A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Banks, telecom firms must specify Aadhaar linking deadline in SMSes sent to customers, rules Supreme Court: People have till December 31 to link their bank accounts with Aadhaar and till February 6 for their mobile numbers.  
  2. Five Madhya Pradesh police officers suspended for not acting on woman’s complaint about gangrape: The National Commission for Women has asked the state police chief to take action against the four accused as well as the officers.  
  3. Former Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy joins BJP: He had resigned from the Rajya Sabha and all posts in the TMC less than a month ago.  
  4. Madras HC orders Rs 10-lakh compensation to family of two girls electrocuted in Chennai rains: At least 14 people have died in rain-related incidents across Tamil Nadu since heavy showers lashed the state.
  5. Congress will add Dalit community’s demands in manifesto, says Jignesh Mevani after meeting Rahul Gandhi: The two leaders participated in the Navsarjan Yatra in Navsari after their meeting. 
  6. US President Donald Trump to warn his Asian counterparts that world is running out of time on North Korea: His 10-day visit to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines will be the longest Asia tour by an American president in over 25 years.  
  7. Defamation case filed against Kamal Haasan in Varanasi over his Hindu terror remark: In a column in a Tamil weekly magazine, the actor had accused the right-wing groups of resorting to violence. 
  8. Apple’s iPhone X sales begin in India: Customers have a choice of offers to buy the device both online and from stores.
  9. We will continue to fight terrorism, says India as China blocks to name Masood Azhar terrorist: MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar also said New Delhi will ask Malaysia to extradite controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik soon.
  10. Krishna Sobti wins Jnanpith Award for her contribution to Hindi literature: The Selection Board said she had ‘immensely enriched Hindi literature by experimenting with new styles’.