Morning Digest | Supreme Court says Chandigarh poll incident mockery of democracy; White Paper on economy to be tabled this session, and more

From Supreme Court remarking Chandigarh poll incident as mockery, to Dravid saying Team effort got us over the line, read a select list of stories from The Hindu to start the day.

Chandigarh poll incident mockery of democracy: SC

The Supreme Court gave the BJP victory at Chandigarh mayoral elections a jolt, threatening to order fresh elections after a video played in the open courtroom on Monday showed the Returning Officer “obviously defacing” ballot papers, while taking stealthy glances at the camera overhead like a “fugitive”.

Interview | ‘Rigid, statutory fiscal targets are getting discredited globally,’ says Finance Secretary

The White Paper on the economy’s mismanagement prior to 2014 and the transition since then, promised by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the interim Budget, is expected to be tabled in this session of Parliament, Mr. Somanathan, who heads the panel reviewing the National Pension System for government employees, said. Deliberations are on and they had already consulted States and Central government staff associations, he said. 

'Shakti' display at Grammys: Five Indians bag awards, Zakir Hussain gets three

Shakti, a fusion music group comprising tabla maestro Zakir Hussain and singer Shankar Mahadevan, has won the 2024 Grammy Award for best global music album for “This Moment”The album features founding member, guitarist John McLaughlin alongside Hussain, Mahadevan, violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan and percussionist Selvaganesh Vinayakram.

BJP MP Satya Pal Singh bats for christening India as ‘Bharat’, Opposition members raise pertinent issues