A look at the headlines right now:

  1. 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.  
  2. 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.
  3. Delhi records highest cases of crimes against women in 2016, Lucknow and Jaipur follow, says NCRB data: Cases of crimes against children have increased hugely, by 19.6% between 2014 and 2016.  
  4. 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.  
  5. Three militants shot dead in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district: An Army jawan was injured in another operation in Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district.  
  6. Storm Ockhi likely to move closer to Lakshadweep by evening, says IMD: The cyclonic storm is expected to reach the severe status by Friday evening, the meteorological department said.
  7. Chandigarh rape survivor should not have boarded auto as 3 men were already in it, says MP Kirron Kher: Women need to be more careful about such things, the actor-turned politician said.
  8. Economy poised to pick up as effect of GST, demonetisation fades, polls say: Sensex falls over 220 points, Nifty trades under 10,300 ahead of release of GDP data.
  9. ‘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.  
  10. 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.