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NATIONAL CA
1. Aarey protest: local court on Saturday sent 29 people to judicial custody for five days while police arrested 38 others in connection with protests against the cutting of trees in Aarey colony area in Mumbai.; Sec 144 imposed.
2. Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation dismissed green activists' contention on Saturday that a fresh notice was needed before cutting trees in Aarey Colony after the Bombay high court dismissed petitions opposing it.
3. Ahead of the Haryana assembly polls, its former state unit chief Ashok Tanwar resigned from the party's primary membership on Saturday
4. Congress leader P Chidambaram has been referred to All India Institute of Medical Sciences for a medical check up after he complained of stomach ache. He has not been admitted yet.
5. A delegation of National Conference from Jammu province has been granted permission by the Jammu and Kashmir administration to meet party president Farooq Abdullah and vice president Omar Abdullah, who are currently under detention, on Sunday.
6. Statues of Gautham Buddha and fighting bulls, a pointer to Tamil Nadu's tradition of 'Jallikattu" are among the sculptures coming up at vantage points at the world heritage site of Mahabalipuram, ahead of the upcoming Indo-China informal summit.
7. Green crackers with 30 per cent less emissions have entered the market, Union Minister Harsh Vardhan announced on Saturday
8. More than 400 people are being treated for dengue in Patna, parts of which remained flooded for the eighth day on Saturday following heavy rain last week
9. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday clarified that the central government has not registered any case against the eminent personalities who wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the incidents of mob lynching.Javadekar further clarified that the case against the 49 celebrities was registered on the directions of the court.
10. Initiating a major welfare move, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday approved monetary assistance for the families and soldiers of all categories of battle casualties from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 8 lakh. The amount will be granted under the Army Battle Casualties Welfare Fund (ABCWF).
11. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday expressed confidence that Mizoram`s capital Aizawl will be connected through broad gauge railway line by 2021.
✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. India and Bangladesh on Saturday signed seven pacts including one for setting up of a joint coastal surveillance systems as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina held "productive and comprehensive" talks to further broadbase bilateral ties
2. Hasina also raised her concerns over roll out of National Register of Citizens in Assam, an exercise carried out to identify genuine Indian citizens living in Assam and weed out illegal Bangladeshis.
3. US Senator Elizabeth Warren on Saturday became the second presidential candidate of the Democratic party to voice concerns over the communications lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir, in force since the centre revoked the state's special status on August 5.
4. Britain's Prince Harry has launched a case against two British tabloids over alleged phone hacking allegations, believed to date back a few years.
SPORTS CA
1. IND 502/7 DEC (136.0 OV), 323/4 DEC (67.0 OV)
SA need 384 runs to win
SA 431 (131.2 OV), 11/1 (9.0 OV)
2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the first-ever NBA match in the country as a historic moment for India-US relations.
3. Mumbai hosted the first-ever @NBA match played in India. The game between @Pacers and @SacramentoKings was a treat for sports lovers.
4. Basketball is very popular among our youth. The @NBA matches set the stage, or rather set the court for greater linkages in sports. I hope more youngsters pursue basketball and also contribute to the Fit India Movement. #NBAIndiaGames," PM Modi tweeted.
5. Rohit Sharma on Saturday created history by becoming the first batsman to score hundred in both innings in his debut match as an opener in Test cricket.
6. Rohit, who scored 176 in the first innings of the ongoing Test against South Africa, followed it up with a brilliant century in the second innings as well to achieve the rare feat at the ACA-VDCA Stadium. He scored 127 in the second essay, which included 7 sixes and 10 fours.
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