National 🇮🇳| SC directs govt to ‘restore normalcy’ in Kashmir
- The SC was hearing several pleas on Kashmir which it had so far avoided, to give the govt ‘more time’
- Justice Bobde called the situation ‘a terrible state of affairs’
- The lockdown has now continued for 42 days
Reuters: https://reut.rs/2I3Z4aP
Former CM and Union Minister Farooq Abdullah booked under law used against terrorists
- The Public Safety Act allows for detention upto 2 years with no court trials
- This came to light when the SC finally allowed pleas on Kashmir to be heard and Vaiko’s plea highlighted the detention
Hindu: http://bit.ly/30jUv2t
Economy & Business 💰| RBI’s current account under threat if oil surge continues: RBI Gov
- Oil prices surged after a drone strike on a Saudi oil field that affected 5% of global oil supply
Reuters: https://reut.rs/30pkPrZ
🗣Interesting: ‘Squarely blame Supreme Court for economic slowdown’: Harish Salve in conversation with Indira Jaising
The Leaflet: http://bit.ly/2UYnQ16
🗣Opinion: Public? Safety?
- ‘Move to book Farooq Abdullah under PSA shows arbitrariness — and a lack of plan to address the crisis in J&K’
Indian Express: http://bit.ly/2UXxYY8
Interesting: Get popcorn for iOS 13’s privacy pop-ups of creepy Facebook data grabs
- Users are soon about to find out just how ‘creepy’ FB really gets as they use it on newer OS’s with privacy features
Techcrunch: https://tcrn.ch/2IbSVJB
Interesting: SoftBank Backers Rethink Role in Next Vision Fund on WeWork
Bloomberg: http://bit.ly/30ouLSu