A look at the headlines right now:

  1. BJP wins 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh municipal elections, BSP bags two; Congress loses in its bastion Amethi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Chief Minister Adityanath over the victory.  
  2. Children will need Aadhaar registration to get food at anganwadis, says Centre: Unique Identification Authority of India rules prohibit the recording of biometrics of children below the age of five.  
  3. Navy rescues 24 fishermen stranded at sea due to Cyclone Ockhi, Home Ministry says NDRF teams deployed: At least eight people have been killed so far due to heavy rain and winds in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
  4. Cherish and nurture your diversity, Barack Obama tells India: The former US president said that New Delhi and Washington could solve any problem if they worked together.
  5. Nine students killed after militants open fire at Pakistan’s Peshawar institute, Taliban claims attack: The Agricultural Training Institute houses a hostel for students of the Peshawar University. 
  6. Sensex falls over 300 points to close below 33,000, Nifty declines 104 points on fiscal deficit, oil price concerns: The rise in the GDP growth rate for the second quarter of 2017 failed to boost the market.
  7. Kolkata physical education teacher allegedly sexually assaults four-year-old at GD Birla school: On Friday, angry parents protested in front of the school building.
  8. Rise in India’s manufacturing output for November was highest in 13 months, shows data: Creation of jobs in the manufacturing sector was fastest since September 2012, the monthly survey by IHS Markit showed.   
  9. Japanese automaker Nissan Motor sues India for Rs 5,000 crore over unpaid incentives, says Reuters: The company sought its dues from the Tamil Nadu government as part of a 2008 agreement to set up a car manufacturing unit in the state.   
  10. Delhi High Court refuses to restrain Arnab Goswami from airing news on Sunanda Pushkar’s death: But the court told Goswami and Republic TV to send her husband Shashi Tharoor an advance notice seeking his views before airing anything on the case.