WION Evening News Brief, March 7, 2018

Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Vishwanath Shetty stabbed thrice in his office, attacker arrested

Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Vishwanath Shetty was stabbed three times in his Bengaluru office Wednesday while hearing a case.

The attacker, identified by police as Tejharaj Sharma, has been taken into custody by Bengaluru Police.

Aadhaar not mandatory for students taking all-India examinations: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today directed the CBSE not to make Aadhaar number mandatory for enrolment of students appearing in NEET 2018 and other all-India exams.

India-China bilateral trade hits historic high of $84.44 billion in 2017

The India-China bilateral trade reached $84.44 billion last year, an historic high notwithstanding bilateral tensions over a host of issues including the Doklam standoff.

Cricketer Mohammed Shami denies torturing wife, having extramarital affairs

Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami has rejected reports of his extramarital affairs, saying that someone is conspiring against him to ruin his career.

BSF revokes pay cut of jawan who did not call PM 'Shri'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked Border Security Force to withdraw an order against a BSF jawan who was given a penalty of seven days’ pay for showing disrespect towards Mr Modi.