A look at the headlines right now:
- What law allows you to stop us from withdrawing our own money, Congress asks Centre in Rajya Sabha: Party leader Anand Sharma accused the government of creating financial anarchy in the country with its demonetisation decision.
- Army denies Pakistan’s claim of killing 11 Indian soldiers at LoC: They died on November 14 after their troops ‘responded to unprovoked firing’, said the neighbouring country’s Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif.
- Akali Dal releases first list of 69 candidates for Punjab elections, includes 17 new names: The party, which is in an alliance with the BJP, will contest 94 of the total 117 seats during the Assembly polls.
- Two port officials, middleman arrested in Gujarat for bribery in Rs 2,000 notes: The ACB laid a trap to catch the Kandla Port Trust authorities in Kutch after they asked for Rs 4-lakh incentive to clear a company’s payment.
- Nasscom cuts growth rate of India’s IT services sector to 8%-10%: The US presidential elections and Brexit were among the factors behind the lowered projection for the financial year ending March 2017.
- Missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmad went to Jamia Milia Islamia after leaving his hostel, say police: This is the first concrete piece of information investigators have been able to unearth about him, though they know little else.
- A bird with Donald Trump’s hairdo has been spotted in a Chinese safari park: A local journalist noted the resemblance between the golden pheasant’s plumage and the American president-elect’s locks.
- Special court allows ED to begin extradition process against Lalit Modi: A Mumbai-based Prevention of Money Laundering Act Court approved the Enforcement Directorate’s plea against the former IPL chairperson.
- Bob Dylan will not attend Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm: The Swedish Academy, which gave him the award, said he had written to them saying he had ‘pre-existing commitments’.
- Pakistan conducts military exercise near Indian border: Security officials said the drill, called ‘Raad Ul Barq’, showed how prepared Islamabad was to combat threats.
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