Breaking news on December 3

A man was arrested for allegedly harassing a 32-year-old woman and passing lewd comments in a metro train here, a senior officer of the Kolkata Police said on Tuesday.

Over 600 cases of assault on police personnel have been registered in the national capital in the last three years, the government informed Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

Economic Offences Wing, today, arrested 3 Directors of the Board of Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank Jagdish Mookhey, Mukti Bavisi and Trupti Bane. They will be produced before a Mumbai court tomorrow.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray holds a review meeting of ongoing development projects in the state.

People take out a candle light march against the rape and murder of woman veterinarian in Hyderabad

The CBI has arrested a CMD and a director of a company for duping investors of a ponzi scheme to the tune of Rs 78 crore in West Bengal, officials said Tuesday.

Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh on Tuesday reviewed the security situation in Kashmir, a defence spokesman said.

As many as 4,453 people have been affected by HIV/AIDS in Himachal Pradesh and they have been provided free ART medicines, a state health official said.

Nationalist Congress Party leader Supriya Sule on Ajit Pawar: He had not joined BJP. This is internal matter of our party and family. He will always remain my elder brother and senior leader of the party. 

Consumers Affairs Ministry has revised onions stock limit with immediate effect. Revised stock limits now are 25 metric tonnes for wholesalers and 5 metric tonnes for retailers. Importers will be exempted from these stock limits for imported onions.

A Petition has been moved in Delhi High Court in connection over the delay in sanctions in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) sedition case. The petition is scheduled for hearing tomorrow.

Dead mouse found in a midday meal in a govt school in Muzaffarnagar. State Basic Education Minister Satish Dwivedi says 'According to preliminary inquiry,meals there are supplied by an NGO. We have blacklisted NGO&FIR filed. Further action will be taken post full inquiry

 Two civilians died and seven were injured in ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Shahpur sector of Poonch district.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted the invitation of President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen to visit Brussels for the next India-EU Summit.

Amit Shah in Rajya Sabha: Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi won't get SPG cover once he demits office.

Amit Shah in Rajya Sabha: Gandhi family's security has not been removed, it has only been changed to Z plus. 

Home Minister Amit Shah in Rajya Sabha on SPG Bill: This is the 5th amendment in the SPG Act. This amendment is not brought in by keeping Gandhis in mind, but, one thing that I can say for sure is that the previous 4 amendments were done by keeping only one family in mind.

Home Minister Amit Shah in Rajya Sabha on SPG Bill: It is not true that we've brought the SPG Bill by keeping only Gandhi family in mind. Security from Gandhis was withdrawn after the threat assessment analysis even before bringing this bill.

Chopped body parts of a man found in a suitcase in Mahim yesterday.

Centre releases Rs 414.90 crores and Rs 552 crores to the cyclone Bulbul affected states of West Bengal and Odisha respectively under State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF).

Hyderabad cyber police arrests 23-year-old for posting obscene comments about gangrape victim on Facebook

Police arrested four persons in connection with the setting ablaze of shops in Baramulla. Abdul Qayoom SSP says,"Accused have been identified as Maroof, Adil, Bilal and Samir. Their chief owns a wholesale shop and intention was to increase their business".

Lalu Prasad Yadav re-elected Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief unopposed. He has been elected party president for the 11th time. 

Shirdi Express from Tirupati to Shirdi got derailed at Koduru railway station, Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday morning. All passengers are safe.

Fresh snowfall in the valley, temperatures hit downward spiral

In his rally in Jharkhand's Khunti, PM Modi said, "It has been made clear after the voting in the first phase of election concluded that the people of Jharkhand have a feeling of trust towards BJP and the lotus symbol."

The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a statement about the situation in Kashmir before and after the abrogation of Article 370. In the statement, the ministry states, "There has been an increase in the number of infiltration attempts from across the border. During the 88 day period from 5th August 2019 - 31st October 2019 there have been 84 such attempts as against 53 such attempts from 9th May 2019 - 4th August 2019."

Meanwhile, regarding terrorist activities, it stated, "Incidents of terrorist violence declined after 5th August. From 5th August 2019-27th November 2019, there have been 88 such incidents as compared to 106 such incidents from 12 April 2019-4 Aug 2019."

During a discussion in Lok Sabha BJP MP from Mathura Hema Malini pitches for public-private partnership model in school education. She said, "At many places (rural) in my constituency, schools are being operated in open. Children in villages are not receiving a quality education. I demand that the public-private partnership model be implemented in school education."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is kickstarting election campaigning for Jharkhand Assembly Polls by addressing a rally in Khunti. 

Pointers from Modi's rally:

• A prince leaves from Ayodhya and after 14 years of 'vanvaas', on his return, he becomes 'Maryada Purushottam Ram' because Prince Ram spent those years with 'adivasis'.
• Lord Ram left Ayodhya as prince but returned as 'Maryada Purushottam' as he spent time with Adivasis.
• JMM-Congress alliance's politics is that of deception, while BJP's of service.
• People of Jharkhand have faith in BJP that it alone can ensure state's development.

Swati Maliwal sits on indefinite protest at Jantar Mantar. Members of the civil society gathered at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Monday and protested against the brutal rape and murder of a young veterinary doctor in Hyderabad, joining many others demanding justice for her across the country.

Protestors demanded, "Hang the rapist" and "Save Girls". DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal also joined the protest. 

Silver futures on Tuesday slumped by Rs 169 to Rs 44,175 per kg as participants cut down their bets taking weak cues from overseas markets. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, silver contracts for December delivery tumbled Rs 169, or 0.38 per cent, to Rs 44,175 per kg in a business turnover of 96 lots. 

Similarly, the white metal for delivery in March next year was trading lower by Rs 130, or 0.29 per cent, to Rs 44,600 per kg in a business volume of 2,012 lots. In the international market, silver prices fell 0.04 per cent to USD 16.96 an ounce in New York. Traders said the fall in silver prices in futures trade was largely in line with a weak trend in precious metals in global markets.

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Congress raises the issue of rising onion prices in Lok Sabha amid uproar from ruling NDA. Onion prices in India continue to skyrocket. In Delhi-NCR, it was being sold at Rs 90/kg. 

Earlier on Monday, The wholesale price of onions of the summer variety rose to Rs 11,000 per quintal on Monday during auction at the Kalwan Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) here in Maharashtra. 

Monday was the first trading day of December and the wholesale price of the summer crop of onions was the highest this season in Nashik district, a major producer of the vegetable, APMC sources said.

I assure the nation Indian Navy is fully prepared to deal with national security challenges, says Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh. 

Shanmuga Subramanian, an amateur astronomer from Chennai who has discovered debris of Chandrayaan-2's Vikram Lander on surface of the moon told ANI, "I spent 7-8 hours each day for 4-5 days on this. This is something that can be done by anyone with right knowledge. This should inspire a lot of people."

"I was able to find something out of the ordinary in a particular spot,so,I thought this must be the debris. I got confirmation from NASA today," he added.

Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh held a press conference in Delhi, during which he said, "Indian Navy has thwarted 44 piracy attempts and apprehended 120 pirates during its anti-piracy operations."

Government open to further reforms, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal alleged on Tuesday that police did not allow her to start an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar. She was supposed to start her hunger strike on Tuesday morning against the recent incidents of rape. However, she said police placed barricades and did not allow tents to be placed there.

Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal on Tuesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding that rapists be hanged within six months of their conviction. Stressing that implementation of laws is important, she demanded that police resources be increased and their accountability fixed. 

Sensex slips over 64 points to 40,737.62 in the opening session, while Nifty falls 18 points to 12,029.60. 

 Holiday declared for today in all the schools in Sivaganga in Tamil Nadu, by the district administration, due to heavy rainfall in the area.

Blast reported in National Monument park in the Indonesian capital Jakarta says the police, reports AFP news agency. Several injured. More to follow

 A 4-year-old girl, who was sleeping with her parents under a bridge in Madhya Pradesh's Mhow and later went missing, was found dead in an abandoned building. ​Mhow police station in-charge says, "FIR registered, investigation on. We suspect rape but it'll be clear only in the postmortem. 

A man has been arrested for raping a 70-year-old woman in Anpara police station limits on 1st December. Circle Officer says, "The FIR was registered as soon as we got the information. The accused, Ram Kishan, has been arrested. The woman is under treatment."

A 19-year-old man was attacked with knife in West Delhi's Rajouri Garden area over a petty issue, police said on Monday. Three accused, all of them juvenile, have been apprehended, they said.

According to police, around 9 pm on Saturday, one Aman, a resident of Raghubir Nagar, and his friend were assaulted by the three juveniles.

The Congress-led Punjab government will start distributing free smartphones to the youth in the state, one of the key poll promises of the ruling party, from January 26. Mobile phones would be distributed among girl students in class 11 and 12 of government schools in Punjab who do not own a smartphone.

"This 26th Jan, when we celebrate Republic Day, we will start the 1st Phase of the smartphone distribution. 1st batch of 1.6 lakh smartphones will be given to girl students of Class 11 & 12. Hoping that these phones will help them in their studies & make them more tech-savvy," Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh tweeted on Monday.

Three passengers, including a couple, suffered heart attack while another woman died on a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight from Jeddah to Islamabad. 

The PIA's PK-742 flight, which had around 225 passengers on board, made an emergency landing at Karachi Airport on Sunday after three passengers complained of severe chest pain, Pakistan Today said in a report.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address two election rallies in Jharkhand on Tuesday. His first rally is scheduled at Birsa College in Khunti district at 11 am, while the second one is at 1 pm at Steel Maidan in Jamshedpur, BJP spokesperson Shiv Pujan Pathak said on Monday.