HT Morning Brief Sept 4: ISRO launches EOS-05; CJP protest today; Rohit Sharma gets BCCI boost
Here's the latest protest news from across India:
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Adding to this, ISRO launches GSLV-F17 carrying EOS-05; Prakash Raj's show review; Rohit Sharma gets BCCI boost. (ANI/PTI/Amazon Prime) CJP protest today The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) will pay a visit to Parliament Street Police Station in Delhi on Friday to seek action against Swatantra Bhardwaj. The self proclaimed Hindutva ‘influencer’ claimed to have assaulted Sanjay Kumar, father of student protester Nishu, during a protest at Jantar Mantar. Read the story here .
Meanwhile, The government is focused on maximising the utilisation of free trade agreements (FTAs) after securing preferential access to two-thirds of the global market through nine trade deals, Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal shared on Thursday, even as India is on course to forge several more FTAs with major economies such as the US, Canada and Chile. Read the full story here.
Notably, After the conclusion of the 27.5 hour countdown, the 51.7 metre tall rocket, lifted off thunderously emanating bright orange colour fumes on its tail from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota at a pre-fixed time of 2.55 am at the spaceport, located about 135 km east of Chennai. Read the full story here .
As per the latest buzz, Estonia’s defence minister Hanno Pevkur resigned from government following a furore over a botched European Union-funded deal to buy artillery shells for Ukraine from a company owned by an Indian entity, which denied allegations of wrongdoing. Read here .
In further updates, Palnati Surya Pratap's web series, Jagamae Sangeetham , which hinged on Carnatic music, needed stronger writing and more gravitas for it to work. It stars Prakash Raj. HT's review here .
On top of that, If there were any doubts left over the future of Rohit Sharma, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia’s remarks in a review meeting yesterday in Mumbai put an end to them.
Not long ago, ahead of the third and final ODI at Lord’s in July, it was reported that the series decider was likely to be Rohit’s last, as he had been told by the selection committee that he was no longer in their 2027 World Cup plans. Read the full story here .
Source: Hindustan Times