A look at the headlines right now:
- Paris climate agreement: India to ratify deal today as President Pranab Mukherjee gives assent: Environment Minister AM Dave said the decision was not linked to India’s application for membership to the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
- BCCI falls in line, adopts some Lodha panel recommendations: The board agreed to form an apex council with a representative from the CAG.
- Largest hospital in rebel-held side of Aleppo hit with barrel, cluster bombs: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had called a previous bombing at the M10 facility a war crime.
- Swaraj Abhiyan to launch political party today: Prashant Bhushan will lead the outfit, and it is likely to contest the civic polls in Delhi next year.
- SBI chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya to serve for one additional year: The move will help her see through the merger of the country's biggest lender with five of its subsidiaries and the Bharatiya Mahila Bank.
- Assets worth over Rs 65,250 crore declared under Income Declaration Scheme, says Arun Jaitley: This will earn close to Rs 30,000 crore for the government, which said the money will be used for social security purposes.
- China once again stalls India's move to get JeM chief Masood designated a terrorist by UN: The country extended its 'technical hold' on the matter at the Security Council, which means a decision on his status has been pushed by another six months.
- Six dead as Jharkhand police fire at farmers protesting against land acquisition for coal mine: This is the third time since 2013 that police have taken this kind of action against protestors in the area.
- Tamil Nadu governor visits Chennai hospital where J Jayalalithaa is admitted: AIADMK leaders maintained that the Tamil Nadu chief minister is recovering from her illness and that they hope she will soon be discharged.
- Karnataka files petition against SC order asking it to set up a Cauvery Management Board: The state argued that the direction violates the National Water Policy of 2012.
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