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Beijing is pushing for yet another discussion on Jammu & Kashmir in the UN Security Council on Tuesday. Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will be in India to hold boundary talks with NSA Ajit Doval this week. The discussion is intended to be held under a provision that does not require voting, but involves flagging the issue.

Mamata Banerjee on Monday led the first of her three-day showdowns against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act, daring the Modi government to “dislodge my govt or send me to jail” from a massive rally in central Kolkata. She also conveyed her dismay over Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar’s “frequent tweets and press briefings” and sought his “cooperation” to maintain peace.

Home minister Amit Shah on Monday said a sky-kissing Ram temple will be built in Ayodhya within four months. ​​Addressing campaign rallies in Jharkhand, Shah made a reference to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and cautioned electors in Santhal Pargana against people who support infiltrators. "It does not have any provision to take away anybody’s citizenship," he added.

Protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) at Jamia in Delhi and AMU resonated in campuses across the country on Monday. Protests were reported not just from premier institutions such as IIT-Bombay, IIT-Madras, Jadavpur University & Banaras Hindu University, but also from far-flung areas like Siliguri in north Bengal and Kochi in the south.

The SC on Monday said incessant queries under the RTI Act had spooked officials into becoming reluctant to put views on file, which had a paralysing effect on the administration, and sought suggestions on whether RTI pleas to public authorities be filed only by those having a connect with the issue. "There is a pervasive fear of RTI," said the bench.

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Here are the big sports events lined up for Tuesday (December 17) that comprise round 2 matches of the Ranji Trophy and football action.

In the latest episode of Bigg Boss 13, while everyone is seated near the kitchen area having their food, Asim Riaz goes and looks out for some razors.

Several protests - some peaceful, some violent - erupted across India on Monday against the police crackdown in Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi and the amended citizenship law as students and political leaders took to the streets. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called these protests "deeply distressing" and appealed for peace.

An order issued by the Home and Hill Affair Department Census Cell to commissioners of Kolkata and Howrah municipal corporations and all district magistrates said that all activities regarding the preparation and updation of the NPR are stayed in West Bengal. The central government has decided to prepare the NPR by September 2020 to lay the foundation for rolling out a citizens' register across the country.

Delivering the second Atal Vihari Vajpayee memorial lecture organised by India Foundation here, he also cautioned parties in power against "majoritarianism", saying that people may have given them a numerical majority, but a majority of voters has never supported one party.

In the latest episode of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Kartik and family are excited about sangeet. Kartik decides to get romantic with Naira but realises it is Vedika.

Pegasus was recently dragged to US courts by Whatsapp for a software, which allegedly helped an entity to remotely snoop on a target. Pegasus has said it provides services to sovereigns itself. According to reports over 120 Indians, including human right activists and other critics of the government, have been targeted as part of the snooping.

Actor Jahaan Arora, who was seen in Naamkarann as Zain Iman's friend and colleague, has tied the knot with his girlfriend Latansha Raichandani in a low key affair.

The latest episode of Beyhadh starts with Maya and Rudra in the car. She gets a call from someonea, who informs that her mother is hospitalised.

In the latest episode of Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum, Rohit confronts Sonakshi about giving lift to Rani. Sona realises how he knows the name of her body double. Rohit makes an excuse and she tells him that she had to help a lady because of the growing rape cases.

Lt General Manoj Mukund Naravane is set to become the next chief of Indian Army, sources said on Monday. He is currently serving as Vice Chief of the Army. General Bipin Rawat is due for retirement on December 31. Naravane has served in numerous command & staff appointments in peace, field and highly active counter-insurgency environments in J&K and the northeast.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday evening wrote to governor Jagdeep Dhankhar saying it the governor's obligation to support the state government to maintain peace and not aggravate the situation through his provocations.

Facing heat over delay in payment of GST compensation, the government on Monday released Rs 35,298 cr to states to make up for the loss of revenue due to rollout of GST. When GST was rolled out, states were promised to be compensated for the revenue loss as not just their taxes were being subsumed in the new levy but also their right to levy taxes was being snatched.

A photo of two Muslim youngsters desecrating Amar Jawan Jyoti memorial in Mumbai is being shared in connection with ongoing protests against Citizenship Ammendment Act (CAA) across the country.

In the new promo shared by the makers of Bigg Boss 13, Vikas Gupta, the captain of the house is seated on the dining table near the kitchen area with Shefali Jariwala. Vishal Aditya Singh, who is cleaning the bathroom complains to Vikas Gupta that the bathroom has not been cleaned yet.

The Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear a plea filed by one of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape-cum-murder case seeking a review of the 2017 apex court judgment upholding his death penalty in the matter.

The latest episode of Yeh Jaadu Hai Jinn Ka opens with Aman crying for Roshni, but she falls unconscious after a couple of words, describing her lover for Aman.

The protests over the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act notwithstanding, the players' auction for the Indian Premier League will go ahead in Kolkata as scheduled on Thursday. As many as 332 cricketers will go under the hammer at the IPL auction in Kolkata on December 19 with Australia's Glenn Maxwell and South African Dale Steyn among those opting for the top base price of Rs 2 crore.