A look at the headlines right now:
- BSF initiates inquiry after jawan complains of poor quality food at the borders in videos: Constable TB Yadav of the force’s 29th battalion said they only got ‘parantha and tea’ for breakfast and were forced to go hungry at times.
- EC issues showcause notice to BJP legislator Sakshi Maharaj for ‘population explosion’ remark: The Election Commission has asked the right-wing leader to reply by January 11.
- Indian Olympic Association cancels appointment of Suresh Kalmadi, Abhay Chautala as life presidents: IOA President N Ramachandran denied that any resolution to the effect was passed in the Chennai annual general meeting on December 27, 2016.
- This Republic Day, Arab soldiers will march in Delhi for the first time: India and the UAE will hold strategic dialogues on January 20 to discuss security, counter-terrorism and intelligence sharing.
- US President-elect Donald Trump picks son-in-law as senior White House adviser: Jared Kushner, married to the president-elect’s daughter Ivanka, will divest his holdings in the family business, his lawyer said.
- Actors Jackie Shroff and Arjun Rampal join BJP, will campaign for Uttar Pradesh polls: The Bollywood actors will be formally inducted into the party in Delhi today.
- Cristiano Ronaldo wins Best FIFA Men’s Player award: United States player Carli Lloyd bagged the same honour in the women’s category.
- Garbage piles up in Delhi as more sanitation workers join protest against unpaid salaries: As many as 30,000 North Delhi Municipal Corporation workers will go on an indefinite strike from Tuesday.
- Students from Manipur asked for nationality proof to enter Taj Mahal, ASI orders probe: The CISF allegedly told them that they ‘resembled foreigners’, and were trying to pass off as Indians so that they could pay less for entry.
- Sourav Ganguly receives death threat: He has received a letter, in which he has been asked to stay away from a felicitation programme in Medinipur district, West Bengal, on January 19.
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