Congress Member of Parliament (MP) from Amritsar, Gurjeet Singh Aujla who donated Rs 20 lakhs to a golf club in Chandigarh from his MPLAD ( Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme) fund had courted controversy on Thursday.
Congress Lawmaker faced massive flak from Opposition Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-BJP accusing him of misusing the fund meant for public-oriented development works.
The attack from the Akali Dal was led by the party’s president and former CM Parkash Singh Badal, who accused the Congress MP that he cannot give money for any development work outside his constituency.
To justify his action, Aujla said the Akali Dal was raising a non-issue and as an MP he was allowed to donate outside his constituency and the Deputy Commissioner has to ensure the donation was as per the provisions.
Moreover, he claimed that many Army veterans, including those who fought wars, were members of the club and the golf club offers free membership to 100 children who belong to economically weaker backgrounds.
The Union Cabinet on August 9 approved inclusion of a provision of granting bail to men accused of giving instant triple talaq to their wives in the Muslim Women Protection of Rights on Marriage Bill, government sources said.
In a surprising move ahead of the assembly elections in Rajasthan, Vasundhara Raje led Rajasthan government has decided to rename eight villages, which had Muslim names. 
International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s latest projection revealed that India’s gross domestic product (GDP) is to grow by 7.3% in the 2018-19 fiscal and 7.5% in 2019-2020 on strengthening of investment and robust private consumption.
National Company Law Tribunal, Chandigarh on Thursday passed the eviction order against the promoters Haravatar Singh and Ajmair Singh Bhullar of James Hotels Limited to vacate the Hotel premises within 3 weeks. The Company James Hotels Limited, a Public Limited Company is already under Corporate Insolvency Process due to non – payment of loans taken by the Company from Banks. As per sources during the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process, the promoters i.e. Haravatar Singh and Ajmair Singh Bhullar illegally continued to occupy the hotel premises with plush lodging and office space for themselves. In spite of number of e-mails written to them by the Committee of Creditors (Lendors), the promoters refused to vacate the hotel premises. The Promoters also influenced the staff of James Hotel limited and provoked them not to cooperate with the Resolution Professional as appointed by National Company Law Tribunal, Chandigarh.
The Janakpur-Jayanagar railway service, the only line linking Nepal and India underwent a successful test operation on August 8 evening.
At least 15 people were killed in Kerala as heavy rains triggered landslides across the state. Among all the districts, Idukki remained the worst affected district.
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on August 8 exempted senior citizens and ex-servicemen from the mandatory dope test for issuance and renewal of their arms licenses. 
An Indian family has alleged a humiliation and racial behavior by British Airways when they were forced to deplane because their three-year-old child was crying onboard while they were traveling from London to Berlin on the flight (BA 8495) on July 23.
NDA’s candidate, Harivansh Narayan Singh of the JD(U), was elected Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman on August 9 defeating B K Hariprasad, opposition candidate, and senior Congress leader, by winning 125 votes in the House.
