1. No confusion, Nitish Kumar will be Bihar CM: Sushil Modi
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Sushil Modi on Wednesday reiterated that Nitish Kumar will be Chief Minister of Bihar and said, "there is no question of replacing him".
2. PM Modi to co-chair virtual India-ASEAN summit on Thursday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday co-chair a virtual summit between India and the 10-nation ASEAN that is expected to focus on measures to recover from the economic turmoil triggered by the coronavirus pandemic and ways to further broad base the strategic ties.
3. Sivasankar's custody extended in gold smuggling case
A special court here on Wednesday extended by one more day the ED's custody of M Sivasankar, former principal secretary to the Chief Minister, arrested in connection with the alleged money laundering in the Kerala gold smuggling case.
4. Indian and Chinese forces agree to disengage in Ladakh
In a major development, the ongoing India-China border conflict may be resolved soon as the armies of the two countries have agreed for disengagement from parts of the Eastern Ladakh sector under which they would be moving back to their respective positions before April-May timeframe earlier this year.
5. Jammu: ED raids at 7 locations of industrialist Raj Kumar Gupta
The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted searches at seven locations here in connection with bank fraud case against an industrialist Raj Kumar Gupta of Gandhi Nagar, several documents were seized during the raids.
6. Union Cabinet approves production-linked incentives worth Rs 2 lakh cr for 10 sectors
The Cabinet on Wednesday approved offering Rs 2 lakh crore worth of production-linked incentives to 10 more sectors to boost domestic manufacturing.
7. Passenger vehicle wholesale in India up 14 pc in October: SIAM
Passenger vehicle wholesale in India increased by 14.19 per cent to 3,10,294 units in October against 2,71,737 units in the same month last year as companies dispatched more units to dealers to cater to enhanced demand in the festive season, auto industry body SIAM said on Wednesday.
8. Leaked recordings reveal WHO's analysis of pandemic
As the coronavirus explodes again, the World Health Organization finds itself both under intense pressure to reform and holding out hope that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will reverse a decision by Washington to leave the health agency.
9. NCB summons Arjun Rampal's girlfriend for questioning today
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) which is probing the drug angle in Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide case has summoned, Gabriela Dimitriades, the girlfriend of Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal to its office today.
10. It would be a shame and loss for Indian cricket if Rohit isn't made T20 skipper: Gambhir
Cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir and England's Michael Vaughan have called for Rohit Sharma's elevation to India's T20 captaincy with the former national team opener going to the extent of saying that it would be a "shame" if the star batsman does not get the role.
