National & International news updates on Dec 8

Bengaluru, Dec 8: AAP protested outside Home Minister Rajnath Singh's residence over Delhi girl rape case in a cab.

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10:30 pm: Narendra Modi out of race for TIME person of the year title

9:33 pm: Sathyam Scam: Ramalinga Raju Gets 6 Months Jail

9:30 pm: Sajjad Lone denies sending supporters to PM Modi's rally in Srinagar

8:45 pm: We leave it to the cab companies to do background checks, Uber tells Delhi Police on driver arrested for allegedly raping passenger

7.45 pm: As per the transport department, Uber is not a registered radio taxi service in Delhi.

7.30 pm: Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi on cab rape case says, "Identification certificate of cab driver is fake, case is being registered for forgery."

7.15 pm: TMC minister Madan Mitra summoned by CBI in case of Saradha Scam.

7.00 pm: "Whatever needs to be done to ensure women, security is being looked into", says Rajnath Singh, Home Minister.

6.45 pm: MDMK chief Vaiko says, "When I heard Mahinda Rajapaksa was invited for PM's swearing in I was shocked, things are worse now."

6.30 pm: Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev on Bhagavad Gita says, "Gita should be considered beyond religions and there should be no disrespecting arguments about Gita."

6.15 pm: "It is essential that cab drivers & service providers are verified", AS Ganesh (IG, Law & Order, UP), says in a press conference.

5.55 pm: Former Union minister Dasari Narayan Rao questioned by Enforcement Directorate in Coal scam.

5.35 pm: Merchandise exports decelerated 4.9%, while gold buying pushed up imports by 8.1%: RBI.

5.15 pm: It is a shameful state of affairs: Aparna Yadav (Mulayam Singh Yadav's daughter in law) on Delhi cab rape case.

4.50 pm: Murder case against Shrien Dewani, accused of arranging honeymoon killing of wife Anni, thrown out by judge.

4.25 pm: Delhi court sends rape accused Uber driver in 3-day police remand.

4.10 pm: SC blasts Delhi police for not putting further arguements in IPL spotfixing case.

4.00 pm: An Intelligence Bureau alert says 5 SIMI members who fled from Khandwa jail last year may target Rajasthan, Karnataka or Maharashtra.

3.43 pm: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu launches free wi-fi service for people at New Delhi railway station.

3.35 pm: SC to Srinivasan in IPL case : Even likelihood of conflict of interest should be avoided

3.25 pm: Sonia Gandhi asks Congress workers not to celebrate her birthday tomorrow in view of terror attack in J&K, Maoist ambush in Sukma

2.55 pm: PM Modi addresses rally in Srinagar amid heavy security after terrorist attack on Friday

2.40 pm: Crowd at PM Narendra Modi's rally in Srinagar

Crowd at PM Narendra Modi's rally in Srinagar pic.twitter.com/OIvZT4t4iO

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 8, 2014

2.24 pm: PM visits war memorial at Army headquarters in Srinagar, pays tribute to soldiers killed in Friday's terror attacks.

2.10 pm: Delhi govt bans with immediate effect all ops by private cab service Uber following alleged rape incident (Delhi govt bans Uber cabs in the Capital)

1.58 pm: Twitter suspends account of 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed

1.52 pm: Delhi cab rape case: Accused cab driver being taken to the court

Delhi cab rape case: Accused cab driver being taken to the court pic.twitter.com/MGG4gkTE3Q

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 8, 2014

1.30 pm: Vaiko quits NDA in protest over BJP government's policies towards Sri Lanka

1.15 pm: Mumbai court extends former ISIS member Areeb Majeed's NIA custody till Dec 22.

1.05 pm: No student should be put to difficulty, Supreme Court to Centre on Sanskrit issue.

1.00 pm: No one should make divisive, derogatory or unconstitutional remarks: Rajya Sabha chairman

12.50 pm: PM Narendra Modi ends Rally in Samba with the note of "Bharat Mata ki Jay" (Modi addresses rally in Samba)

12.37 pm: It's time to reject dynasty politics in Jammu and Kashmir, says Narendra Modi in J&K

12.22 pm: PM Narendra Modi addresses a rally in Samba.

12.17 pm: AAP to hold candlelight vigil at Jantar Mantar today to protest against Delhi cab rape case.

12.14 pm: Home minister Rajnath Singh makes a statement in Lok Sabha on the Delhi taxi rape case

11.53 am: If Govt doesn't accept our proposal,then the onus of stalling of Parl proceedings lies with the Govt : Anand Sharma

If Govt doesn't accept our proposal,then the onus of stalling of Parl proceedings lies with the Govt : Anand Sharma pic.twitter.com/bz781EnAvB

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 8, 2014

11.44 am: Quake measuring 4 on Richter scale shakes Andaman Islands.

11.27 am: PM Narendra Modi leads 'TIME's Person of the year' readers' poll with 16.2 percent votes

11.25 am: Rajya Sabha adjourned till noon as Opposition demands resolution condemning hate speech by ministers or MPs.

11.15 am: Congress demands discussion on Delhi rape case, J&K terror attacks and Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh in Parliament

11.05 am: Government unwilling to agree to Opposition's demand for censure motion in Rajya Sabha against union minister who made hate speech: sources

11.00 am: Uttar Pradesh govt suspends Noida chief engineer Yadav Singh. Yadav faces an IT probe in a Rs 1000 cr scam (UP Govt suspends Yadav Singh)

10.55 am: 70 Ethiopian migrants drown in shipwreck off Yemen coast: Yemen government

10.41 am: NCP nominates late BJP leader Gopinath Munde's estranged nephew Dhananjay Munde for Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Council.

10.12 am: This is extremely unfortunate & shameful : Rajnath Singh,HM on Delhi rape case

This is extremely unfortunate & shameful : Rajnath Singh,HM on Delhi rape case pic.twitter.com/mikqgYBSrB

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 8, 2014

10.04 am: Congress joins protests outside Home Minister's residence over rape of 25-year-old in Delhi

9.05 am: Security tightened in Srinagar ahead of PM Modi's rally

Security tightened in Srinagar ahead of PM Modi's rally pic.twitter.com/fV0Fw1wXi9

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 8, 2014

8.40 am: Uber cab driver accused of raping a woman passenger spent 7 months in jail in a 2011 rape case; his background went unchecked: Delhi Police (AAP protests outside of Rajnath Singh's residence)

8.20 am: Police detains AAP supporters protesting outside Home Minister Rajnath Singh's residence over Delhi rape issue

Police detains AAP supporters protesting outside Home Minister Rajnath Singh's residence over Delhi rape issue pic.twitter.com/yAqfCnbXyA

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 8, 2014

8.00 am: AAP protest outside Home Minister Rajnath Singh's residence over Delhi girl raped in a cab

Delhi : AAP protest outside Home Minister Rajnath Singh's residence over Delhi girl raped in a cab pic.twitter.com/KjaediwzlR

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 8, 2014

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