the news wrap of the day.
