A look at the headlines right now:
- Meeting between Centre and farmers ends, next round of talks on Saturday: Former Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal returned his Padma award to protest the ‘betrayal’ of farmers; meanwhile West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee threatened to hit the roads if the farm laws were not withdrawn immediately, and Punjab CM urged the Centre and farmers to resolve the deadlock.
- Rajinikanth to launch political party in January, will contest TN polls: The actor said he will announce his political party on December 31.
- Varavara Rao’s condition has improved, but will remain in hospital till December 14, says Bombay HC: A bench of Justices SS Shinde and MS Karnik also said that the poet’s family can continue to see him at the hospital.
- Plea in SC against UP government’s ordinance on forced religious conversions: The petitioners contended that the ordinance was against public policy and fundamental rights of people.
- ‘No further discussion on Suvendu…