Highlights at 2100 hours

Following are the top stories at 2100 hours:

NATION DEL92 3RDLDALL SIDDHARTHA

Cafe Coffee Day founder's body found in river, apparent suicide shocks business world Mangaluru/Bengaluru: The body of billionaire coffee tycoon V G Siddhartha was found Wednesday on the banks of the Netravathi river in Karnataka and cremated in his ancestral village from where he began the hugely successful cafe chain that helped make coffee a lifestyle beverage in India.

DEL38 CBI-2NDLD RAPE

CBI books MLA Sengar, 9 others on murder charges; probe team reaches accident spot New Delhi: The CBI has booked Uttar Pradesh MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and nine others on murder charges in connection with the truck-car collision that left the woman who had accused the legislator of rape critically injured, officials said on Wednesday.

DEL86 ED-2NDLD ABDULLAH

ED questions Farooq Abdullah in JK Cricket Association money-laundering case New Delhi/Chandigarh: The ED questioned former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah for over four hours on Wednesday in connection with a money-laundering case related to alleged financial irregularities in the state's cricket association, officials said.

DEL84 UK-LD INDIANS

It is for Gibraltar to decide on release of Indians on board seized Iranian ship: UK New Delhi: In the midst of its rising tension with Iran, the UK on Wednesday said it is for the Gibraltar government to decide on release of 24 Indian crew on board a seized Iranian oil tanker taking into consideration due process of law.

DEL70 UNNAO-LD PRIYANKA

Cong will fight strongly for justice to Unnao rape survivor: Priyanka New Delhi: Asserting that the Congress will strongly fight for justice to the Unnao rape survivor, party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said the harassment of the young woman's entire family was not possible without protection from those in power.

CAL1 SIDDHARTHA-LD MAMATA

Industry captains under "pressure" says Mamata, calls Siddhartha's death unfortunate Kolkata: Terming as unfortunate the death of CCD founder V G Siddhartha, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday he was depressed due to harassment by "different agencies", and claimed captains of industry were under "pressure" and contemplating shifting abroad.

PAR17 LS-3RDLD WATER

LS passes Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill New Delhi: A bill seeking to expedite and streamline resolution of inter-state water disputes was

approved by Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

DEL69 JK-POLLS-LD MEETING J-K Assembly polls: CEO calls meeting with state poll machinery

Srinagar: The ball has been set rolling for conduct of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir with the state's chief electoral officer convening for a meeting with district officials for review of the process and political parties gearing up for the polls likely to be held later this year.

MDS19 TN-BOY TEETH Docs remove 526 teeth from boy's jaw, claim it is world's first case

Chennai: As many as 526 teeth of varying sizes were extracted from the right lower jaw of a seven-year-old boy in a five hour surgery carried out by doctors of a private dental college-cum-hospital here recently.

LEGAL LGD33 SC-2NDLD UNNAO

Unnao rape case: SC seeks report on delay in placing victim's letter before CJI New Delhi: Taking cognisance of the Unnao rape victim's letter to Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, the Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a report from its secretary general as to why it had not been brought to his notice since July 17.

DEL54 CAB-2NDLD SC JUDGES

Cabinet approves increasing strength of SC judges from 31 to 34 New Delhi: Acting on the request of the chief justice of India, the government on Wednesday decided to increase the number of Supreme Court judges from the present 30 to 33, excluding the CJI.

LGD24 SC-LD RESERVATION

10 per cent reservation intended to uplift economically weaker section: Centre to SC New Delhi: The Centre Wednesday told the Supreme Court that its decision to grant 10 per cent reservation in jobs and education to economically weaker section is intended to uplift around 200 million people who are below the poverty line even after over 70 years of independence.

BUSINESS

DEL17 BIZ-ZOMATO-LD BIGOTRY Zomato shuts up bigotry, says food doesn't have religion after customer seeks non-Muslim rider

New Delhi: Food delivery company Zomato is winning the internet after it refused on Wednesday to resolve a customer's complaint about being assigned a Muslim delivery executive for his food order.

DEL20 BIZ-CCD-SIDDHARTHA-OBIT V G Siddhartha - From son of coffee planter to founder of India's biggest coffee chain

New Delhi: He wanted to be an investment banker and had little interest in his family's coffee business. But a chat with the owners of German coffee chain, Tchibo, got V G Siddhartha to set up the Indian rival of Starbucks, before debt and tax woes allegedly led him to end his life.

FOREIGN FGN43 PAK-ROTI-LD PRICES

Pak rolls back increased gas tariffs to roadside tandoors to bring down roti, naan prices Islamabad: The cash-strapped government of Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday rolled back the gas tariff hike for roadside tandoors to bring down the prices of roti and naan in Pakistan, amid the public discontent against rising prices of essential commodities. By Sajjad Hussain PTI

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