A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Kulbhushan Jadhav was made to speak under coercion, says India after Pakistan releases new video: In the clip, Jadhav was seen thanking Islamabad for ‘treating him well’.
  2. Day after Mumbai protests, police bar Jignesh Mevani, Umar Khalid from speaking at a student event: Lok Sabha on Thursday condemned the statewide protests in Maharashtra and violence that broke out in Bhima Koregaon.
  3. ‘I got many references for you,’ CBI court judge in fodder scam case tells Lalu Prasad Yadav: The court will pronounce the quantum of punishment on Friday.
  4. BSF foils infiltration attempt along border in Jammu district, kills one intruder: Earlier, a Pakistani man with an Aadhaar card was caught entering the Air Force station in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer.
  5. Delhi court declares Vijay Mallya ‘proclaimed offender’ in a FERA violation case: The court had asked the former liquor baron to appear before it on December 18.
  6. Delhi High Court commutes death sentence of two men convicted for Jigisha Ghosh’s murder to life in jail: Three men were convicted for abducting the IT professional, robbing her and then murdering and dumping her body.
  7. Former Supreme Court judge KT Thomas says RSS is ensuring people in India are safe: He also credited the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh for ending the Emergency.
  8. There is no proof of Taliban or Islamic State’s presence in Jammu and Kashmir, says Home Ministry: The front led by former Hizbul Mujahideen commander Zakir Musa has the support of fewer than 10 militants, it told Rajya Sabha in a written reply.
  9. Four dead, seven injured after fire breaks out in a residential building in Mumbai’s Marol: The blaze was brought under control around 5 am. 
  10. Mumbai Police register case against investor Mahesh Murthy for sexual harassment: The businessman has been charged with stalking and ‘outraging the modesty’ of women, a police officer said.