Top news of Dec 21: Ticket will be given either to Navjot Sidhu or his wife, says Captain Amarinder Singh

Twitter is buzzing with News alerts from India and rest of the world.  Dwarka Court grants anticipatory bail to senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.

Here are the latest updates from the micro-blogging site in one scroll -

#9:50 PM

Post denometisation Income Tax departmant referred more than 200 cases to ED & CBI. IT Sources- ANI

#8:56PM

One-family-one-ticket will be strictly enforced, ticket either to Navjot Sidhu or his wife, says Captain Amarinder Singh - PTI

#8:40PM

Suspected terrorists throw a grenade on a police vehicle in Shalteng area of Parimpora, Srinagar; No one injured - ANI

#8:17PM

Chennai: IT Dept officials conducted raid at office of Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Rammohan Rao; CRPF & TN police was also present - ANI

#8:13PM

Pak court warns of issuing 'red warrant' to former dictator Gen Pervez Musharraf if he fails to appear for hearing - PTI

Odisha: Long range (750 to 1000 km) subsonic cruise missile 'Nirbhay' flight tested at ITR in Chandipur from lunching pad no 3 - ANI

#8:02PM

Only 1% people in India pay income tax, the rest 99% doesn't: Amitabh Kant, CEO NITI Aayog - ANI

#8:01PM

NEET-UG to be conducted in 8 languages-Hindi, English, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese,Telugu & Tamil from 2017-18: Ministry of Health - ANI

#7:23PM

In an advisory US Embassy warns its citizens to stay away from places frequented by Westerners in India and to remain vigilant - ANI

#6:53PM

Norway-based NRI couple alleges Norway's Child Welfare Dept took custody of their son Aryan on Dec 13 from Kindergarten sans prior info. (ANI) 

#6:45PM

China sticks to its stand about UN ban on JeM chief Masood Azhar despite NIA charge sheet in Pathankot Attack - PTI

#6:35 PM

Nitish Kumar consistently supporting demonetisation crucial but he has every right to review his stand: Shahnawaz Hussain, BJP

#6:20 PM

PM Modiji must come forward and say whether or not he took money from Sahara and Birla: Randeep S Surjewala, Congress (ANI) 

#6:18 PM

Credibility, honesty and integrity of PM Modi at stake; We (Congress) have great respect for PM Modiji: Randeep S Surjewala, Congress (ANI) 

#6:08 PM 

Bihar: FIR registered against JD(U) MLC Dinesh Singh's son, booked in alleged murder case of a labourer in Fatehpur village in Muzaffarpur. (ANI) 

#6:04 PM

We demand a thorough enquiry into Rahul Gandhi's allegations levelled against PM Modi, if need be CBI enquiry: Derek O'Brien, TMC

#6:01 PM

CBSE y'day recommended Class 10 board exams; We'll duly consider it & pass it so that from Mar '18 we'll have board exams: Prakash Javadekar (ANI) 

#6:00 PM

CBI registers 7 more cases against customers of Paytm based on a complaint by Paytm officials (ANI) 

#5:45 PM

National Political Parties received Rs 102 cr in 2015-16 in Donations above Rs 20,000; BJP got Rs 76.85 cr from 613 donations: Report (PTI)

#5:36PM

NGT issues notice to over 1400 defaulters for not paying environment compensation for pollution caused due to construction - ANI

#5:34PM

Mr Rahul Gandhi is leading his party to repeated disastrous defeat and hence he is levelling baseless allegations in his sadness: RS Prasad - ANI

#5:22PM

We sought time but the Lodha committee did not give us time in the past 2 months: BCCI Chief Anurag Thakur - ANI

#5:21PM

Most of it has been implemented,if members didnt agree with few recommendations,they wanted us to convey it to Lodha committee: Anurag Thakur - ANI

I think the matter is sub judice. All I want to say is we've called meeting time & again to implement Justice Lodha recommendations: Anurag Thakur - ANI

#5:14PM

Pakistan Commander Southern Command Lt General Amir Riaz invited India to join the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (Source: Pak media) - ANI

#5:05PM

CBI arrest businessman Sekar Reddy over an alleged illegal money transaction case, sent to CBI custody till January 3 - ANI

#4:57PM

All three options are available with the employers to pay salaries to the employees (cheque, bank account and cash): Bandaru Dattatreya - ANI

#4:56PM

Ordinance to amend the Payment of Wages Act applicable to those with salary upto Rs 18,000 only: Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya - ANI

#4:53PM

Penalities imposd on these 5 banks - Bank of America, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi, Deutsche Bank, The Royal Bank of Scotland & Standard Chartered Bank - ANI

#4:51PM

RBI imposes monetary penalty on 5 banks fr violation of #RBI’s instructions on reporting requirements of Foreign Exchange Management Act,1999 - ANI

#4:12PM

20.4 billion pieces belonged to small denominations of Rs 10, 20, 50 & 100s & 2.2 billion belonged to higher denominations of Rs 2000 & Rs 500: RBI - ANI

#4:11PM

From Nov 10 upto Dec 19 RBI issued 22.6 billion pieces of notes of various denominations to banks & their branches, for distribution to public: RBI - ANI

From November 10, 2016 upto December 19, 2016, banks reported that banknotes worth Rs 5,92,613 crore have been issued to public: RBI - ANI

Sensex down 65.60 points to close at 26,242.38. Nifty settles at 8,061.30 - ANI

#3:54 PM

AgustaWestland case: Hearing on plea seeking bail of former Air Chief SP Tyagi, Sanjeev Tyagi and Gautam Khaitan deferred till December 23 - ANI

#3:37 PM

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi addressing a public rally in Mehsana - ANI

#3:21PM

Chennai: IT Dept officials also conduct raid at the office of Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Rammohan Rao; CRPF and TN police present- ANI

#3:20PM

 Lieutenant General Praveen Bakshi meets Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at South Block; meeting underway. -ANI

#3:13PM

Seoni : Nagpur-Jabalpur bus catches fire in Rahiwada; Passengers safe in Madhya Pradesh - ANI

#3:10PM

Gujarat: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi to address a public rally in Mehsana, shortly -ANI

#3:07PM

Hearing on plea seeking bail for former Air Chief SP Tyagi underway in Delhi's Patiala House Court: CBI's counsel seeks time till Dec 23. -ANI

#3:05PM

No question of perjury, I did not lie to the court: BCCI Chief Anurag Thakur on SC's observation on Lodha panel matter -ANI

#3:02PM

Anticipatory bail granted to Sajjan Kumar on condition that he'll cooperate wth investigation agencies;won't leave nation without permission -ANI

#3:00PM

1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Dwarka Court grants anticipatory bail to senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar. -ANI

#2:56PM

1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Court also asks senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar to furnish a personal bond and surety bond of Rs 1 lakh each. -ANI

#2:54PM

 1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Dwarka Court grants anticipatory bail plea to senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar. - ANI

#2:46PM

U'khand govt inks pact with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation for introducing Haridwar-Rishikesh-Dehradun metro service. Uttarakhand Metro -ANI

#2:42PM

DMK Chief Karunanidhi recovering well; Will be discharged from hospital after completion of course of antibiotics, says Kauvery Hospital in Chennai. - ANI

#2:30PM

Gujarat: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi offers prayers at Umiya Mata Temple in Mehsana, will address a public rally shortly. - ANI

#2:38PM

Counsel for SP Tyagi: All evidences asked by ED or CBI has been provided. Details of properties, bank a/cs & foreign trips were handed over"- ANI

#2: 36PM

Agusta West land case: Hearing on plea seeking bail for former Air Chief SP Tyagi underway in Delhi's Patiala House Court. - ANI

#2:34PM

IIT Kharagpur Director gheraoed by students overnight over hostel fee hike; protest ends after assurance that demands will be looked into. - PTI

#2:27PM

Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja top ICC Test rankings for bowlers -ANI

#2:04PM

Praful Patel re elected President of  All India Football Federation (AIFF) - ANI

#01:54PM

Youth Congress activists protest against Kerala Public Service Commission bank list issue;Police uses water canon on protesters in Trivandrum -ANI

#01:37PM

India did not take part in Asian&Pacific Center for Transfer of Technology (APCTT)conference in Islamabad due to scheduling issues: Sources - ANI

#01:36PM

Reserve Bank of India has become 'Reverse Bank of India'; In last 43 days of demonetisation, they changed norms 126 times: Randeep Surjewala - ANI

#01: 26PM

Maharashtra ACB closes its inquiry in Anganwadi scam case; gives clean chit to State Minister Pankaja Munde. - ANI

#01:23PM

Raid on Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary's home by central agencies devalues the institution of head of civil service: Mamta Official- ANI

#01:12PM

Cabinet approves doubling of 172.64 km long Rajpura-Bathinda(Punjab) railway line - ANI

#01:1:20PM

RCom to receive upfront cash payment of Rs 11,000 crore (USD 1.6 billion), to utilise proceeds solely to reduce debt - PTI

#01:18PM

The proposed amendment will also ensure minimum wages are paid to employees and that their social security rights can be protected: Statement - ANI

#01:16PM

This will further provide crediting wage in account of employees or pay through cheque with existing provision in current currency: Statement - ANI

#01:13PM

Government proposes to bring amendment to Section 6 of the Payment of Wages Act: Statement -ANI

#01:12PM

Spurious CNG kits case: Delhi High Court issues notices to company GRECO, State Govt & Centre; asks Delhi Govt to address the problem.

#01:11PM

Reliance Communications signs binding pact with Brookfield Infrastructure and its institutional partners for sale of its tower business.- PTI

#01:08PM

It is surprising that EC has taken so much time to realise this: Somnath Chatterjee, former LS speaker on EC writes to CBDT- ANI

#01:05PM

RBI modifies old currency deposit rules; fully KYC compliant account holders can deposit over Rs 5000 without any questions asked - PTI

#12:53PM

RBI issues notification withdraws Rs.5000 deposit restriction for KYC compliant accounts -ANI

#12:52PM

Seven killed in hotel fire in Maharashtra's Goinda: Police - ANI

#12:46PM

For Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) transactions above Rs. 1000, a further discount of 50 paise on these rates shall apply, says MoF - ANI

#12:45PM

While corruption needs to be condemned strongly, raid on TN Chief Sec by Central agencies devalues institution of head of civil service, says WB CM - ANI

#12:44PM

Why don't they raid Amit Shah and others who are collecting money?: Mamata Banerjee -ANI

#12:43PM

Why this vindictive, unethical, technically improper action? Is it only to disturb the federal structure?: WB CM on raids at TN Chief Secy. - ANI

#12:36PM

Investigative agencies don't discriminate on religious background. This is a frivolous charge: Kiren Rijiju,MoS Home on Asaduddin Owaisi - ANI

#12:30PM

 Protest against NSCN-IM & UNC blockade, Prices of commodities have sky rocketed -ANI

#12:26PM

 ACB gives clean chit to Maharashtra minister Pankaja Munde in Chikki Scam - PTI

#12:18PM

 Cabinet approves re-promulgating ordinance to amend Enemy Property Act - PTI

#12:16PM

Payment of wages through cash, coin and online also in proposal(ordinance on payment of wages act): Sources - ANI

#12:13PM

Lt General Praveen Bakshi to meet Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday - ANI

#12:10PM

Govt approves ordinances on enemy property bill and payment of wages act, says Sources - ANI

#11:53AM

IT raids at Chief Secy residence is a disgrace to the state, perhaps for the first time a raid is conducted at a CS's place in TN, says MK Stalin - ANI

#11:43AM

Six people dead after fire broke out in a hotel in Maharashtra. 15 fire tenders at the spot.- ANI

#11:32AM

 Union Cabinet approves setting up of Indian Enterprise Development Services (IEDS) -ANI

#11:18AM

 Cabinet meeting underway. Union ministers arrive for the meeting in Delhi. - ANI

#11:17AM

Election Commission to ask IT authorities to look into finances of over 200 political parties 'delisted' for not contesting elections. - ANI

#11:00AM

 Curfew lifted from 4am to 7pm on Wednesday from Imphal East, except for Lamlong to Yaingangpokpi in Manipur - ANI

#10: 55AM

Parts of Srinagar's Dal Lake frozen due to cold wave in the region -ANI

#10:41AM

Tax evasion case: I-T dept conducts searches against the son of TN Chief Secretary P R M Rao in Chennai and other locations -PTI

#10:38AM

8 IIT Kharagpur students sit on hunger strike protesting against fee hike by the institute in West Bengal. -ANI

#10:28AM

This is gundaraj. We want justice for the student who was murdered. Mayor is involved and CM is protecting him: Samir Dey,BJP - ANI 

#10:03AM

Scuffle between BJP and BJD workers in Bhubaneswar after BJP's bandh call. Police intervene in Odisha -ANI

#9:43AM

 IT raid at Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Rammohan Rao's residence in Anna Nagar in Chennai. -ANI

#9:23AM

UPDATE: 3 more Indian fishermen detained by Srilankan Navy near Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu. Country boat seized - ANI

#9:21AM

Kerala: 21 students of Govt. Medical College in Malappuram suspended over ragging allegations, the internal enquiry is going on. - ANI

#9:20AM

JNU student Najeeb Ahmed missing case: Delhi Police to conduct lie detector test of Najeeb's room partner - ANI

#9:12AM

EC to write to CBDT informing it about decision to delist about 200 parties as many of them could be money-laundering operations: EC sources -ANI

#9:04AM

Testimony links former head of the US-backed army in Colombia to extrajudicial killings of thousands of civilians. - AP

#8:58AM

17-year-old girl shot dead in Delhi's Najafgarh area. Culprit absconding. Police begin investigation - ANI

#8:52AM

Demonetisation was not our wish, there are still many problems. People are suffering, says N Chandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh CM - ANI

#8:40AM

9 Indian fishermen detained by Srilankan Navy at International Maritime Boundary line near Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu - ANI

#7:34AM

West Bengal: Clashes between two communities over a religious procession in Howrah's Dhulagarh, more than 25 people injured - ANI

#7:02AM

Mexico State prosecutor says 26 people have been killed in a fireworks market explosion - AP