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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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