A look at the headlines right now:
- AgustaWestland scam: CBI gets four-day custody of ex-air force chief SP Tyagi: The agency had sought ten-day custody of him and the other accused, whom they had arrested on Friday.
- Tamil Nadu: Chief Minister O Panneerselvam backs Sasikala Natarajan as AIADMK chief: The post of the party’s general secretary fell vacant after former chief minister Jayalalithaa died last week.
- Niti Aayog pitches for lucky draw to incentivise digital payments: It asked the requested National Payment Corporation of India to conceptualise the scheme.
- Turkey: 29 killed, 166 injured in twin blasts outside Istanbul football stadium: The explosions took place hours after a major soccer game between the country’s two top teams.
- Won’t allow foreign labour to replace American workers, says US President-elect Donald Trump: He also reiterated that he would build a wall along the Mexican border.
- Journalist Barkha Dutt’s Twitter account hacked: The breach comes a day after businessman Vijay Mallya’s account was attacked.
- I speak to ‘jan sabha’ because Opposition won’t let me speak in Lok Sabha, says Narendra Modi: At a rally in Gujarat, he said the President was ‘anguished’ over Parliament proceedings and that the government was ready to hold a debate on demonetisation.
- Chandrababu Naidu cancels trip abroad as cyclone Vardah approaches Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh: The chief minister held a review meeting on Saturday and ordered officials to take precautionary measures.
- Sushma Swaraj successfully undergoes kidney transplant: The external affairs minister was given an organ by a living donor not related to her.
- Delhi: Law firm raided in Greater Kailash-l, over Rs 13 crore seized: New currency notes worth Rs 2.5 crore were found.
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