A look at the headlines right now:

  1. GST campaign was fake, BJP has swept all seats hit by tax regime, Arun Jaitley claims after BJP wins Gujarat and Himachal Assembly elections: The BJP will have to decide on its Himachal Pradesh chief minister, and though the party was dented in Gujarat, the saffron sea now covers 19 states.
  2. New US security policy welcomes India as a ‘leading global power’: The National Security Strategy said Pakistan has to act against terror groups in its country, while Pakistan’s National Security Adviser said that South Asia is a mistake away from a major catastrophe.
  3. Two suspected militants gunned down in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian, woman dies in ensuing clashes: Eight people were injured in the clashes that broke out between villagers and the security forces.
  4. Afrazul was not the intended target of Rajsamand hate crime, say police, according to report: The murderer, Shambhulal Regar, wanted to kill one Ajju Sheikh because he was in contact with a girl whom he regarded as his sister, the police said.
  5. Lok Sabha resumes after brief adjournment over Congress protests about Modi’s Pakistan remark: The Congress demanded an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his comments on his predecessor Manmohan Singh.
  6. Meerut residents led by BJP youth wing allegedly prevent Muslim from buying home in Hindu area: We cannot allow this to go on, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha leader Deepak Sharma.
  7. North Korea was ‘directly responsible’ for WannaCry cyberattack, says US: ‘We do not make this allegation lightly. It is based on evidence,’ Homeland Security Adviser Thomas P Bossert said.
  8. Former Kerala CM Oommen Chandy moves High Court to get solar scam judicial probe report quashed: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had tabled the report in the state Assembly on November 9.
  9. United Nations Security Council votes against US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital: The Egyptian-drafted resolution expressed deep regret over decisions concerning the city but did not name the Donald Trump administration or the US.
  10. If air quality hits dangerous levels, close schools, NGT tells Delhi government: The National Green Tribunal also criticised the Aam Aadmi Party government for not installing air purifiers in schools.