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1. Rahul Gandhi and Kejriwal Share Stage at Farmers’ Protest
Congress President Rahul Gandhi and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal shared a stage at the farmers’ rally in Delhi on Friday, 30 November, with both warning the Modi government about the consequences of not addressing the country's agrarian crisis.
“If you (the Modi government) can give Rs 30,000 crore to Ambani for aircraft, you’ll have to waive farm loans too,” Gandhi said during his speech at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
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2. Manvendra Singh Calls for Azaadi in Vasundhara Raje’s Bastion
Not only did Manvendra Singh quit the BJP and join the Congress party ahead of the Rajasthan Assembly elections, he is also contesting against incumbent Chief Minister Vasudhara Raje. The Quint met him in Rajasthan’s Jhalawar district, where he stands from the Jhalrapatan constituency, a seat that Raje has won for three consecutive terms.
He is the son of Jaswant Singh, a tall Rajpur leader who, despite being one of the founding members of the Bharatiya Janata Party, was denied a ticket to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
This battle for Manvendra is a personal one that he did not want to fight in the first place.
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3. Times Now Report On Congress’ Telangana Manifesto Is Misleading
On Tuesday, 27 November, the Congress released its election manifesto for Telangana, which goes to polls on 7 December. No big deal, right? Wrong. Because the manifesto was the news – nay, the prime time news – for an entire weekend.
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4. Coal Scam: Ex-Secretary HC Gupta, 5 Others Held Guilty
A Delhi court on Friday, 30 November, held ex-coal secretary HC Gupta guilty of corruption and criminal conspiracy in a coal scam case relating to allotment of coal blocks in West Bengal.
Besides Gupta, Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar also convicted private firm Vikash Metals and Power Limited, one serving and one retired public servant — ex-joint secretary in Ministry of Coal (MoC) KS Kropha and the then director (CA-I) in MoC, KC Samria — in the case.
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5. Prithvi Shaw Ruled Out of 1st Test vs Australia With Ankle Injury
India have suffered a setback in their preparations for the eagerly-awaited four-Test series in Australia, with Prithvi Shaw ruled out of the next week’s opening Test at Adelaide with an ankle injury sustained during the third day of India’s tour game against Cricket Australia XI at Sydney.
Shaw, who was fielding at deep mid-wicket, caught CA XI opener Max Bryant just inside the boundary and while trying to keep the ball in play, he fell over as momentum carried him beyond.
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6. 13-Year-Old Esha Stuns Manu, Heena at National Shooting C’ships
Telangana teenager Esha Singh prevailed over big names such as Manu Bhaker and Heena Sidhu to win three gold at the 62nd National Shooting Championships in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday, 29 November.
Esha upstaged quality fields on her way to sweeping the women's air pistol events.
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7. Netflix Pulls the Plug on Marvel’s ‘Daredevil’ After Season 3
Netflix has dropped Marvel’s live-action show, Daredevil after cancelling Luke Cage, and Iron Fist, a Variety report said.
A Netflix spokesperson said in a statement, “Marvel’s Daredevil will not return for a fourth season on Netflix. We are tremendously proud of the show’s last and final season and although it’s painful for the fans, we feel it best to close this chapter on a high note."
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