A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Both Houses of Parliament adjourned for the day, LK Advani considers resigning from Lok Sabha: Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien criticised both the government and the Opposition for constantly disrupting legislative proceedings.
  2. Sasikala to be the new chief of the AIADMK, says party spokesperson Ponnaiyan: She does not hold an official post in the party at the moment.
  3. All liquor shops along national and state highways must be shut down, says SC: The bench asked the governments not to issue new licences while the existing ones will not be renewed after March 31, 2017.
  4. I-T raid finds Rs 60 crore in 20 fake accounts at an Axis Bank branch in Noida: The accounts, which were opened in the names of low-income workers and labourers, were reportedly being used by companies to cover up black money.
  5. Supreme Court accepts Azam Khan’s unconditional apology in Bulandshahr gangrape: The Samajwadi Party leader had said the incident was a ‘political conspiracy’.
  6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi ranked 9th in Forbes list of world’s most powerful people: Russian President Vladimir Putin topped the list for fourth time, while US President-elect Donald Trump was at the second spot.
  7. I-T department warns against making drastic changes on revised tax returns: The agency fears a few taxpayers may misuse this amendment to legalise their black money.
  8. Court fines Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved Rs 11 lakh for misleading advertisements: The company sold certain products with its label although those were manufactured somewhere else.
  9. Pathankot on high alert after abandoned car is found in Farfal village: Villagers said they had chased away the people who were in the vehicle after they found it had a Jammu and Kashmir number plate.
  10. Four security personnel killed as militants ambush police team in Manipur’s Chandel: The first attack took place at Lokchao and the second one in the Bongyang area in the same district.