The Biggest Stories of March 8, 2015
On the International Women's Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi denounces crimes against women saying "our heads hang in shame” and announces One-Stop-Centres; BJP protests over the release of separatist leader Masarat Alam in Jammu and Kashmir; 18 people arrested so far in the Dimapur lynching case amidst tension and curfew, while internet and SMS services are blocked in Nagaland; Meanwhile, CPM stings Mamata Banerjee, asks if meeting with PM Modi is ‘Ghar Wapasi’; Senior journalist and founder, Editor-in-Chief of Outlook magazine Vinod Mehta dies of multi-organ failure at the age of 72; and Saina Nehwal loses to Spanish World Champion Carolina Marin in the final of the All England Badminton Championships
