1. Mehbooba Mufti alleges she is illegally detained at Srinagar residence
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday alleged that she has been illegally detained at her residence in Srinagar and was not allowed to move out.
2. Deadlock continues even as farmers to meet Shah
The protests against three new Farm reform acts brought by Modi government continue to be the biggest newsmaker as the deadlock continues even after 5 round of talks between Farmer Unions and the government remained inconclusive. In an attempt to end the deadlock, farmer leaders will be meeting Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence on Tuesday evening.
3. Upgraded version of Arjun Mark 1 tested in Jaisalmer
This bordering district of Rajasthan once again witnessed training of modern arms and ammunition as the final phase of trials of the battle tank Arjun Mark 1 ALFA, the advanced version of the tank, held here at Pokhran field firing range.
4. Physically challenged persons too bear PSA brunt in Kashmir after Article 370 abrogation
Days before abrogation of Article 370 on August 5 last year by the BJP-led government, hundreds of persons including former chief ministers were detained under Public Safety Act (PSA). As per the Ministry of Home Affairs, 5161 persons were detained after August 5.
5. 16 Taliban terrorists killed, 11 injured in central Afghanistan
The Afghan Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that 16 Taliban terrorists were killed and 11 others injured after the Afghan military foiled the Taliban attack on security checkpoints in the central province of Uruzgan.
6. Too much democracy creating trouble to carry out tough reforms in India: Amitabh Kant
Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Tuesday said it is difficult to carry out tough reforms in India and emphasised that more reforms are needed to make the country competitive in the global environment.
7. Mixed response to Bharat Bandh in Mumbai
A call for Bharat Bandh given by NCP, Congress, Shivsena, Communist Party of India(Marxists) and Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatna in Maharashtra in support of farmers protest witnessed a mixed response in the state.
8. Waiver of interests can lead to Rs 6 lakh crore loss, centre tells SC
The central government today opposed the waiver of interests on all kinds of loans during the loan moratorium period saying that it would lead to a loss of Rs 6 lakh crores. Solicitor General (SG), Tushar Mehta, told the court that the centre has taken whatever steps it could take but it can not waive off interests for everyone.
9. Priyanka Chopra gets trolled for lending support to farmers' protest
Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra, who is now living in the United States, reacted to the farmers' protest and said that the crisis should be resolved at the earliest. On December 6, Chopra reacted to the ongoing farmers' protest against the farm laws, and said that "as a thriving democracy, we must ensure that this crisis is resolved sooner than later."
10. Biggini shoot video made Deepika a 'huge fan' of Taapsee
Actor Deepika Padukone has declared that she is a 'huge fan' of Taapsee Pannu and her admiration for the fellow actor grew even more when she watched her Biggini shoot video from the Maldives vacation.
