A look at the headlines right now:
- Sexual harassment case registered against AAP legislator Amanutullah Khan: Although the Delhi Waqf Board chief denied the charges, he offered to resign from all government posts.
- Kashmir: One police officer, three terrorists killed during encounter in Poonch district: Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh blamed Pakistan for the incident, and said Islamabad was creating trouble in the Valley.
- High-speed Talgo train completes trial run between New Delhi and Mumbai in 11 hours 48 minutes: The Rajdhani Express takes 15 hours and 50 minutes to cover the same distance – 1,384 km.
- Sunburn Festival likely to change venue from Goa to Mumbai or Delhi, reports PTI: The organisers are considering other options because the Goa government has decided not to allow any mega event in the state between December 15 and January 15.
- What did I do to earn the tag of terror preacher, Zakir Naik asks in open letter to government: He said if the Centre puts a ban on his organisation, it will set a 'precedence of unspeakable injustices against the 20 crore Muslims in India'.
- Cauvery dispute: Karnataka files plea seeking modification of Supreme Court order to share water: The state, which is facing an acute shortage of water, said it has released 66,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu, which uses it for storage.
- Woman of Indian origin gets 15-year jail term in US for battering and starving stepdaughter: Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said Sheetal Ranot was the ‘epitome of an evil stepmother’ who denied basic nourishment and inflicted pain on a child.
- Photos: US remembers victims of 9/11 attack on its 15th anniversary: The National September 11 Memorial and Museum has planned its first art exhibition on the subject, to showcase works by 13 artists.
- After 15 suspected hooch deaths in Gujarat, government sets up probe panel: The state home department has transferred police officials and ordered an inquiry against them for negligence of duty.
- 13 people killed and 203 injured in Tanzania earthquake: Images shared on social media platforms show damage to buildings in the city of Bukoba, one of the worst affected by the quake.
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