A look at the headlines right now:
- Ousted AIADMK leader TTV Dinakaran wins late CM Jayalalithaa’s RK Nagar seat: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s candidate E Madhusudhanan came second with 48,306 votes. DMK candidate N Marudhu Ganesh forfeited his deposit.
- BJP’s Jairam Thakur to be sworn in as Himachal Pradesh chief minister on December 27: The decision was made at a party meeting in Shimla on Sunday attended by the party’s central observers – Nirmala Sitharaman and Narendra Singh Tomar.
- AIMPLB criticises Centre’s triple talaq bill, says stakeholders were not consulted: The board said the proposed bill intervenes with Article 25 of the Constitution.
- Pakistan violates ceasefire along Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch, says Army: Pakistani troops targeted forward posts and villages in Poonch’s Shahpur sector.
- ‘Put on a white apron and spend a day as government doctor’, AIIMS doctors tell Narendra Modi: The resident doctors urged the prime minister to instruct the Rajasthan government to stop atrocities against doctors in the state.
- At least seven civilians killed in roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan’s Helmand province: Spokesperson of governor of Helmand said the civilians were travelling in a mini bus and were attacked by the “enemies of Afghanistan”.
- Muzaffarnagar court dismisses non-bailable warrants against BJP legislators in 2013 riots: Uttar Pradesh minister Suresh Rana, Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Sangeet Som and MP Bhartendu Singh are accused of inciting violence against Muslims.
- Aung San Suu Kyi’s name may be dropped from children’s book after parents raise demand: The book, ‘Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls’, features stories about female role models such as Amelia Earhart, Marie Curie and Hillary Clinton.
- World’s largest amphibious aircraft, China’s AG600, takes its first flight: The plane, codenamed Kunlong, can be used for firefighting and marine rescue duties.
- Russian Opposition leader Alexey Navalny nominated for presidency to run against Vladimir Putin: The fierce critic of the current Russian president now needs to be officially registered as a candidate by the country’s election body.
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