The Biggest Stories of January 3, 2017
The BJP office in Kolkata was attacked this evening, minutes after one of the most senior leaders of Mamata Banerjee's party, Sudip Bandyopadhyay, was arrested for alleged involvement in a ponzi scheme that bankrupted lakhs of small investors in Bengal; After a meeting that expanded beyond two hours, Akhilesh Yadav and estranged father Mulayam Singh Yadav will stick to their stands and there is no truce as yet; New Army chief General Bipin Rawat has said India has a right to take action against terror bases across the Line of Control and the army will not shy off from conducting more surgical strikes if needed; After photographs captured young women in the heart of Bengaluru weeping after being molested on New Year's Eve, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara must resign, say women's rights activists and opposition parties; all this and more on our news wrap of the day.
