A look at the headlines right now:

  1. No over-the-counter exchange of old notes after Thursday midnight, Centre announces: Payments for transactions in exempted categories will now be accepted only through the scrapped Rs 500 notes.
  2. Pakistan violated ceasefire along LoC 27 times in twelve days, says MEA: The government has also lodged a protest against the Pakistani Army targetting 18 villages along the border between November 16 and 21, Vikas Swarup said.
  3. Power plant accident in China’s Fengcheng city kills 67 people: State news agency Xinhua said an unknown number of people were still trapped in the rubble.
  4. Demonetisation is organised loot, could lower GDP by 2%, says Manmohan Singh: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley later accused the Opposition of making excuses to avoid a debate on the issue.  
  5. Shashi Tharoor gives notice in Lok Sabha under rule 377 for urgent attention to missing JNU student: The Congress leader claimed that eyewitnesses who complained against the accused have been threatened.
  6. Myanmar is aiming for an ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya Muslims, says UN official: The atrocities on the minority community has forced thousands to flee to Bangladesh, the regional head of the UN Refugee Agency said.
  7. ICC penalises Indian women’s team for skipping matches against Pakistan: The international body said the BCCI failed to furnish ‘acceptable reasons’ for not playing the games. 
  8. More than 70 killed in Islamic State attack targeting Shia pilgrims in Iraq’s al-Hilla city: Several Iranians and Bahrainis were among the victims returning from the Arbaen pilgrimage in Karbala.   
  9. Neeraj Goyat becomes the first Indian to get a World Boxing Council ranking: The 24-year-old broke into the list after successfully defending his welterweight Asia-Pacific title last month
  10. Mob hacks leopard to death in a Gurugram village: Nearly 1,500 people attacked the animal with axes, bamboo sticks and stones after it strayed into Sohna village, the regional wildlife conservator said.