Shashi Tharoor wants speedy probe in wife's death; more news updates of July 2

Bangalore, July 2: Here are the news updates of the day-

8:10 pm: TMC accepts Tapas Pal's apology, party spokesperson says that the issue is over now.

7:42 pm: AIIMS doctor claims pressure from UPA ministers to alter autopsy report of Sunanda Pushkar.

7:00 pm: Onion and potato to come under stock holding limit; State governments to decide on stock limit for onion and potato: Ravi Shankar Prasad.

6:31 pm: Defending the comments made by his PWD Minister, Goa CM Manohar Parrikar says distorted reports have been put out.

6:00 pm: Trinamool Congress accepts Tapas Pal's unconditional apology as it believes the letter was written in right spirit: Derek O'Brien.

5:40 pm: 'No action will be taken against TMC MP Tapas Pal,' says party leader Derek O'Brien.

5:37 pm: TMC accepts 'unconditional apology' tendered by MP Tapas Pal, to take no action against him.

5:13 pm: PIL filed against Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal in Calcutta High Court.

5:00 pm: Ministry of External Affairs says 530 Indians stranded in Iraq have been given a ticket to return home.

4:41 pm: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar says 'PWD Minister's statement distorted by media'.

4:19 pm: Congress steps up attack on NDA Government over Gopal Subramaniam's Supreme Court appointment.

4:00 pm: AIIMS rejects allegation by Dr. Sudhir Gupta that he was pressurised to change Sunanda Pushkar's post mortem report.

3:49 pm: Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad says 'govt respects judiciary's independence'.

3.40 pm: US Senator John McCain meets EAM Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi.

3.26 pm: Delhi receives pre-monsoon showers, Met says monsoon has revived.

3.15 pm: Shashi Tharoor issues statement on controversy surrounding Sunanda Pushkar's death.

2.45 pm: Chennai building collapse: Death toll mounts to 47, 27 people rescued.

1:50 pm: Delhi police brief Home Minister on Sunanda Pushkar case.

12.25 pm: Mumbai battles rain; flights delayed by 20-30 minutes as visibility drops, no impact on train services yet.

11.48 am: Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje meets finance minister Arun Jaitley ahead of Budget, to meet PM Narendra Modi in the evening.

11.34 am: India summons top US diplomats, raises issue of snooping of BJP, calls it unacceptable.

11.12 am: This is a case of murder. PM should order an inquiry,' says BJP on Sunanda Pushkar death case.

11.05 am: Chennai building collapse: more bodies found, number of dead rises to 43.

10.42 am: Shashi Tharoor evades questions on the fresh twist in his wife Sunanda Pushkar's autopsy report-

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10.27 am: Health Minister seeks report from AIIMS on allegations that post-mortem report of Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar was doctored.

10.10 am: AIIMS Doctor: Have been targeted for taking honest and ethical stand in Sunanda Pushkar's case

9.42 am: I am going to file a petition in Sunanda Pushkar death probe by the end of July: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy.

9.37 am: Kenyan cargo plane crashes into building after takeoff, says airport authority.

9.22 am: More than 500 arrested from sit-in following massive Hong Kong pro-democracy rally.

9.05 am: In a first for the US Navy in its 236-year-old history, it has appointed a woman as its four star admiral- PTI.

8.41 am: Over 300 passengers looted on Janshatabdi Express heading from Ranchi to Patna.

8.30 am: Drought likely in parts of west India: Agriculture minister.

8.00 am: Media reports says AIIMS doctor was under pressure to give 'tailor made' autopsy report in Sunanda Pushkar's death (read more)

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