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Following are the top stories at 5:30 pm:

DEL23 PARLIAMENT ATTACK-LD TRIBUTE Leaders pays tribute to victims of 2001 Parliament attack

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Sonia Gandhi paid floral tributes at the Parliament complex to those who lost their lives in the 2001 Parliament attack.

DEL49 LS-2ND LD RAHUL BJP members protest in LS over Rahul Gandhi's 'rape in India' barb

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's "rape in India" barb at the Modi government at an election rally in Jharkhand triggered furious protests in Lok Sabha on Friday by BJP members who sought an apology from him, with Union minister Rajnath Singh stating that leaders like him have no "moral right" to be in Parliament.

DEL45 INDO-JAPAN-LD SUMMIT Modi-Abe summit cancelled in view of widespread protests in Guwahati over citizenship law

New Delhi: The annual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe scheduled from December 15-17 in Guwahati has been cancelled in the wake of massive protests rocking the Assam capital city over the amended citizenship law.

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Meerut hangman ready to carry out execution of Nirbhaya convicts Lucknow: The hangman at the Meerut prison on Friday indicated that he is ready to carry out the execution in the Tihar Jail of the men convicted of raping and murdering Nirbhaya in 2012.

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'States have no powers to refuse implementation of Citizenship Act' New Delhi: State governments have no powers to reject the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 as the legislation was enacted under the Union List of the 7th Schedule of the Constitution, a top official said on Friday.

DEL13 NIRBHAYA-MOTHER Will keep fighting for justice for my daughter, hang convicts before Dec 16: Nirbhaya's mother

New Delhi: The mother of the 2012 Delhi gangrape-murder victim on Friday said she wants those convicted in the case to be hanged before December 16, the day her daughter 'Nirbhaya' was brutally assaulted and left to die on the road seven years ago.

MDS4 AP-DISHA-LD BILL AP passes bill for speedy trial of offences against women,kids

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Friday passed a Bill to further amend the Indian Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure that will enable expeditious investigation and trial of offences against women and children, especially sexual offences, and award of death penalty.

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BJP can't bulldoze states to implement amended Citizenship Act: Mamata Banerjee

Digha (WB): Lashing out at the BJP-led central government over the amended Citizenship Act, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said she would not allow its implementation in the state "under any circumstances".

LEGAL

LGD27 SC-LD KASHMIR Satisfied with HC Juvenile Justice Committee report saying no detention of minors in J&K, says SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday said it is satisfied with the report of Juvenile Justice Committee of Jammu and Kashmir High Court which said that no minors were detained in jails in the erstwhile state post the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370.

LGD11 SC-LD NIRBHAYA-MOTHER Nirbhaya's mother moves SC opposing review plea of convict, to be heard on Dec 17

New Delhi: The mother of the 2012 Delhi gangrape-murder victim, who came to be known as Nirbhaya, on Friday moved the Supreme Court to oppose a review plea by one of the four men sentenced to death in the case.

LGD31 DL-COURT-LD NIRBHAYA Nirbhaya case: Court to hear on Dec 18 plea seeking issuance of death warrants against convicts

New Delhi: A Delhi court will hear on Wednesday a plea seeking issuance of death warrants against the four people convicted in the Nirbhaya gang rape-and-murder case.

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SC declines to pass order on safe entry of women in Sabarimala temple New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday declined to pass any order on the pleas by two women activists seeking a direction to the Kerala government to ensure safe entry of women in the Sabarimala temple under police protection.

BUSINESS

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Sensex zooms 428 pts on trade deal boost, Brexit clarity; logs weekly gain Mumbai: The Sensex soared 428 points to close above the 41,000-mark on Friday as the US and China reportedly reaching a trade deal and Boris Johnson's win in UK general elections turbocharged global equity sentiment.

FOREIGN

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PM Boris Johnson Johnson wins historic UK election, vows Brexit by Jan 31 London: Election-weary British voters gave Prime Minister Boris Johnson a "powerful new mandate" in the historic polls as his Conservative Party on Friday won a commanding majority in Parliament to allow him to finalise UK's divorce deal with the European Union next month. By Aditi Khanna

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UN closely analysing possible consequences of India’s Citizenship Amendment Bill: UN spokesperson United Nations: The UN is closely analysing the possible consequences of India's amended Citizenship Act, a spokesperson for UN chief Antonio Guterres has said, insisting that the world body has its basic principles, including those enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and expect those to be upheld. By Yoshita Singh.