SC to deliver judgment on right to privacy tomorrow; Karti Chidambaram appears before CBI; Man posts video apology for trolling and more

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the review petitions of AIADMK interim general secretary V.K. Sasikala and her relatives Ilavarasi and V.N. Sudhakaran, against their conviction in a disproportionate assets case. A Bench of Justices S.A. Bobde and Amitava Roy dismissed the review petitions, observing that “we do not find any error in the common judgement, much less an apparent error on the face of the record, so as to call for its review”.

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has offered to resign “taking moral responsibility” for the recent train accidents. “I met Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking full moral responsibility. Honourable PM has asked me to wait,” he said on Twitter.

The Union government on Wednesday notified the introduction of ₹200 note. This will be the fourth currency issuance by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) since demonetisation. It has issued ₹2,000 as well as new versions of older denominations such as ₹500 and ₹50.

The recommendation of the Union Cabinet to set up a commission to look into subcategorisation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) seems to be the continuation of a political path taken by the BJP to upset the settled categories of Mandal politics.

Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Minister P. Chidambaram, on Wednesday appeared before the CBI for questioning in connection with the INX Media case, following the Supreme Court directive last week.

“Anonymity doesn’t help” online trolls, admits Ramkumar, one of the persons investigated by the police for trolling Dhanya Rajendran, editor-in-chief of the The News Minute. He has now recorded a video in which he admits to having trolled the journalist, and apologises to Ms. Rajendran saying that he has now “learnt a lesson”.

Ashwani Lohani, CMD of Air India, has been named the Chairman of the Railway Board following the resignation of A.K. Mital. The move comes after former Railway Board Chairman A.K. Mital tendered his resignation on Tuesday evening. Sources said he resigned owing moral responsibility of the Puri-Haridwar Utkal Express derailment in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday evening due to several lapses in the track maintenance work.

A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar on August 24 (Thursday) will deliver the judgment on the question whether right to privacy of citizens is a fundamental right under the Constitution.

Ajith’s Vivegam, which opens this Thursday, is all set for a mammoth worldwide release, with its Tamil Nadu theatre count touching upwards of 700 screens. The film’s theatre booking has already begun, with the biggest screens being reserved for its release.

Former England captain Wayne Rooney announced his retirement from international football on Wednesday, ending a 14-year career in which he became the country's top goalscorer with 53 goals.