A look at the headlines right now:

  1. At least 52 killed, 105 injured in ISIS attack at Sufi shrine in Pakistan’s Balochistan province: The group claimed responsibility for the blast at Shah Noorani and one again said it was behind the attack on a police academy at Quetta last month.
  2. Narendra Modi hints at more action against black money after December 30, says ‘no one will be spared’: The prime minister praised the Indian public for cooperating with the demonetisation move even as they faced hardships.
  3. ATMs were not recalibrated to maintain secrecy of the scheme, says Arun Jaitley on demonetisation: The finance minister said it was natural the scheme would cause inconvenience in the first few days.
  4. Hillary Clinton blames FBI Director James Comey’s letters to US Congress for election loss: The Democratic presidential candidate said the agency raised ‘groundless, baseless’ doubts and stopped her campaign’s momentum.
  5. Police arrest prime suspect in Bangladesh murders of secular blogger, publisher: Khairul Islam, a leader of the outlawed Ansar al-Islam, reportedly admitted to his role in the killings of FA Dipan and NC Niloy during interrogation.
  6. ‘Anti-people, anti-poor’: Mamata Banerjee wants to work with CPI(M) after BJP’s demonetisation call: The West Bengal chief minister said all parties should oppose the Centre for the scheme.
  7. Demonetisation: Vegetable seller in Karnataka duped with fake Rs 2,000 note: Distribution of the new currency notes had started on Thursday.
  8. Jayalalithaa can go home whenever she feels fit, says Apollo hospital doctor: However, party leaders believe that it is better for the AIADMK chief to stay there a few more days so that her infection does not relapse.
  9. More than 1,700 NGOs lose licence to receive foreign funds: These organisations had failed to submit the required documents to renew their registration under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act. 
  10. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warns US against ‘going it alone’: ‘We face the greatest challenges to our security in a generation’, he said as he outlined NATO’s strengths amid concerns over Donald Trump’s position on the UD-led alliance.