The big news: Rahul Gandhi mocks Reliance involvement in Rafale jet deal, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: The Centre will not defer the release of ‘Padmavati’ despite protest threats, and emergency measures to manage smog in Delhi were revoked.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Rahul Gandhi takes jibe at Reliance Defence involvement in Rafale jet deal: The Congress had alleged a ‘huge scam’ was brewing in the deal, after which Reliance threatened it with legal action if it continued to make such claims.
- Centre refuses to intervene in ‘Padmavati’ row, says law and order is a state subject: The Maharashtra government said the theatres screening the film across the state from December 1 will be provided security cover, and the Rajput Karni Sena threatened a nationwide strike if the movie is released.
- Hike in parking fees, ban on entry of trucks imposed to tackle Delhi pollution revoked: A dust storm in West Asia set off the Delhi smog, said a report by air quality monitoring agency Safar.
- CBI says it has not yet given a clean chit to bus conductor in Gurugram school murder: The murdered boy’s father wanted the juvenile board to try the 16-year-old accused as an adult.
- Indian student shot dead at a grocery store in California, United States: The local police have arrested a man of Indian origin and are looking for the three other shooters.
- Thousands of Bengaluru doctors join strike against medical bill amendments, at least 6 patients dead: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said he would talk with agitating doctors after 22,000 of them went on an indefinite strike from Thursday.
- ‘Narendra Modi remains by far the most popular national figure in Indian politics,’ finds Pew study: ‘The public’s positive assessment of Modi is buoyed by growing contentment with the Indian economy,’ the survey by the American think tank found.
- Ousted Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa to take over as interim leader of Zimbabwe: Despite Army’s denial, African Union said the military takeover in Zimbabwe seemed like a coup.
- Indian companies created over 1.13 lakh jobs in the US, finds study: The report, released every two years, comes at a time when the Trump administration is putting in place policies to protect American workers.
- Military committed ‘widespread rape’ as Rohingya women fled burning villages, says Human Rights Watch: The abused women reported ‘days of agony walking with swollen and torn genitals through jungle’. Witnesses also recounted seeing women raped and then killed.
