06:30 pm: Jaipur court sends Jaiprakash Bagarwa and Ashok Kumar to ED custody till December 30. They were arrested under PMLA in Kolayat (Rajasthan) land scam case (ANI)
06:29 pm: Lok Sabha adjourned till December 27, 11 AM (ANI)
06:28 pm: Three Naxals surrender before security forces in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur (ANI)
06:27 pm: Six people critically injured in a collision between two vehicles on Najibabad National Highway in Haridwar; admitted to district hospital (ANI)
06:25 pm: People have given us mandate for 27 years. It is a huge victory that public has shown faith in us all these years: Vijay Rupani in Gandhinagar, Gujarat (ANI)
06:24 pm: On any day from December 26 to December 31, Rajinikanth will disclose his plan of action, thereafter there will not be any doubt regarding his political entry: Tamilaruvi Manian, Rajinikanth's close friend (ANI)
05:42 pm: Rajinikanth to meet his fans for six days, from December 26 till December 31 (ANI)
05:39 pm: I want to give assurance to the people of Gujarat that I and Vijay Bhai will continue to work for the people with the help of other party members just like our previous government: Nitin Patel, Gujarat (ANI)
05:38 pm: Speculations being made. Many such rumors are being spread, which are wrong. Don't believe such things till any official announcement is made: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on SBI report (of RBI holding back Rs 2,000 notes)
05:37 pm: Putin says US intends to break Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (Reuters)
05:36 pm: New US national security strategy is offensive and aggressive, Russia must take note, says Putin (Russian Media)
05:33 pm: This was then put to the house which they unanimously accepted. I also asked the members if anybody had any alternative proposal, and since there was none, the two were declared as unanimously elected: Arun Jaitley (ANI)
05:32 pm: Process of electing is that we set process into motion as Central Observers, call upon elected MLAs to propose a name. Bhupendra Singh proposed these two names for the leader and Deputy leader, it was supported by 5 other MLAs who came to the dais and supported them: Arun Jaitley (ANI)
05:24 pm: The decision to elect Vijay Rupani as the Chief Minister and Nitin Patel as the Deputy CM has been taken unanimously and in presence of BJP leaders: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
05:23 pm: The date of oath taking ceremony will be informed once decided: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
05:22 pm: We have decided that Vijay Rupani will continue as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Nitin Patel to be the Deputy CM: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
05:21 pm: Today's meeting was aimed at deciding the Chief Minister of Gujarat post our win in Gujarat elections: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
05:16 pm: BJP addresses the media in Gandhinagar, Gujarat (ANI)
05:05 pm: ED approaches Delhi High Court against grant of bail to businessman Moin Qureshi, who was implicated in a money laundering case and for allegedly paying bribes to senior officials (ANI)
05:03 pm: Ousted Catalan leader Puigdemont offers to meet PM Rajoy outside Spain (AFP)