A look at the headlines right now:

  1. ‘Hugplomacy fail. More hugs urgently needed’, says Rahul Gandhi as he mocks Modi after Hafiz Saeed’s release: Islamabad justified the terrorist’s release and said that courts in Pakistan were determined to uphold the rule of law and due process for all its citizens.  
  2. Bullet-riddled body of Territorial Army jawan found in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district: Irfan Ahmad Dar, a resident of Sanzan village, went missing on Friday and may have been abducted by militants, the police said.
  3. Rajesh and Nupur Talwar’s lawyer likely to defend Class 11 accused in Ryan International School murder case: Lawyer Tanveer Ahmed Mir said the 16-year-old’s family had approached him but the terms and conditions were yet to be formally finalised.  
  4. Five schoolboys in Delhi arrested for stabbing 17-year-old to death aboard moving bus: A group of youngsters snatched the mobile phone of Mohammad Anas and stabbed him in the neck when he confronted them, the police said.  
  5. It will be ‘Modi versus the people’ in the 2019 general election, says Arvind Kejriwal: Politicising matters of religion and movies will not help the Bharatiya Janata Party win polls, the Delhi chief minister said.  
  6. Move to change Delhi college’s name to Vande Mataram Mahavidyalaya unacceptable, says Union minister: Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention in the matter.  
  7. Kolkata Police arrest Bangladeshi man with suspected links to banned terror outfit: The police said they have so far caught three suspected Bangladeshi militants and are on the lookout for two more people.  
  8. Lashkar-e-Taiba militant arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara, says Army: Security forces recovered one AK-47 along and some ammunition.  
  9. Mobile internet services suspended in Haryana’s 13 districts till Sunday ahead of two rallies: Additional Chief Secretary (Home) SS Prasad said the rallies could cause tension or danger to life and property.  
  10. Donald Trump claims he turned down ‘Person of the Year’ award, ‘Time’ magazine says he is mistaken: The magazine said that the person chosen for the award will be revealed only on December 6.