A look at the headlines right now:
- Narendra Modi criticises Kapil Sibal for asking Supreme Court to defer Ayodhya hearing to 2019: JNU cancelled Subramanian Swamy’s talk on the Ayodhya controversy even as security was heightened countrywide on the 25th anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition.
- US President Donald Trump to formally recognise Jerusalem as the Israeli Capital: The move breaks away from decades of policy, which called for negotiations between Israel and Palestine to decide the status of the city.
- Sensex, Nifty slide further ahead of outcome of RBI’s monetary policy meeting: The central bank is expected to keep interest rates unchanged, in view of rising inflation.
- Max Hospital did not conduct ECG to check whether babies were alive, finds government panel: The committee will submit its final report to Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain later this week.
- UK security agencies say they thwarted plot to assassinate British Prime Minister Theresa May: Two men, detained and charged with ‘the intention of committing acts of terrorism’ last week, will appear in a London court on Wednesday.
- Uttar Pradesh government cancels public holiday to commemorate BR Ambedkar’s death anniversary: In a circular, the Lucknow district magistrate said December 6 had been included in the list of public holidays erroneously.
- Cyclone Ockhi dissipates before making landfall in Gujarat: North coastal Maharashtra and Gujarat may receive only light rain on Wednesday, according to Skymet Weather.
- Google withdraws YouTube from Amazon’s Echo Show and Fire TV devices: The tech giant is unhappy with the Jeff Bezos-led company for not consulting it before building a different version of the video app on both gadgets.
- Should an accused cleared of rape charges be called a ‘rape case survivor’, asksspecial Pocso judge: ‘No one discusses the honour and dignity of a man as all are only fighting for the rights, honour and dignity of women,’ Nivedita Anil Sharma said.
- 12 million babies in South Asia are exposed to air pollution six times the safe limit, says Unicef report: The study, released a day after the first International Smog Day, said these children, under a year old, face the risk of poor brain development.
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