1. 'US closely monitoring India-China border row, does not want it to escalate'
The US is closely monitoring the border row between India and China and does not want the situation to escalate, a senior Trump administration official has said. The official told the reporters during a conference call on Friday, ahead of the next week's 2+2 India-US Ministerial in New Delhi, that the Trump administration was providing support to India through defence sales, joint military exercises and information sharing.
2. 'Bihar angle' to Hoshiarpur rape case, Sitharaman questions silence of Gandhi siblings
The BJP on Saturday launched an all-out attack on the Congress party over the alleged rape and murder of a minor in Punjab's Hoshiarpur. The victim's link to Bihar has given this issue a new dimension with the first phase of the Bihar elections set to take place on the 28th of this month.
3. Capt Amarinder trashes BJP leadership's criticism of Hoshiarpur rape-murder case as political puffery
Trashing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leadership’s attack on his government as well as the Gandhis over the Hoshiarpur rape-murder case, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday termed the remarks of Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Prakash Javadekar as political puffery, with no substance or basis to support their criticism.
4. BJP MP Anupriya Patel slams Mirzapur web series, says wrongful portrayal of area
Anupriya Patel, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh has recently accused the web series Mirzapur released on the OTT platform of defaming the district.
5. Section 144 imposed in Ayodhya till December 17
Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), which prohibits assembly of five or more people at a time, has been imposed in Ayodhya in order to maintain harmony during the festive season.
6. Income tax return filing deadline for FY20 extended till Dec 31
In a relief to taxpayers, the government on Saturday further extended the deadline for filing returns by individual taxpayers for FY 2019-20 by a month till December 31. Also, the due date of furnishing Income Tax Returns (ITRs) for taxpayers whose accounts require to be audited has been extended till January 31, 2021.
7. Fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh region goes on despite US mediation
Rocket and artillery barrage hit residential areas on Saturday hours after the United States hosted top diplomats from Armenia and Azerbaijan for talks on settling their decades-long conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
8. Pakistan Senate questions legality of CPEC Authority
Pakistan's Senate on Friday questioned the legal status of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority after the expiry of the extended term. The CPEC Authority ordinance was promulgated last year and was extended by the National Assembly in January for 120 days on October 8, 2019.
9. KKR VS DC: Rana, Narine shine as Kolkata post 194/6
Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Nitish Rana and Sunil Narine smashed fifties to help their side post a mammoth total of 194/6 against Delhi Capitals here at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.
10. Burying memories of heartbreak, Neha Kakkar all set to wed Rohanpreet Singh
Bollywood Singer Neha Kakkar is reportedly all set to tie the knot with Rohanpreet Singh. The duo has been in the news for many reasons. From their song, Nehu Da Vyah to their pre-wedding functions; everything about the two is hitting headlines.
