Top news of the day: Gukesh strikes back, levels score with Ding Liren in World Championship; Shinde says will support any decision by BJP for Maharashtra CM; and more

Gukesh strikes back, levels score with Ding Liren in World Championship; Shinde says will support any decision by BJP for Maharashtra CM;, and more in The Hindu’s top news of November 27, 2024.

Indian Grandmaster D. Gukesh clinched his first win over defending champion Ding Liren in the World Chess Championship, outplaying him in the third round to draw level on points in Singapore on Wednesday. The two players now have 1.5 points each. The 18-year-old Indian won in a winning position after 37 moves showcasing an exemplary opening preparation to outwit the Chinese.

Decks cleared for government formation in Maharashtra as caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde says he will accept Modi-Shah’s decision. Shiv Sena leader and caretaker Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Eknath Shinde, on Wednesday declared that his party will support the BJP central leadership’s decision on the next chief minister of the State.

Former Attorney General of India Mukul Rohatgi, in a press conference called in his personal capacity on Wednesday, said billionaire businessman Gautam Adani and nephew Sagar Adani are not named in the counts of conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and obstructing justice in a 54-page U.S. court indictment document.

Proceedings in both the Houses of Parliament were adjourned for the day on Wednesday amid opposition protests over the Adani controversy and violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal. In the Lok Sabha, Opposition members trooped to the Well of the House raising slogans as soon as the House met again at 12 noon. BJP member Dilip Saikia, who was in the chair, adjourned the proceedings for the day after parliamentary papers were laid on the table.

The Uttar Pradesh government will make protesters involved in the Sambhal violence pay for damage to public property while posters of “stone pelters” will be displayed at public places, an official said on Wednesday. “The UP government is adopting a firm stance against the individuals involved in the Sambhal violence. Posters of the stone pelters and miscreants will be displayed publicly, and recovery of cost of damages will be sought. A reward may also be announced for information leading to their arrest,” an official spokesperson said.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday proposed that accused persons seeking bail on the ground of delay in the commencement of trial in money laundering cases ought to give, in return, an undertaking that they would not seek adjournments, and cooperate with the trial in the future. A Bench headed by Justice A.S. Oka said this would strike a “balance”. The Bench was hearing a bail application filed by an accused, Zeeshan Haider, in a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed former Union Minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra to respond to allegation that witnesses were being threatened in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case that claimed eight lives. A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan asked senior advocate Siddharth Dave, appearing for Mr. Ashish Mishra, to file an affidavit clarifying his stand after he refuted the allegations.