A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Hemraj’s wife moves Supreme Court against the acquittal of Rajesh and Nupur Talwar: The Allahabad High Court in October had let go the dentist couple citing loopholes in the CBI’s inquiry.
  2. Cabinet clears bill to criminalise triple talaq practice: All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board member Shaista Ambar urged all political parties to parties to ensure that the bill is passed by Parliament.  
  3. Supreme Court agrees to extend all Aadhaar deadlines, including for mobile numbers, to March 31: The five-judge Constitution bench issued the interim order, agreeing to the Centre’s submissions.
  4. SC dismisses Congress’ plea to verify VVPAT with electronic voting machine votes for Gujarat elections: The court said that it cannot interfere in the electoral process only to allay the apprehensions of one party.  
  5. Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to marry on May 19, 2018: Kensington Palace announced the date on Friday, and said the couple will spend Christmas with the Queen.
  6. Reliance Group files Rs 5,000-crore defamation suit against Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi: The Congress leader had accused Finance Minister Arun Jaitley of waiving money owed by the Anil Ambani-led company.
  7. Court rejects bail application of juvenile accused in Gurugram school murder: On September 8, a Class 2 student was found with his throat slit inside a washroom of the Ryan International School.  
  8. NGT rejects Delhi government’s plea to exempt two-wheelers from odd-even scheme: Meanwhile, the Air Quality Index in many Delhi neighbourhoods recorded ‘very unhealthy’ to ‘hazardous’ levels on Friday as a cold wave hit North India.   
  9. Pakistan’s Supreme Court dismisses plea to bar Imran Khan from politics: The court was hearing a petition to disqualify the cricketer-turned-politician from Parliament for not declaring his assets.
  10. Merchants will not have to bear cost of digital payments up to Rs 2,000, says government: The Centre said it will pay the Merchant Discount Rate that banks charge for debit card, BHIM and UPI transactions for two years.