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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Friday said the National Register of Citizens (NRC) process would not be implemented in the state even as another BJP partner, the Lok Janshakti Party, expressed its misgivings about the exercise to document all citizens. ​​​"For what purpose will NRC be implemented? It will not be implemented at all,” Kumar tersely told mediapersons.

Expelled BJP member and sitting UP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar was on Friday sentenced to life imprisonment and slapped with a fine of Rs 25 lakh for raping a minor girl from Unnao in 2017. ​​​Of the fine that Sengar is required to pay, Rs 10 lakh will go to the survivor and the remaining Rs 15 lakh to the state government towards expenses incurred in the prosecution and trial.

The Delhi high court on Friday asked Reliance Industries Ltd and British Gas to disclose their assets after the Centre sought to restrain them from disposing assets — including RIL’s plan to sell a 20% stake to oil giant Saudi Aramco. During arguments in the case, the government sought the court’s direction to RIL and BG to secure $4.5 billion towards the arbitration award.

Ten people were killed and scores of others injured as protests against the new citizenship law turned violent in Uttar Pradesh for the second consecutive day on Friday, taking the death toll in the state in the last 48 hours to 11. UP DGP O P Singh reiterated that police had not fired a single bullet even as several of the deceased and injured, including cops, had gunshot injuries.

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Here are the big sports events lined up for Saturday (December 21) that comprise action from Day 3 of the second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka and Premier League.

In the latest episode of Bigg Boss 13, Rashami apologises to Arhaan because she remained silent when he was accused by few people of trying to misuse her trust. She says sorry as he had to bear rude behaviour of several people. She cries her heart out and apologises to him. Arhaan and Rashami hug each other.

Yeh Hai Mohabbatein actor Karan Patel and his wife Ankita Bhargava were blessed with a baby girl on December 14, 2019. The new parents have finalised a beautiful name of their little angel 'Mehr Karan Patel'.

Jasprit Bumrah's availability for top-level cricket is mired in confusion after the National Cricket Academy (NCA) reportedly declined to conduct fitness tests. TOI has learnt that the Indian team management - consisting physio Nitin Patel and trainer Nick Webb - had given him a go-ahead to return to competitive cricket.

US President Donald Trump spoke on Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and claimed progress between the two governments on issues that have divided them, from trade to North Korea and Hong Kong. The two leaders spoke a week after their envoys sealed a "Phase 1" agreement aimed at ending an 18-month trade war.

Senior BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday accused Congress president Sonia Gandhi of "misleading" people over the amended citizenship law and equating it "falsely" with the NRC which, the Union minister pointed out, has not even been formulated as yet.

In the latest episode of Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke, Kunal stops Nishant from having the drink after one sip. He gives him a glass of water.

In the latest episode of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Suhasini Dadi stops Vedika and instead asks Naira to prepare the mehendi.

Remember the shy little boy Ali, who used to love playing marbles and hit sixes for fun in the 2013 film 'Kai Po Che'? Six years hence, little did the child star Digvijay Deshmukh, now all of 21, know that he would be picked at the IPL auction by Mumbai Indians for Rs 20 lakh.

Various exit polls have predicted the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-Congress-Rashtriya Janata Dal alliance to form the government in Jharkhand where the fifth and final phase of polling concluded on Friday. India Today-Axis My India has claimed that the alliance will get 38 to 50 seats in the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly while the BJP will get around 22-32 seats.

Bigg Boss 13 contestant Mahira Sharma, who has been refraining from giving any name to her relationship with Paras Chhabra, confessed her love for him in one of the recent promos. However, Mahira's mother Sania feels that her daughter is only friends with Paras as she is already aware about the latter's girlfriend Akanksha Puri.

South Africa head coach Mark Boucher is working to instil a new mindset and work ethic in the side ahead of the first Test against England in Pretoria starting on Boxing Day, admitting his team is short on confidence.

After being widely criticised for seeking a UN-monitored referendum on the new citizenship law, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday made a U-turn and said she only wanted an opinion poll observed by impartial experts. She also appealed to PM Modi to listen to revoke the Act and drop the plans for implementing the NRC across the nation.

The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is "a matter entirely internal to India" and does not impact the status of any citizen, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday, in response to the "factually inaccurate" remarks of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on the country's recently enacted legislation.

In the latest episode of Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum, Rohit asks Rani to leave the house as soon as possible, and Sonakshi hears this.