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SC Adjourns Zakia Jafri's Plea Challenging PM Modi's Clean Chit
The Supreme Court has adjourned Zakia Jafri’s plea challenging the clean chit given to Narendra Modi. The hearing has been adjourned for the third week of January 2019.
(LiveLaw)
SC Adjourns Navlakha's Bhima Koregaon Hearing Adjourned till Jan 2019
Navlakha hearing adjourned by the Supreme Court till January 2019. SC asks the government to submit a copy of chargesheet.
The apex court will examine the state government’s appeal for the extension of time.
Terrorists Nabbed Attempting to Infiltrate from Myanmar
Nine terrorists were arrested as they attempted to infiltrate into India from Myanmar.
The security forces have also recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from their possession.
(ANI)
US Markets to Shut on Wednesday to Honour Former President Bush
US financial markets will close Wednesday for a national day of mourning to honour former President George HW Bush.
The New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Inc.’s US equities and options markets and CME Group Inc.’s US-based equity markets will be closed. They will also observe a moment of silence on Monday.
(Bloomberg)
2 Men Shoot At Stray Dog After Robbing Man In Delhi
Two men on a bike shot a stray dog after they allegedly robbed a man at gunpoint in Delhi on Sunday, police said.
The incident took place in Delhi's Seelampur area. Police said they are probing the reason behind the shooting of the dog as the unidentified robbers were yet to be arrested.
(PTI)
Two Class X Students Missing from Hostel, Leave Note Blaming Warden
Two class X students went missing from a central government-aided girls hostel in southeast Delhi on 27 November. The two allegedly left a note in which they allegedly blamed the hostel warden for running away.
The police has registered an FIR under IPC Section 363 (kidnapping), and that two teams will be sent to Chandigarh and Dehradun to trace the minors.
(The Indian Express)
IIT-M Students Allege Harassment by Vigilance Officers, Dean Denies Charges
Several research scholars and hostel inmates of IIT-Madras here have alleged harassment and violation of their privacy by vigilance officers during checks conducted in their rooms, a charge denied by the Dean of students.
(PTI)
Kamala Harris, First Indian-American Senator to Decide on 2020 US Presidential Bid
Democrat Kamala Harris, the first Indian-American to serve in the US Senate, said she will make a decision about a potential 2020 presidential bid during the upcoming holiday season.
"It will ultimately be a family decision," Harris, who represents the state of California, told MSNBC during an event in San Francisco.
Jet Fuel Prices Cut To Lowest In Seven Months By Indian Oil
Indian Oil Corporation, the country's biggest fuel retailer, has cut the jet fuel prices for domestic and international carriers.
The price in Delhi for domestic airlines was cut to Rs. 68,050.97 a kiloliter on 1 December, an 11 percent reduction from a month earlier, according to a statement by the state-run company. That is the lowest since 1 May, data from Indian Oil show. The rate reached a five-year high in November.
(Source: Bloomberg)
Sushma Swaraj to Co-Chair India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting in Abu Dhabi
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will co-chair the 12th session of the India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting for Economic and Technical Cooperation with her counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi during her official visit to the Gulf country from 3-4 December.
(PTI)
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Arrives in US for 5-Day Visit
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived Washington DC on Monday, 3 December. She is in the United States for a 5-day visit where will lay wreath at the National Cemetery before a Bilateral meeting with US Secretary of Defence James N Mattis at Pentagon today.
(ANI)
Encounter Underway Between Security Forces, Terrorists in Shopian
An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Shopian’s Sangran village in Jammu and Kashmir early on Monday, 3 December. More details are awaited.
(ANI)
Police Busts Fake Currency Gang in Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh police busted a fake currency gang and recovered Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with the face value of Rs 5 crore on Sunday in Raipur. Rs 25,000 in cash was also seized. The police has arrested one person and investigation is underway.
(Source: ANI)
South Africa's President Will be the Chief Guest for Republic Day
South Africa President, Cyril Ramaphosa, accepts Prime Minister Narendra Modi's invitation to be the chief guest for India's Republic Day celebrations in 2019.
Several Injured in Explosion Inside an Intercity Express Train in Udalguri
Several people injured in an explosion inside one of the coaches in Kamakhya-Dekargaon Intercity Express in Assam’s Udalguri, reported ANI.
Paris Protest: 5,500 Protestors Gather Over High Living Cost
36,000 protesters across France & 5,500 gathered in Paris amid protests over high living costs in the country according to PM, Édouard Philippe, reported ANI.
582 road blockages have been reported while Nantes airport in western France was also briefly closed.
Farmers Block Highway in Malegaon over Declining Onion Prices
Farmers on Saturday, 1 December held a protest on the Mumbai-Agra National Highway against declining onion prices, leading to a traffic jam, police said.
Some of the farmers also tonsured their heads as part of the protest, an official said.
Police teams rushed to the site of the protest at Tehare Phata here and arrested several farmers and cleared the highway for traffic, the official added.
Nirav Modi Can't Return to India, Afraid of Getting Lynched: Lawyer Tells Court
Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, a key accused in the USD 2 billion PNB fraud case, cannot return to India as he is afraid of "getting lynched" and is being compared to demon 'Ravan' , his lawyer told a special court Saturday, but the ED dismissed the claim saying if he felt there were "security threats", he should have filed a police complaint.
Nirav Modi's lawyer Vijay Agarwal stated this while arguing before Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court Judge MS Azmi against the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) application to declare Modi a fugitive under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act.
(Source: PTI)
Another UK Govt Minister Quits over Brexit Deal London
British government minister Sam Gyimah quit late on Friday, 30 November over Prime Minister Theresa May's "naive" Brexit plan, dealing her another blow in her fight to pass it through parliament.
The universities and science minister is the seventh member of May's government to quit since she brought back the draft Withdrawal Agreement from Brussels.
Gyimah, who voted to remain in the EU, said the deal was "not in the British national interest" and that voting for it would set Britain "up for failure".
"Britain will end up worse off, transformed from rule makers into rule takers," he wrote on Facebook.
"It is a democratic deficit and a loss of sovereignty the public will rightly never accept," he added.
He did not rule out the possibility of supporting a second referendum, saying "we shouldn't dismiss out of hand the idea of asking the people again what future they want".
(Source: PTI)
Govind Pansare Murder Case: Accused Sent to Police Custody
Accused Vasudev Suryavanshi and Bharat Kurane who were taken into custody by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) have been sent to 7 days police custody by Kolhapur session court on Saturday, 1 December, reported ANI.
They are accused of destroying weapon and vehicle used in the murder.
Facilitator Arrested in Connection with the Attack on Chinese Consulate in Karachi
Additional IG Karachi Amir Sheikh on Saturday, 1 December, claimed that more facilitators of the attack on the Chinese consulate in the metropolis have been arrested,
Earlier, two suspected facilitators were arrested by the authorities in Pakistan who were believed to have been involved in the attack.
Maharashtra Farmer Dies After Accidentally Falling from Delhi Building
A farmer from Maharashtra, who had participated in a two-day kisan rally in Delhi against the agrarian distress in the country, died early on Saturday, 1 December after accidentally falling from a building in central Delhi, police said.
The accident happened in Paharganj area, they said. Police said they do not suspect any foul play.
However, an investigation is underway and more details are awaited.
(Source: PTI)
Manju Verma, Her Husband Sent To Jail In Arms Act Case
Former Bihar minister Manju Verma and her husband Chandrasekhar Verma have been sent to jail after they were produced before the Court today in the Arms Act case, connected to the Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case.
(Source: ANI)
Two Accused in Govind Pansare Murder Case Taken in Custody by SIT
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating Left reader Govind Pansare’s murder case has taken to more accused in custody, ANI reported. The accused will be produced before Kolhapur sessions court on Saturday.
Defence Procurement of Rs 3000 Cr Approved by Defence Acquisition Council
The Defence Acquisition Council on Saturday approved defence procurement of around Rs 3000 crore, ANI reported.
Brahmos Missiles for two Indian ships will be built in Russia as primary weapons on board under the procurement. Armoured Recovery Vehicles, designed and developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has also been approved for procurement for Army's MBT Arjun, the news agency added.
Six Black Bucks Found Dead in Vadodara Zoo
Six black bucks died at Sayaji Baug zoo in Gujarat's Vadodara on Friday after they were allegedly attacked by a pack of stray dogs, officials said Saturday, 1 December.
The samples of these black bucks have been sent to a veterinary hospital in Anand to know the exact cause of their death, Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) Commissioner Ajay Bhadoo said.
On Friday (November 30), a pack of stray dogs entered the black buck enclosure in the zoo and attacked them, he said.
(PTI)
CBI Files Chargesheet Against Bhupinder Hooda, Motilal Vora in AJL Land Case
The CBI on Saturday, 1 December filed a charge-sheet against former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda, senior Congress leader Motilal Vora in connection with re-allotment of institution plot in Haryana’s Panchkula to Associated Journals Limited (AJL), ANI reported.
NASA's Martian Quake Sensor InSight Lands at Slight Angle on Mars
NASA's unmanned Martian quake sensor, InSight, has landed at a slight angle on the Red Planet, and experts are hopeful the spacecraft will work as planned, the US space agency said Friday, 30 November.
The USD 993 million lander arrived Monday at its target, a lava plain named Elysium Planitia, for a two-year mission aimed at better understanding how Earth's neighboring planet formed.
"The vehicle sits slightly tilted (about 4 degrees) in a shallow dust- and sand-filled impact crater known as a 'hollow,'" NASA said in a statement.
InSight was engineered to operate on a surface with an inclination up to 15 degrees.
Therefore, experts are hopeful that its two main instruments - a quake sensor and self-hammering mole to measure heat below the surface - will work as planned.
(PTI)
3 Dead, 8 Injured in Attempt to Smuggle Immigrants at US-Mexico Border
An attempt to smuggle immigrants into the country illegally ended with three people dead and eight seriously injured in a crash in a remote, rugged area of California near the Mexico border, authorities said.
The incident began Thursday afternoon when US Border Patrol agents discovered tire tracks for several cars that ran from the international border north into the US The agency calls such incidents "drive-throughs" — instances in which cars illegally enter the US, often through remote areas.
(AP)
Naxals Set Ablaze Machine, Tractor in Maharashtra
Naxals set ablaze a JCB machine and a tractor on Saturday that was being used for construction work, in Gadchiroli's Etapalli, ANI reported.
CBI Registers Case Against Assistant Audit Officer of MHA
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday registered an FIR against Vikas Sabharwal, Assitant Audit Officer of the Ministry of Home Affairs on the grounds of 'demand of illegal gratification', ANI reported.
Former US President George HW Bush Passes Away at 94
Former US President George Herbert Walker Bush has passed away dead at the age of 94, Reuters reported.
Man Arrested in Haryana For Allegedly Raping 3-Yr-Old Daughter
A man was arrested in Haryana on Friday, 30 November for allegedly raping his 3-year-old daughter in Gurugram on the intervening night of 28 and 29 November, ANI reported. An FIR has been registered.
Microsoft Surpasses Apple to Become World's Most Valuable Public Company
Microsoft's big bet on cloud computing is paying off as the company has surpassed Apple as the world's most valuable publicly traded company.
The software maker's prospects looked bleak just a few years ago, as licenses for the company's Windows system fell with a sharp drop in sales of personal computers.
But under CEO Satya Nadella, Microsoft has found stability by focusing on software and services over the internet, or the cloud, with long-term business contracts.
(AP)
North Korean Soldier Defects to South Side, Escorted to Safety
A North Korean soldier fled across a heavily fortified border to defect to South Korea early Saturday, the military in Seoul said, just as the rivals began taking steps to reduce military tensions.
South Korean soldiers escorted the defector to safety after finding him moving south of the eastern side of the military demarcation line that bisects the Koreas, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
(AP)
Delhi's Air Quality Remains 'Poor', PM 2.5 at 247 in Lodhi Road Area
The Air Quality Index (AQI) data on Saturday recorded major pollutant PM 2.5 at 247 (poor) and PM 10 at 257 (poor), in Lodhi Road area, ANI reported.
Sixth Phase of J&K Panchayat Polls to Start Today
The sixth phase of panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir will be held on Saturday, 1 Deceber.
Polling will be held at 3,174 polling stations — 410 in Kashmir division and 2,764 in Jammu division — from 8 am to 2 pm during this phase, officials told PTI.
According to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer Shaleen Kabra, 771 polling stations have been categorised as hyper-sensitive; 410 of those polling stations are in Kashmir division and the rest in Jammu division.
Kabra said 7,156 candidates are in the fray for 406 sarpanch and 2,277 panch seats in the sixth phase. He said 111 sarpanchs and 1,048 panchs have been elected unopposed in this phase.
(PTI)
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