News highlights: BJP's apparel not Indian, ideals inspired by Hitler, Mussolini, says Baghel

From massive murals depicting the artistic and cultural heritage of Benares to the illumination of several buildings near the Kashi Vishwanath temple site, Varanasi is all decked up to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday for a host of events.

. Uttar Pradesh deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Sunday said people will not forgive criminals elements under the “red caps” or the “mesh caps”, referring to the headgear worn by Samajwadi Party (SP) workers and many Muslims.

. BJP's ideology is based on lies & hoaxes; their ideals are inspired by Hitler & Mussolini. Even their apparel isn't Indian, they wear bands, half-pants, black caps. Only BJP's unhappy in our state: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, on BJP's reaction to Rahul Gandhi's 'Hindutva' remark

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. The Mumbai Police has registered an FIR against the organisers of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi's rally held in Mumbai the day before for allegedly violating Covid-19 norms and defying section 144 of CrPC, an official said on Sunday.

. Max Verstappen became the first Dutchman ever to win the Formula One world championship title when he won a dramatic season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on Sunday.

. An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 occurred today around 6:56 pm in Bikaner, Rajasthan: National Center for Seismology

. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will travel to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday and meet the Gulf state's de facto ruler in the highest-level visit since the countries formalised relations last year.

. NCP president Sharad Pawar on Sunday appealed to his party to adapt to the changing socio-political scenario, and said the vision and ideologies of social reformers like Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj, Jyotirao Phule and Dr B R Ambedkar continued to be the guiding light for future.

. WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange had a mini-stroke during his battle to avoid extradition from Britain to the United States, his fiancee Stella Moris said.

Moris, the mother of Assange's two young children, said it happened in late October on the first day of a US government appeal against a ruling blocking his removal.

"He needs to be freed. Now," she tweeted late on Saturday.

The Mail on Sunday newspaper said it was a transient ischaemic attack, in which the blood supply to part of the brain is temporarily interrupted.

It left Assange, 50, with a drooping right eyelid, memory loss and signs of neurological damage, and he was now taking medication, the weekly said.

. The body is being taken to his native village of Dode Sodhian in neighbouring Tarn Taran district where the last rites will be conducted with military honours, officials said.

. Duolingo - the world's most popular language learning app - launched the 2021 Duolingo Language Report in India today, revealing language learning habits, attitudes, and perceptions in the country. It did additional research in India in collaboration with an international data and analytics firm to understand more about the impact of culture on language acquisition.

"With a youthful India eager to stay connected to local and global culture, we have seen the most traction on Duolingo from the 17 to 25 age bracket, across languages," Karandeep Singh Kapany, Country Marketing Manager in India, said of the 2021 edition of the Duolingo Language Report. We look forward to designing courses for Indian learners and satisfying their language learning needs as they increasingly transition to entertaining and effective virtual learning platforms."

. If banks are to be saved, depositors have to be provided security; we have saved banks, provided security to depositors, says PM Modi

. There was a time when depositors faced hardship to get back their own money from banks under stress; poor, middle-class toiled for years, says PM Modi.

. Depositors being paid back their deposits in case of collapse of banks, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking at an Insurance programme.

. After firing by the security forces killed 14 civilians and injured 30 others in neighbouring Nagaland on December 4, the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Power) Act, 1958 is likely to be a top issue in the upcoming Assembly elections in Manipur scheduled early next year.

. The boom in mobile technology industry, gaming, fintech and ed-tech is pushing demand for skilled professionals to new highs, and the advent of 5G is expected to accelerate hirings in coming months, according to a senior official at TeamLease.

Mobile application technology has thrown up 6,000-plus specialised job opportunities, as increasing penetration of smartphones in the world's second largest telecom market coupled with rising number of young users online push development and adoption of newer apps in gaming, fintech and ed-tech.

. BJP MP Varun Gandhi pilots private members' bill seeking legal guarantee of MSP with financial outlay of Rs 1 lakh crore; Bill yet to be introduced in Parliament

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. Six Amazon.com Inc workers were confirmed dead on Saturday after a series of tornadoes roared through a warehouse near St Louis, ripping off its roof and causing 11-inch thick concrete walls longer than football fields to collapse on themselves.

. Senior RSS leader Indresh Kumar claimed on Saturday that the erstwhile Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government applied all its might to implicate him in cases of so-called saffron terror but failed.

. British police say a man was shot dead during a confrontation with firearms officers on Saturday near the Kensington Palace royal residence in London.

The Metropolitan Police force said officers were called to reports that a man with a firearm had entered a bank and bookmakers in the Kensington area of west London.

. When Pakistan in 1971 let loose its soldiers on its own people in what was then known as East Pakistan, the United States and the United Kingdom sent warships to the Bay of Bengal to dissuade India from intervening and stopping the genocide. Moscow, however, firmly stood by New Delhi. The landmark Indo-Soviet Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation was signed and the Soviet Union navy sent a flotilla, eventually scaring the British and the American fleets away from the region. India won the war against Pakistan and East Pakistan was liberated into Bangladesh in December 1971.

News highlights: BJP's apparel not Indian, ideals inspired by Hitler, Mussolini, says Baghel

Varanasi decked up ahead of Vishwanath corridor inauguration by PM Modi

People will not forgive criminals who wore 'red caps, mesh caps': UP Dy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya

BJP's apparel not Indian, ideals inspired by Hitler, Mussolini, says Baghel

Kerala CM should assure the State that sanctity of the Governor's post and autonomy of universities will be protected: V Muraleedharan, MoS MEA

Uttarkhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami will participate in the Chief Minister's Conclave to be held in Varanasi and will discuss the issues related to implementation of various public welfare schemes of the Central and State Governments

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