A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Power ministry defends Kiren Rijiju in Arunachal hydro project scam: In a statement, it called allegations against the minister ‘unsubstantiated, false and baseless’.
  2. Tata row: 93% of TCS shareholders voted for Cyrus Mistry’s removal as director: The ousted Tata Sons chairperson had skipped the Extraordinary General Meeting, after urging shareholders in a letter to ‘vote with their conscience’.
  3. Kashmir government’s list of victims of counter-militancy operations includes Burhan Wani’s brother: The state recently cleared compensation to families of 17 people, including Khalid Muzafer Wani, who the Army has said was a Hizbul Mujahideen operative.
  4. Rs 12.4 lakh crore in demonetised notes collected after November 8, says RBI: The apex bank directed banks across the country to store CCTV footage of operations between November 8 and December 30.
  5. Narendra Modi will be present in Parliament for the next three days, says Venkaiah Naidu: The BJP has directed all its MPs to attend the rest of the Winter Session to present a united front for a debate on demonetisation.
  6. Hindus have the highest level of schooling in countries where they are a religious minority, says study: The educational gender gap in the community was found to be the widest when compared to other groups worldwide, according to the Pew Research Centre.
  7. Virat Kohli soars to career-best No 2 in ICC Test rankings: Spin ace Ravichandran Ashwin maintained his top spot among the bowlers, after picking up 12 wickets against England in Mumbai.
  8. Aleppo residents leave city after Russia declares battle is over: A truce was reached between pro-Assad forces and rebel fighters, where both sides agreed to evacuate civilians from 5 am Wednesday.
  9. A child born out of rape is entitled to compensation, rules Delhi High Court: The bench was hearing a case in which a man was sentenced to life for raping his 14-year-old stepdaughter, which led to her pregnancy.
  10. Reliance Jio ties up with Niantic to launch Pokémon GO in India: Users can download the app from Wednesday and play the augmented reality game without any data charges till March 31, 2017.