1. Modi Dubs Rahul’s Nomination for Cong Prez Post ‘Aurangzeb Raj’
Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination papers for the election to the post of Congress president on Monday, 4 December. He was accompanied by a host of senior party leaders, including Congress President Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Addressing a rally in Gujarat’s Dharampur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Rahul Gandhi’s nomination for the post of Congress president an indication of ‘Aurangzeb Raj’.
2. Mathews, Chandimal’s 100s Help Sri Lanka Avoid Follow-on On Day 3
The Indian bowling attack was rewarded for its perseverance on a lifeless track as the hosts reduced Sri Lanka to 356 for nine after defiant hundreds from Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal on Day 3 of the Delhi Test on Monday.
Sri Lanka on their part, would be happy to have saved follow-on, which will ensure that they don't need to bat long enough in the second innings in order to save the Test match.
In the previous five Test matches which lasted 16 and half days out of 25, this was the first time that the Lankans put up some resistance, courtesy their two senior pros.
The Indians will have something to worry about as this innings has been one of their worst fielding efforts with as many as five catches being dropped.
Under fire for his below-par show in the preceding games, Mathews dug deep into his reservoir of experience to score his eighth Test hundred and added 181 runs in 79.2 overs with the in-form skipper Chandimal, who hit his 10th ton.
For more updates on the attacks, click here.
3. The Day India Bombed Karachi: Why We Celebrate 4 Dec as Navy Day
Every year the nation celebrates ‘Indian Navy Day’ on 4 December. But do we know the story behind the valour that brought victory for India in the 1971 war against Pakistan.
To commemorate Navy Day this year, award-winning innovations by the force will be on display at the "Innovation Pavilion" at the Navy House in Delhi.
These include the innovations by Indian Naval Ships 'Kuthar' and 'Vikramaditya', which have been selected as the winner and runner-up respectively in the 'Operational Units' category.
Check the graphic novel here.
4. The Quint Brings You 'Voices of Gujarat'
This election season, The Quint shifts the focus from the netas to the voters. From GST to unemployment, healthcare to education, Gujaratis have a lot to say. Head on to our microsite to listen to the Voices of Gujarat.
5. Stalking Is Scary, I Feel Threatened: Sunidhi Chauhan
Actor and Singer Sunidhi Chauhan has shown unwavering support to Quint NEON’s #TalkingStalking campaign.
It is a campaign to break the silence around stalking, wherein we’re encouraging women and men to talk about instances of being stalked. After receiving an overwhelming response, we decided to move our campaign towards figuring out a solution for stalking and giving victims some sort of protection.
We then started working on a petition to make stalking a non-bailable offence. We found a supporter in Dr Shashi Tharoor. Dr Tharoor will be presenting the Bill in the Parliament’s Winter Session to make stalking a non-bailable offence. He along with Kamini Jaiswal have pledged to take a stance against stalking.
#TalkingStalking is also on change.org. Varnika Kundu, a victim of stalking, is fronting our petition to make stalking a non-bailable offence.
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