HT Morning Brief September 20: Crime Branch to probe IIT-B student’s death; Rahul’s Indore event row; Asian Games
Here are the top five headlines from India, the world, sports and entertainment that you should know as you start your day.
According to prosecutors, the Mumbai crime branch will investigate the death of a second-year BTech student at IIT-Bombay. The police agreed to this request after a seven-hour standoff with the deceased's parents at Rajawadi Hospital on Saturday. The parents have filed a First Information Report (FIR) naming former dean of student affairs Suryanarayan Dulla, the IIT-B director, and other senior officials. They allege that the student died due to caste discrimination and undue pressure placed on him.
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- Asian Games: Pakistan off to flying start in hockey, poor show in other sports dawn.com
- Operational blunders at Asian Games disrupt Korean team koreatimes.co.kr
- Shafali dazzles with 49-ball unbeaten 100 and India march into Asian Games final island.lk
- Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in Asian Games women’s cricket event semis dailytimes.com.pk
- Laser-focused Ying Ting delivers clean Asian Games debut nst.com.my
- ‘It was only so‑so’: China’s Yu Zidi, 13, vows faster swims after Asian Games gold malaymail.com