National and international news updates of Dec 17

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10.00 pm: Death toll in Peshawar school attack rises to 162.

9.00 pm: Delhi school website defaced by IS, principal threatened

8.44 pm;

Candlelight march in Ludhiana to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in #PeshawarAttack pic.twitter.com/hD1c29oAqQ

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 17, 2014

8.03 pm: Taliban's commander was supported by Afghanistan, India to carry out terrorist attack in Pakistan: Musharraf

7.40 pm: Chinese PLA troops object to construction of cattle post by villagers near Chushul; Army & ITBP jawans rushed to the spot

7.00 pm:

Candle light march in Kolkata #PeshawarAttack pic.twitter.com/cWmT4gQyjh

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 17, 2014

6.48 pm: Delhi police detain Swami Agnivesh and supporters while they were going to protest at India Gate over Peshawar attack.

6.30 pm: Russia has currency resources to overcome crisis, says Medvedev

6.10 pm: 'Terrorism is a national issue; we all need to stand united & fight against it,' Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan.

6.00 pm: Bhopal: Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi meets Governor of MP Ram Naresh Yadav

Bhopal : Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi meets Governor of MP Ram Naresh Yadav pic.twitter.com/13WLfAonVS

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 17, 2014

5.30 pm: Nearly 25,000 villages hit by drought in Maharashtra: CM Devendra Fadnavis

4.55 pm: Two bomb blasts outside a girls' college in Khyber province in Peshawar, Pakistan.

4.30 pm: Bomb scare in Gurgaon, Haryana.

4.10 pm: Court today said Sahara should continue with its normal business, there is no prohibition from court: Lawyer on Sahara Case in SC

3.55 pm: No words are adequate to express our pain and agony on the killing of innocent school children: NSA Ajit Doval

3.30 pm: 5 hospitalised after severe turbulence diverts American Airlines flight to Japan.

3.00 pm: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi escalates attack on PM Narendra Modi, says govt is taking away power from local bodies.

2.45 pm: Pakistan ends death penalty moratorium in terror cases.

1:30 pm: Firing in Afghan bank

1.05 pm: Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif reaches governor's house for all-party meeting in Peshawar.

12.50 pm: Government says Opposition creating 'disorder' in Parliament as they have no other agenda.

12.40 pm: We respect Christmas, everyone will celebrate Christmas: Venkaiah Naidu in Parliament

12.15 pm: The incidents of the past two days are a cry to the world to stand up to counter terrorism: Sushma Swaraj

12.05 pm: Boxer Sarita Devi banned for one year by international boxing federation for refusing her Asian Games medal.

11.52 am: MHA issues advisory to states & UTs day after Peshawar massacre, asks to beef up security & stay on high alert till January end.

11.40 am: National registration of citizens should be completed by Jan 1, 2016, says Supreme Court.

11.25 am: PM Modi joins parliamentarians in observing two-minute silence in memory of Pakistan school terror victims.

Mumbai: School students pay tribute to victims of Peshawar terror attack #PeshawarAttack #PrayForPeshawar pic.twitter.com/pwbEoCcSKb

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 17, 2014

11.15 am: Opposition sticks to its demand of PM Narendra Modi's statement on forced conversion row.

10:30 am: Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launches "Government of India Calender 2015"

10:00 am: I hope there is introspection by Pak, we hope the export of terrorism stops: GVL Narasimha Rao

9:40 am:

Manmohan Singh saw everything, he should come and state the facts. He should clear his position: Subramanian Swamy on coal scam

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 17, 2014

9:14 am: 7-year old assaulted inside Mosque

8:53 am: Terrorists killed the kids in the name of God. No God asks for this: Student (DPS RK Puram) on Peshawar terror attack

8:25 am:

Nagpur: School students pay silent tribute to victims of Peshawar terror attack pic.twitter.com/7v6uleErXT

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 17, 2014

In wake of dastardly attack in Pakistan, I appeal to schools across India to observe 2 mins of silence tomorrow as a mark of solidarity: PM

8:15 am: India stands firmly wth Pak in fight against terror. Told PM Sharif we're ready to provide all assistance during ths hr of grief: PM's tweet

Vadodara: Students wrap black cloth around their face in protest of the terror attack in Peshawar pic.twitter.com/CTq9C6xVp4

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 16, 2014

8:00 am: Vadodara: Students wrap black cloth around their face in protest of the terror attack in Peshawar

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