Live Breaking News Headlines & Updates, December 5, 2018: Congress Sacks Aljo K Joseph from Legal Cell, who Appeared for Christian Michel in AgustaWestland Case

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05 Dec, 20:43 (IST)

Amrish Ranjan Pandey, IYC, Spox: Aljo K Joseph appeared in his personal capacity. He didn't consult Youth Congress before appearing in the case. IYC does NOT endorse such actions.IYC has removed Aljo Joseph from IYC’s Legal Dept&expelled him from the party with immediate effect.

05 Dec, 19:02 (IST)

A bust of BR Ambedkar was allegedly vandalised by unidentified miscreants in Pedagantyada, Andhra Pradesh today.

05 Dec, 18:07 (IST)

Massive jam on LBS road Bhandup West as tree collapses.

05 Dec, 17:53 (IST)

Sadashivanagar police: One scientist has died, three others critically injured following a suspected hydrogen cylinder explosion at aerospace lab at Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. More details awaited. 

05 Dec, 17:03 (IST)

Election campaigning for Telangana and Rajasthan Assembly polls concludes. Voting in both the states to be held on December 7. 

05 Dec, 17:02 (IST)

Christian Michel was produced before CBI Special Court today in connection with AgustaWestland case, amidst questions by reporters. He has been sent to five-day CBI custody by the Court.

05 Dec, 16:44 (IST)

AgustaWestland case: CBI Counsel Advocate DP Singh says before the CBI Special Court, "We need Christian Michel's police custody to confront him with some important documents."

05 Dec, 14:45 (IST)

Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee led by Governor Urjit Patel Keeps the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent. The reverse repo rate is also kept unchanged.

05 Dec, 14:03 (IST)

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has called for an all-party meeting on 11 December at 3pm ahead of Winter Session of Parliament.

05 Dec, 13:43 (IST)

Uttar Pradesh DGP OP Singh: The incident in Bulandshahr is a big conspiracy. This is not only a law and order issue, how did the cattle carcass reach there? Who brought it, why & under what circumstances?

05 Dec, 12:48 (IST)

Bulandshahr Violence: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath to meet family of Slain Police inspector Subodh Singh in Lucknow tomorrow.

05 Dec, 12:01 (IST)

Patna: High Court lawyer Jitendra Kumar shot dead in Rajvanshi Nagar. Police at the spot.

05 Dec, 11:59 (IST)

Bombay High Court to hear a plea against movie Kedarnath tomorrow. Petitioners have sought that CBFC should reassess the movie because it hurts religious sentiments. The petition demands that movie should not be released till CBFC clears it again.

05 Dec, 11:35 (IST)
Malegaon blast case: Bombay High Court adjourns Discharge application of Lt Colonel Prasad Purohit till 13th December.
05 Dec, 11:34 (IST)

A powerful undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 struck off the east coast of New Caledonia in the South Pacific resulting in Tsunami waves.

05 Dec, 10:32 (IST)

Sources: Questioning of alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland helicopter deal, Christian Michel continues at CBI HQ, he will be produced in Delhi's Patiala House Court later today.

05 Dec, 09:58 (IST)

Uttar Pradesh: Gangster Anil injured in exchange of fire with police in Begam Purwa, Kanpur yesterday night. He has 12 cases against him.

05 Dec, 08:43 (IST)

Gilgit Baltistan: Massive Protest Against Pakistan, Protestsers demand basic and constitutional rights.

05 Dec, 08:39 (IST)

Three Naxals, one of them carrying a reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head, arrested by police yesterday from Bihar's Gaya district. Incriminating materials, 1 motorcycle, Rs 29,000 in cash, & 2 mobile phones seized from them.


In a major setback to armed forces, the Narendra Modi-led government rejected a long pending demand for higher Military Service Pay (MSP) including Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs), reported PTI. Around one lakh service personnel including 87,646 JCOs and 25,434 personnel from the Navy and the Indian Air Force will be affected by the decision.

Upping its demand for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday announced a 'Dharma Sabha' in the temple town of Pandharpur on December 24. The Dharma Sabha (religious convention) is intended to push its ruling NDA ally, Bharatiya Janata Party, to immediately declare the date for the construction of the Ram temple.

Christian James Michel, a British middleman wanted by Indian investigative agencies in connection with the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam, was extradited to India. Yesterday night, Michel was taken to the Dubai International Airport to extradite him to India.

Some big developments that are expected to happen today are: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch India's heaviest communication satellite with high throughput GSAT-11 into orbit by the Ariane-5 rocket of Arianespace from French Guiana on Wednesday. The GSAT-11 will be initially placed in the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit and will subsequently be raised to geostationary orbit by firing the satellite's onboard motor.

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