Top 5 news at 9 pm on September 1: Multiciplicity of authorities is playing havoc with drainage system: Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court on Thursday lambasted the civic bodies for not doing their work when it comes to waterlogging on the roads. Here are the Top 5 news at 9PM on Spetember 1:

1.Multiciplicity of authorities is playing havoc with drainage system: Delhi High Court

Lambasting the local bodies for not doing their work and passing the buck on each other, the Delhi High Court today said the severe waterlogging on the roads in the national capital was due to clogging of drains by plastics and other non-biodegradable materials.

2. After 50 per cent states ratify GST Bill, govt will now seek Presidential assent for it: Arun Jaitley

Government will seek Presidential assent for the landmark Constitution amendment bill for GST as 16 states have ratified the legislation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today.

3. We should have seized PoK long back: IAF chief Arup Raha

IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha on Thursday indicated that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) would have been India’s had the country gone for a military solution rather than taking a “moral high ground”.

4. Reliance Jio 4g launch: Data-giri with free voice calls, cheaper data tariffs to begin from Sept 5

Storming his way into the telecom industry, India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani on Thursday announced free voice calls and free national roaming along with rock-bottom data prices on his new Reliance Jio network that will debut on September 5.

5. ‘I stand by my words’ says Rahul while RSS questions his U-turn in SC

As Rahul Gandhi today told the Supreme Court that he stood by every word he said about people associated with RSS being behind the killing of Mahatma Gandhi, the Sangh family fountainhead questioned the Congress leader’s U-turn and asked why he avoided trial in the case for two years.