oppn parties Second Test: England (407) fight back but India gain an upper hand at close of play on third day, lead by 244 runs with 9 wickets in hand

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  • Justice Surya Kaqnt sworn in as the 53rd CJI. Says free speech needs to be strengthened
  • Plume originating from volacnic ash in Ehtiopia might delay flights in India today
  • Supreme Court drops the fraud case against the Sandesaras brothers after they agree to pay back Rs 5100 cr. It gives them time till Dec 17 to deposit the money. The court took pains to say that this order should not be seen as a precedent in such crimes.
  • Chinese authorities detain a woman from Arunachal Pradesh who was travelling with her Indian passport. India lodges strong protest
  • S&P predicts India's economy to grow at 6.5% in FY26
  • The December MPC meet of RBI may reduce rates as the nation has seen steaqdy growth with little or no inflation
  • World Boxing Cup Finals: Hitesh Gulia wins gold in 70kgs
  • Kabaddi World Cup: Indian Women win their second consecutive title at Dhaka, beating Taipei 35-28
  • Second Test versus South Africa: M Jansen destroys India as the hosts lose all hopes of squaring the series. India out for 201, conceding a lead of 288 runs which effectively means that South Africa are set to win the match and the series
  • Defence minister Rajnath Singh said that Sindh may be back in India
  • After its total rejection by voters in Bihar, the Congress high command said that it happened to to 'vote chori' by the NDA and forced elimination of voters in the SIR
  • Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) fined a Patna cafe Rs 30000 for adding service charge on the bill of a customer after it was found that the billing software at the cafe was doing it for all patrons
  • Kolkata HC rules that the sewadars (managers) of a debuttar (Deity's) property need not take permission from the court for developing the property
  • Ministry of Home Affairs said that there were no plans to introduce a bill to change the status of Chandigarh in the ensuing winter session of Parliament
  • A 20-year-old escort and her agent were held in connection with the murder of a CA in a Kolkata hotel
Iconic actor Dharmendra is no more, cremated at Pawan Hans crematorium in Juhu, Mumbai