A look at the headlines right now:
- Both Houses of Parliament adjourned for the day, LK Advani considers resigning from Lok Sabha: Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien criticised both the government and the Opposition for constantly disrupting legislative proceedings.
- Sasikala to be the new chief of the AIADMK, says party spokesperson Ponnaiyan: She does not hold an official post in the party at the moment.
- All liquor shops along national and state highways must be shut down, says SC: The bench asked the governments not to issue new licences while the existing ones will not be renewed after March 31, 2017.
- I-T raid finds Rs 60 crore in 20 fake accounts at an Axis Bank branch in Noida: The accounts, which were opened in the names of low-income workers and labourers, were reportedly being used by companies to cover up black money.
- Supreme Court accepts Azam Khan’s unconditional apology in Bulandshahr gangrape: The Samajwadi Party leader had said the incident was a ‘political conspiracy’.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi ranked 9th in Forbes list of world’s most powerful people: Russian President Vladimir Putin topped the list for fourth time, while US President-elect Donald Trump was at the second spot.
- I-T department warns against making drastic changes on revised tax returns: The agency fears a few taxpayers may misuse this amendment to legalise their black money.
- Court fines Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved Rs 11 lakh for misleading advertisements: The company sold certain products with its label although those were manufactured somewhere else.
- Pathankot on high alert after abandoned car is found in Farfal village: Villagers said they had chased away the people who were in the vehicle after they found it had a Jammu and Kashmir number plate.
- Four security personnel killed as militants ambush police team in Manipur’s Chandel: The first attack took place at Lokchao and the second one in the Bongyang area in the same district.
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