Breaking news on December 4

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) retains the three-member advisory committee of Dewan Housing Finance Corporation (DHFL). On November 22, RBI constituted a three-member advisory committee to assist the DHFL administrator, R Subramaniakumar.

Congress leader P Chidambaram and his son Karti Chidambaram arrive at the residence of party's Interim president Sonia Gandhi. Supreme Court today granted bail to P Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram was released from Tihar jail on Wednesday night after over 100 days in the prison. Several Congress workers greeted the former Union minister after he stepped out of the prison. Earlier in the day, Chidambaram was granted bail by the Supreme Court in the INX Media money laundering case.

Body of a Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker was found in a pond Madhabdihi police station limits today. Police said, "prima facie suggests that it is a murder. Further investigation underway.

7-day police custody for all four accused in the brutal gangrape and murder of Hyderabad doctor.

Sweden's King Gustaf and Queen Silvia arrive at Raj Bhaven to meet Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his wife Rashmi Thackeray also present.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to undertake a visit to Uttar Pradesh on 6 & 7 December.

 One dead and one injured in a firing incident at Khanna Marriage Palace in Ludhiyana, today.

Enforcement Directorate (ED) today raided and sealed the farm house of former Chief Minister Om Prakash in Teja Khera, Sirsa.

India and Maldives are committed to enhancing their cooperation for peace and mutual security in the Indian Ocean region, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday, as New Delhi gifted a fast interceptor vessel to the island nation in a bid to further strengthening deeper maritime security.

Against the backdrop of reports suggesting that there are issues with the Akash missile systems, top IAF officials on Wednesday said the "initial development problems" were mostly resolved after which seven more squadrons have been ordered.

Chidambaram to walk-out of Tihar soon, Karti and Congress supporters to welcome him

The government said on Wednesday that there was no plan to conduct the National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercise across the country on religious lines.

Allahabad High Court grants bail to Uttar Pradesh Law Student after 2 months

Congress workers gather outside Tihar Jail after former Finance Minister P Chidambaram was granted bail by Supreme Court in INX Media case.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi likely to visit India at the end of December for talks on boundary issues between the two countries. He will hold talks with NSA Ajit Doval. 

PM Modi: RuPay Payment mechanism will further ease the travel of Indian to Maldives.I'm glad that this has been launched through Bank of Maldives. Today we dedicated LED street lighting to ppl of Male. India is very happy to bring to them the benefits of these environment-friendly lights.

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has received mercy plea of a convict of the 2012 Delhi rape and murder case, after the plea was rejected by Delhi Government. MHA to send the plea to the President soon.

A Special Court to be setup at Mahabubnagar District Court to hear the case of rape and murder of a  woman veterinarian.

Crime rate in Bihar has gone up since JD(U) and BJP had formed a government in the state. Instead of going on Jal-Jivan-Hariyali Yatra, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar should go on 'Apradh Mitao Yatra, Berozgaari Mitao Yatra'. There is no point going to this Yatra when criminals are roaming freely, sais Tejashwi Yadav 

Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA) protests outside DU Vice-Chancellor's office demanding rollback of Aug 28 circular which stops the appointment of ad-hoc teachers.

Indian Captain Virat Kohli regains number 1 spot in International Cricket Council (ICC) men's Test rankings.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announces that the cabinet has given approval for the launch of the Bharat Bond Exchange Traded Fund.

She further announced the approval of land monetization at Pragati Maidan (Delhi) to build a 5-star hotel. India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) to undertake the project to redevelop Pragati Maidan into a world-class International Exhibition & Convention Centre.

India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) to transfer 3.7 acres at Pragati Maidan on a 99 year fixed lease.

Prakash Javadekar confirmed that the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) has been cleared by the Cabinet today.

In his announcement, he also declared that "Conversion of three Sanskrit deemed to be Universities into Central Universities. Union Cabinet approves the Central Sanskrit Universities Bill to be introduced in Parliament."

Union Cabinet approves the withdrawal of #JammuAndKashmir Reservation (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019. Cabinet also approves Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019; Bill to be introduced in the current session of Parliament.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced to set up 11,000 wifi hotspots, out of which 4000 will be installed in bus stops, while 7000 in markets etc. The first 100 hotspots will be inaugurated on December 16. It will cost around Rs 100 crores.

He further said, "Subsequently, every week 500 wifi-hotspots will be added, and within 6 months these 11,000 hotspots will be set up."

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday addresses the Lok Sabha. He says Indian Army is capable of protecting international borders.

"I would like to assure the House that our forces are vigilant and protecting our borders. Our forces are fully capable of facing any challenge, nobody should have a doubt about it." Singh said.

His statement comes right after Congress' MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury attacked the government and claimed that it is going soft on China, who shelters Pakistan.

"Pakistan shelters terrorists and China shelters Pakistan. China has started sending ships till Andaman & Nicobar. We keep aggression in our voice when it comes to Pakistan, then why are we balanced soft towards China?" Chowdhury said.

3 soldiers killed in Tangdhar area of J&K's Kupwara, one in Gurez sector of Bandipora district after being hit by an avalanche.

Union cabinet clears Citizenship Amendment Bill

6 dead and two injured in a clash amongst Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh.

The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to extend reservation for SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies for another 10 years

"Conspiracies were being hatched to remove Shiv Sena from Maharashtra, there was an attempt to make Sharad Pawar sahab a part of the conspiracy but he did not fall for it," said Sanjay Raut.

Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to former Finance Minister P Chidambaram in INX Media money laundering case, registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED)

• Hearing the matter Justice Bopannah said bail is a basic right and cannot be denied. 
• Chidambaram is in jail for the last 105 days. 
• Granting bail Justice Bopannah also said that Chidambaram cannot leave the country without court's prior permission.
• Supreme Court said: P Chidambaram should not temper with the evidence and not influence the witnesses. He should also not give press interviews or make public statements in connection with this case.
• SC grants bail to P Chidambaram on a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh with two surety of like amount. 
• SC sets aside Delhi High Court's November 15 verdict dismissing bail plea of P Chidambaram.
• More to follow... 

Students of Karakoram University in Gilgit-Baltistan protest against Pakistan for systematically depriving them of higher education.

 Half-burnt body of a woman was found in Warisnagar area of Samastipur in Bihar, early morning today. Police are investigating the case

Indian Army jawans hit by an avalanche in the Tangdhar region of the Kupwara district. Three jawans are missing, search and rescue operations being carried out.

Bodies of a 23-year-old woman and an infant were found by the roadside in Maddipadu Mandal in Prakasam District, today. Police are investigating the case

 A flood warning has been issued by the Madurai district collector due to the filling of the Vaigai Dam, following rainfall in Tamil Nadu

Indian-origin Sundar Pichai was appointed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Alphabet by tech giant Google on Tuesday. With this, Pichai replaced Sergey Brin as the head of the parent firm. Established in 2015, Alphabet is a "collection of companies" that separates Google from Other Bets which are not part of its core businesses like Waymo (self-driving cars), Verily (life sciences), Calico (biotech R&D), Sidewalk Labs (urban innovation) and Loon (rural internet access via balloon)

BJP is afraid that they are going to lose. So they are thinking of doing another operation. But I am warning BJP that people will not tolerate this. If they try to do this again, then I think there will be a huge reaction, says Congress leader Dinesh Gundu Rao on upcoming Karnataka By-poll.

Former hockey player Ajit Pal Nandal, along with the 21 girl students he has adopted, carried out a candlelight protest march in Haryana's Rohtak against the rape and murder of a woman veterinary doctor, in Telangana.

BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Tuesday demanded that those involved in the attack on an RSS worker here be arrested immediately and accused the TMC government of trying to shield the culprits in order to appease its minority vote bank.

RSS worker Bir Bahadur Singh was shot at in Garden Reach area of south-west Kolkata on Monday. Police are yet to identify those behind the incident.
The BJP alleged that the attack was a handiwork of Trinamool Congress workers and the police were trying to protect the culprits.