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Following are the top stories at 12:30 pm:

DEL5 PARLIAMENT ATTACK-TRIBUTE President Kovind pays tribute to victims of 2001 Parliament attack

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind and Union ministers on Friday paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the 2001 Parliament attack.

DEL10 LS-ADJOURN Lok Sabha adjourned amid protests over Rahul Gandhi's rape remarks

New Delhi: Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for half-an-hour on Friday following protests by BJP members over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's reported remarks about rape in the country.

DEL6 BJP-CITIZENSHIP ACT-CAMPAIGN BJP to launch campaign about amended Citizenship Act

New Delhi: Under the Opposition's attack over the amended Citizenship Act, the BJP is set to launch a public awareness programme to inform people about its features and benefits, and also "dispel the propaganda" that the legislation is against any community.

DEL13 NIRBHAYA-MOTHER Will keep fighting for justice for my daughter, hang convicts on 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 on December 16, the day her daughter 'Nirbhaya' was brutally assaulted and left to die on the road seven years ago.

CAL1 AS-CITIZENSHIP-CURFEW-RELAX Curfew relaxed in Dibrugarh, protesters observing fast in

Guwahati Guwahati: The indefinite curfew which was in force in Dibrugarh municipal area was relaxed for 5 hours on Friday even as large number of people gathered in Chandmari area of Guwahati to observe a fast called by the AASU to protest against the Citizenship Act.

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Bank loan fraud: ED attaches Rs 20-cr assets of Rajasthan firm New Delhi: Assets valued at over Rs 20 crore of a Rajasthan-based company and its promoters have been attached by the ED under the anti-money laundering law in connection with an alleged bank loan fraud case probe, the agency said on Friday.

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Sena slams Centre on citizenship law, violence in north-east Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Friday attacked the Centre, saying it brought the new citizenship law to show it is the sole saviour of Hindus and asked what kind of politics it is playing by inviting uncalled for pain after the move caused violence in the north-eastern states.

LEGAL

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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.

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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 four people convicted in the Nirbhaya gang rape-and-murder case.

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TMC MP Mahua Moitra moves SC challenging amended Citizenship Act New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra moved the Supreme Court on Friday challenging the amended Citizenship Act, according to which members of non-Muslim communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan facing religious persecution there will be given Indian citizenship.

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SC notice to ECI on plea of 2 NGOs seeking probe into discrepancies in 2019 LS poll data New Delhi: The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday on the pleas of two NGOs seeking a probe into alleged discrepancies between voter turnout and the number of votes counted in 347 constituencies during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

BUSINESS

DEL3 BIZ-STOCKS-OPEN

Sensex rises over 250 pts on strong global cues; Nifty above 12K Mumbai: Market benchmark BSE Sensex jumped over 250 points on Friday led by global euphoria over progress in US-China trade and likely Conservative Party win in UK general elections.

FOREIGN

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Boris Johnson wins UK’s Brexit election, hails ‘powerful mandate’ London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday won the historic UK General Election as his Conservative Party crossed the 326-mark required for a majority in Parliament, marking a victory for his "Get Brexit Done" message and setting the UK on course to leave the European Union (EU) in the New Year. 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

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Japan Prime Minister may cancel India trip: Report Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering cancelling his three-day trip to India for annual summit talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi from December 15-17 due to the deteriorating security situation in Guwahati, the planned venue of the meeting, according to a media report here.