A look at the headlines right now:
- Indian Army locked in stand-off with Chinese troops over irrigation project in Leh, say reports: Around 55 People's Liberation Army personnel forcefully stopped the construction work undertaken under the MNREGA scheme in Demchok sector.
- State government orders judicial investigation into Bhopal SIMI encounter: Two purported audio clips have revealed that there was no crossfire with the escaped prisoners.
- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to attend Samajwadi Party’s silver jubilee function: The Janata Dal (United) leader reportedly agreed to attend the event after a phone call with SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.
- GST Council agrees on four-tier rate structure starting at 5%, caps levy at 28%: Items of mass consumption will be taxed the least, while the highest band will be reserved for luxury goods and demerit items.
- NDTV India been ‘singled out’, channel says on being taken off air for a day because of Pathankot coverage: A statement compared the Information and Broadcasting Ministry's move with when the media was gagged during the Emergency.
- Pakistan lists eight Indian High Commission staffers as spies, India says allegations are baseless: Islamabad's Foreign Office Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria accused them of 'subversive activities' and 'fuelling instability' in Balochistan and Sindh.
- Delhi is facing the worst smog in 17 years, says environmental research organisation: The Centre for Science and Environment urged the AAP government to issue health alerts and put in place an effective winter pollution mitigation plan.
- High Court says British government can't leave EU without parliament's vote: The pound rose to its highest since August by 1% to $1.24, after the ruling.
- Delhi LG Najeeb Jung cancels appointments of AAP government’s Supreme Court lawyer panel: The move will impact the state’s ongoing cases, including petitions against a Delhi High Court order on the lieutenant governor’s administrative primacy.
- Republican Hindu Coalition video accuses Hillary Clinton of Pakistani bias: The 29-second advertisement, aired on Indian channels, raised questions about the Democrat candidate's aide, Huma Abedin's Pakistani origins.
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