The Biggest Stories of July 17, 2016
The government is hoping to push through GST Bill in Parliament's monsoon session which begins tomorrow. The Congress said that it will support any bill on the basis of merit; the Centre today rushed an additional 2,000 CRPF soldiers to the Kashmir Valley as the situation remains tense in the state after the killing of terrorist Burhan Wani earlier this month; Arvind Kejriwal today addressed the nation, through his 2-hour interactive session "Talk to AK", with special focus on the election bound states; RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has challenged his critics to show how inflation is "very low" before accusing him of "being behind the curve" in his focus on containing inflation than economic growth; Heavy rains in Mathura have led to flash floods and the city is on high alert; Nine people have died after heavy rains in Uttarakhand.
