QWrap: Auto Expo 2016, MCD Workers Protest, Sonam Kapoor Exclusive

Here’s a quick wrap of the day’s top stories in a jiffy.

QWrap: 03.02.16

1. Delhi Auto Expo 2016 Previews With Supercars and Superstars

The 2016 Delhi Auto Expo saw a spate of launches, some of them eagerly anticipated, including the iconic SUV maker Jeep, UM Motorcycles, Honda’s Navi and Maruti Suzuki’s Brezza. The inaugural day saw a starry turnout with the likes of Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, and Karan Singh Grover in attendance.

2. Sheena Bora Murder: A Flawed Probe and a Chargesheet in Tatters

More than four months of investigation and a highly deficient chargesheet later, the Sheena Bora murder is nowhere near solved. The CBI continues to grope in the dark for the motive behind the killing of the 24-year-old girl in Mumbai on April 24, 2012, allegedly by her mother and two others.

3. Indian Hockey Skipper Sardara Singh Accused of Sexual Harassment

A 21-year-old international hockey player of Indian origin has accused India’s national hockey team captain Sardara Singh of sexual harassment, reports suggest.

4. Order CBI Probe Into MCD Fund Misappropriation: Kejriwal

Speaking on the MCD strike called by the sanitation workers in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal sought for a CBI probe into the alleged misappropriation of funds in the three municipal corporations.

5. Stop Maneka Gandhi Before She Makes Sex Determination Legal

Maneka Gandhi has suggested sex determination be made mandatory to fight female foeticide. “Make it compulsory”, she said “to tell a pregnant woman if it is a boy or a girl and get her registered. Then you will be able to monitor it, whether she is born or not.” A radical suggestion, it needed a lot more thought before being floated.

6. From IMF to RBI, Meet RBI Guv Raghuram Rajan, on His 53rd Birthday

Reserve Bank of India governor, Raghuram Rajan, turns 53 on Wednesday. More than two years ago, on 5 September 2013, Rajan took over the reins from D Subbarao, becoming India’s youngest central bank governor after Manmohan Singh.

Besides making our Finance Minister’s job tougher, Mr Rajan is quite the banker with a style. So on his birthday, let’s hear him out

7. Sonam Kapoor Tells Us How Neerja Changed Her Life

She’s been criticised for her acting skills and public faux pas, but Sonam has emerged as a better and stronger person from it all. And it’s all thanks to Neerja. The fashionista and leading lady tells us all about her struggles in the film industry, and how Neerja has changed her life forever.