HIGHLIGHTS AT 1700 HRS

Following are the highlights at 1700 hrs:

 

NATION

 

DEL 36 POL-LD CABINET-QUOTA

Cabinet approves 10 pc quota for economically weaker sections in general category

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has approved 10 per cent reservation in jobs and educational institutions for the economically backward section in the general category, sources said Monday.

 

DEL 38 CAB-CITIZENSHIP

Union Cabinet clears Citizenship Amendment Bill, to be introduced in Lok Sabha Tuesday

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet Monday cleared the redrafted Citizenship Amendment Bill, which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan, officials said.

 

CAL 8 AS-CITIZENSHIP-AGP

AGP withdraws support to BJP in Assam over Citizenship Bill

Guwahati: The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on Monday withdrew its support to ruling BJP in Assam over the Citizenship Amendment Bill, AGP president and minister Atul Bora said.

 

DEL 32 CH-EVMS-LD-CEC

EVMs tamper-proof, their functioning being looked after by technical experts: CEC

Chandigarh: Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said Monday electronic voting machines were tamper-proof and an expert committee was looking after their functioning.

 

DEL 50 RAHUL-LD RAFALE

Govt weakening HAL to benefit Anil Ambani, alleges Rahul

New Delhi: Stepping up his attack on the Modi government over the Rafale deal, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused it of weakening state-run aerospace major HAL and destroying India's strategic capability to benefit industrialist Anil Ambani.

 

DEL 39 UP-MAYAWATI-LD AKHILESH

Mayawati dials Akhilesh amid reports that CBI may quiz him

Lucknow: Ahead of a formal announcement of a pre-poll alliance, BSP chief Mayawati dialled Samajwadi party supremo Akhilesh Yadav and extended her full support to him after reports emerged that he might be quizzed by the CBI in connection with a mining scam.

 

CAL 1 MG-MINE-BODIES

Another coal mine tragedy in Meghalaya: 2 miners found dead

Shillong: The bodies of two miners were recovered from an illegal coal mine located at a remote village in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, police said on Monday.

 

DEL 35 ED-VADRA

ED files fresh money-laundering case against firm linked to Vadra, others

New Delhi: In fresh trouble for Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, the Enforcement Directorate has filed a money laundering case against a firm allegedly linked to him and a few others in connection with suspected financial and other irregularities in land deals in Haryana's Gurgaon in 2008, officials said Monday.

 

LEGAL

 

LGD 8 DL-HC-LD FILM

HC refuses to entertain plea seeking ban on 'The Accidental Prime Minister' trailer

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking to suspend the trailer of the upcoming movie "The Accidental Prime Minister" and asked the petitioner to file it as a public interest litigation.

 

LGC 1 BH-HC-TEJASHWI

Patna HC rejects Tejashwi's petition challenging Bihar govt order to vacate bungalow

Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav received a setback on Monday, when the Patna High Court dismissed his petition challenging the Bihar government's order asking him to vacate the bungalow allotted to him while he was the deputy chief minister.

 

FOREIGN

 

FGN 14 BANGLA-LD HASINA

Sheikh Hasina takes oath as B'desh PM for third consecutive term

Dhaka: Sheikh Hasina was sworn in as Bangladesh's prime minister for a third consecutive term on Monday after her Awami League's landslide victory in the December 30 election. By Anisur Rahman

 

FGN 12 CHINA-US-WARSHIP

China lodges 'stern' protest over US warship sailing through SCS

By K J M Varma

Beijing, Jan 7 (PTI) China lodged a "stern" diplomatic protest with the US on Monday after its guided-missile destroyer sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea, asserting that America should stop such "provocative" action and create an enabling environment for successful negotiations on the ongoing trade dispute.

 

BUSINESS

 

DEL 40 BIZ-RBI-WAIVER

Generalised farm loan waiver impacts credit culture, says RBI Governor

New Delhi: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das Monday said any generalised farm loan waiver adversely impacts the credit culture and the behaviour of borrowers, amid various state governments announcing waivers.

 

DEL 44 BIZ-STRIKE-UNIONS

Central Trade Unions to go on 2-day nationwide strike from Tuesday

New Delhi: Central Trade Unions Monday said around 20 crore workers will go on a 2-day nationwide strike from Tuesday to protest against the government's alleged anti-worker policies and unilateral labour reforms.

 

SPORTS

 

SPF 12 SPO-2NDLD IND

Standing tall Down Under: India win their maiden Test series in Australia

Sydney: Indian cricket got its new seminal moment after the talismanic Virat Kohli led the country to a maiden Test series victory on Australian soil, ending a 71-year wait to script a golden chapter in the game's history. By Chetan Narula RC

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