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Snooping will never happen with Sanchar Saathi app: Scindia in LS New Delhi: Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday said snooping is neither possible nor will it happen with the Sanchar Saathi safety app, amid a row over his ministry's order asking smartphone makers to preload the state-run cybersecurity app on all new devices.

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Sonia, Kharge protest in Parliament complex against new labour codes New Delhi: Several Opposition MPs, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, protested on Wednesday against the new labour codes in Parliament House complex and demanded their scrapping.

DEL12 OPPN-MEETING-PARLIAMENT (11.46 AM)

Oppn leaders meet in Parliament to discuss joint strategy New Delhi: Leaders of several opposition parties met in Parliament on Wednesday to discuss their joint strategy for the Winter Session.

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Modi govt has 'nearly signed death warrant' for Aravalli hills: Sonia Gandhi New Delhi: Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that the Modi government has displayed a particularly "venal streak of cynicism" in relation to environmental protection and alleged that it has now "nearly signed a death warrant" for Aravalli hills.

PAR4 RS-ZERO HOUR-DEBATE (12.27 PM)

Rajya Sabha witnesses war of words over renaming of Raj Bhavans, expunging of remarks New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha witnessed a heated exchange on Wednesday after AITC member Dola Sen raised the issue of the Ministry of Home Affairs' November 25 directive to rename all Raj Bhavans in the country as Lok Bhavans during Zero Hour.

CAL12 BH-SESSION-GUV (12.30 PM)

New Bihar govt committed to creation of 1cr jobs in next 5 yrs: Guv Patna: Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Wednesday said the Nitish Kumar government was committed to the creation of 1 crore jobs in the next five years.

DEL10 AVI-AIRPORTS-OUTAGE (11.11 AM)

Check-in systems at airports face issues; flights delayed New Delhi: Check-in systems at various airports faced issues on Wednesday morning due to a system outage, according to a source.

BOM2 MH-GALAXY-DISCOVERY (10.22 AM)

Pune researchers find massive, grand-design spiral galaxy existing since universe's infancy Pune: Two researchers from an astrophysics institute in Pune have discovered one of the most distant spiral galaxies ever observed - a massive, well-formed system that existed when the universe was just 1.5 billion years old.

DEL1 NAVY DAY-OP DEMO (9.42 AM)

Navy to showcase maritime capabilities with operational demonstration off Kerala coast New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian naval force is set to showcase its maritime prowess and combat capabilities with a mega operational demonstration off the coast of Kerala on Wednesday, which is being held as part of the Navy Day celebrations.

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Time to use 'Brahmastra' against Mamkootathil: Congress leader K Muraleedharan Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan on Wednesday indicated that it was time for stringent action against suspended party MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, who is facing fresh sexual assault allegations from another woman, saying "it is time to use the Brahmastra".

LEGAL LGD9 SC-LD DEPORTATION (12.44 PM)

SC allows entry of pregnant woman, her child into India from Bangladesh on humanitarian grounds New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed on "humanitarian grounds" the entry of a pregnant woman and her eight-year-old child into India, months after they were pushed into Bangladesh.

LGD7 SC-RJ-CONG LEADER (11.43 AM)

SC gives bail to ex-Rajasthan minister in money laundering case New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave bail to Congress leader and former Rajasthan minister Mahesh Joshi in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme.

BUSINESS DEL9 BIZ-SANCHAR-APP (10.51 AM)

Sanchar Saathi app downloads jump 10 times on Tuesday: DoT sources New Delhi: The government's cyber security and safety app Sanchar Saathi recorded a 10-fold jump in downloads on Tuesday, rising from a daily average of around 60,000 to nearly 6 lakh, DoT sources said on Wednesday.

FOREIGN FGN4 RUSSIA-INDIA-NUCLEAR (1.52 AM)

Russia to sign MoU to deepen civil nuclear cooperation with India Moscow: The Russian cabinet has cleared the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen bilateral cooperation with India in civil nuclear energy during President Vladimir Putin's visit to the country on December 4-5. By Vinay Shukla

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Trump deserves credit for 'very dangerous' peace deals like India-Pakistan: US Secretary of State Rubio New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has brokered several peace deals, including the “very dangerous ones like India and Pakistan”, and deserves “tremendous credit” for reshaping America's foreign policy, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. By Yoshita Singh

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