WION Evening News Brief, February 5, 2018

WION Evening News Brief, February 5, 2018

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Better that someone sells pakodas than begs: Amit Shah in Parliament

It took a lot of time for this government to fill the "hole" it inherited from its predecessor, BJP President Amit Shah said in the Rajya Sabha Monday. Shah was making his debut speech in Parliament.

Gurgaon school murder case: CBI says fingerprints of juvenile accused found at crime scene

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The CBI filed a 1,000-page charge sheet in the Gurgaon school murder case on Monday.

The charge sheet says the fingerprints of the juvenile accused were found at the crime scene. And that the source of the murder weapon -- a knife -- has been identified.

After 20 years in power, Tripura CM Manik Sarkar has Rs 2,410 in the bank

Manik Sarkar, the chief minister of the poll-bound state Tripura has cash amounting to a little over Rs 3500.

Sensex falls for fifth day in a row, closes at 34,757

Indian shares fell for a fifth straight session on Monday, with the broader NSE index hitting its lowest in a month, as Asian shares slumped, while worries remained that the Reserve Bank of India would turn more hawkish at its policy meeting later this week.

Political crisis in Maldives continues, demand for President's resignation grows

Maldives capital Male continues to remain tense, with the opposition and general public unrelentingly asking President Yameen to step down and allow a new leadership to take charge.