Morning Digest: CBI arrests ex-principal in Kolkata rape and murder case; RSS favours caste census but warns against misuse, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on September 3, 2024.

Withdraw ‘mute’ Central forces from Manipur, Amit Shah urged

A day after a gun-and-bomb attack killed two persons, including a woman, a Manipur Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator urged Home Minister Amit Shah to withdraw Central forces from the State for allegedly remaining aloof to the violence around.

Intense negotiations on for control of key Parliamentary Standing Committees

Nearly three months into the 18th Lok Sabha, the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees have not been constituted because of disagreements between the government and Opposition, on control of these panels. 

File noting of order lifting ban on government officials joining RSS ‘classified’: Department of Personnel and Training

After displaying an official memorandum lifting restrictions on ties of government officials with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on its website for “public knowledge”, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has said that the file noting related to the decision are “classified” and cannot be disclosed. The response was in reply to a Right to Information Act (RTI) application filed by a New Delhi resident.

Emergency movie row: Madhya Pradesh High Court sends notices to Kangana Ranaut, CBFC