The big news: Congress leader challenges Rahul Gandhi ahead of party poll, and 9 other top stories
Other headlines: PM Modi said he was ready to pay political price for his fight against corruption, and polls pegged an improvement in upcoming GDP growth data.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Congress leader says party presidential poll rigged to favour Rahul Gandhi: Shehzad Poonawalla urged Gandhi to resign as the party’s vice-president and contest as an ordinary member of Congress.
- Ready to pay political price for path against corruption, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi: He added that the country’s positive attitude in the current scenario has never been seen before and claimed that every one trusts the government now.
- Economy poised to pick up as effect of GST, demonetisation fades, polls say: India GDP growth data will be released after market hours on Thursday.
- After row, Somnath Temple says Rahul Gandhi signed visitor’s book and not register for non-Hindus: The Congress had said the images showing Gandhi’s signature in the non-Hindu book were fake and blamed the BJP for the controversy.
- United States asks all nations to cut ties with North Korea after latest missile test: Washington urged China to cut off oil supply to North Korea during an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting.
- Case filed against Arunachal Pradesh school after it allegedly forced 88 students to undress: Three teachers reportedly made the Class 6 and 7 students strip in front of others as punishment for writing ‘something vulgar’ about the head teacher.
- ‘Focus on terror in UK,’ says Donald Trump after Theresa May denounced his anti-Muslim retweets: The videos were tweeted by a leader of the far-right Britain First party and have not been verified yet.
- Remove ‘university’ from names today or lose deemed status, UGC tells 29 institutes: The University Grants Commission gave the institutes till 4 pm on November 30 to comply with the order.
- Forty-six people fall ill after chlorine leak in government-run hospital in Odisha’s Cuttack: The gas reportedly leaked from a pump house of the Public Health Engineering Organisation on the premises of the hospital.
- Mehbooba Mufti withdraws cases filed against 4,327 people for stone pelting: These cases were filed between 2008 and 2014.