dna afternoon Must Reads: From Dravid as prospective India coach to Fadnavis comments on Bharat Mata ki Jai

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated: Apr 03, 2016, 02:03 PM IST

Must read stories for the afteroon.

Fadnavis: If you don’t say Bharat Mata Ki Jai, you have no right to live in this country

The Bharat Mata Ki Jai debate refuses to blow way and now Maha CM Fadnavis is in the thick of it after he said that those who don’t say ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ have no right to live in this country. He was quoted saying by ANI: “If you want to live in this country then you have to say Bharat Mata ki Jai, otherwise you have no right to live here. Some people say we will not say Bharat Mata ki Jai. Then what? Pakistan ki jai or China ki jai?." Read more...

Dravid for coach?

The Board of Cricket Control in India has expressed their intentions to appoint ex-Indian batsman Rahul Dravid as head coach of the Indian cricket team. In a report from The Times of India, the Indian cricket board's advisory committee, comprising Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman, are interested in seeing their teammate Dravid take over as the boss of the national side. Read more... 

India secures release of four nationals from Syria: Sushma Swaraj

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said that India has secured the release of four nationals from Syria.Swaraj said that the release came after she had requested the Deputy Prime Minister of Syria for their release during his visit to India in January this year. She also thanked the country for acknowledging her request. (Read more...)

Tesla to enter Indian market next year

US-electric car major, Tesla, will enter the Indian market by next year.The company's CEO Elon Musk in a tweet on Sunday said, "We are working on an exact date, but Tesla will be in India before (Model) 3 production starts. Read more...

Indian priest abducted by ISIS alive? 

An Indian priest abducted by gunmen in Yemen last month is safe and could be released soon, a Catholic group said on Sunday, quoting the Indian foreign minister. Father Tom Uzhunnalil was captured from the southern Yemeni city of Aden by gunmen who killed at least 15 people at an old people's home in an attack that was condemned by Pope Francis. (Read more... )