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Tejashwi Yadav Blames Prashant Kishor & Party For 'Misleading' Aspirants After Clashes With Police | Photo: PTI Tejashwi Yadav Blames Prashant Kishor & Party For 'Misleading' Aspirants After Clashes With Police | Photo: PTI

Hello readers! In today’s news wrap, we bring you the key developments of the day.

Here is a quick rundown of the events that includes a state-wide shutdown has been called by farmer unions in Punjab on Monday to protest the Centre’s refusal to meet their demands.

Meanwhile, ISRO is all set to make history with the launch of the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) on Monday.

In the international front, Continuing the suppression of women in Afghanistan, the Taliban has now banned the construction of windows in residential buildings.

December 30 News Wrap

BPSC Exam Row: Tejashwi Yadav Blames Prashant Kishor & Party For 'Misleading' Aspirants After Clashes With Police

As the row over the BPSC exam escalates, RJD's Tejaswi Yadav has accused Prashant Kishor and his newly formed political outfit of "misleading" the aspirants.

Students protesting the BPSC exam were dispersed with the use of water cannons on Sunday. The protests turned violent, resulting in the police resorting to lathi charge to disperse the crowds.

In a dig towards the Jan Suraaj Party, the RJD leader also accused Kishor and his party of acting like Nitish Kumar's "B-Team".

In a video message on Sunday, the RJD deputy said - "This movement was started by students. The nearly two week-long dharna at Gardani Bagh, where I also had gone recently, had caused the government to tremble. At this moment, came some elements acting as the government's B team."

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ISRO To Close 2024 With PSLV-C60 SpaDeX Launch Tonight | All About The Mission, Launch Time & More

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to close off 2024 with a bang. ISRO is all set to make history with the launch of the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) on Monday.

This mission would involve launching two specially designed satellites using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).

With this mission, ISRO looks to demonstrate the art of satellite docking in space.

If the launch is successful, India would join the United States, Russia and China as the only countries to have mastered this technique of docking satellites.

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Punjab Bandh: Traffic, Daily Activities Disrupted As Farmers Call For Statewide Shutdown

A state-wide shutdown has been called by farmer unions in Punjab on Monday to protest the Centre’s refusal to meet their demands. This has severely disrupted traffic and daily activities across Punjab on Monday. 

The Bandh call has been given by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha - both organisations have been at the forefront of the ongoing farmer protests for a legal guarantee on the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops.

In a statement ahead of the bandh, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher clarified that the shutdown was being observed strictly for 9 hours, from 7 AM to 4 PM. He assured that emergency services, such as medical services, would continue to function normally, and exceptions would be made for essential travel, including airport trips, job interviews, or family events like weddings.

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Taliban's Latest Restriction Against Women Comes As A Way To 'Stop Obscene Acts' | War Against Women

Continuing the suppression of women in Afghanistan, the Taliban has now banned the construction of windows in residential buildings. As per the announcement from the extremist regime, any windows overlooking areas frequently used by women will no longer be constructed.

As per the spokesperson of the Taliban government, new residential buildings will not have windows which overlook the courtyard, kitchen, neighbouring wells and other places usually used by women."

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West Asia: Infants In Gaza Tents Die Due To Cold; Israel Alleges Hostage Abuse By Hamas

As winter sets in, the already dire conditions are worsening, with hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians facing freezing temperatures, shortages of essential resources, and the continued threat of violence. Meanwhile, disturbing reports of hostage abuse and rising tensions in the West Bank highlight the complex and volatile nature of the region.

Infant deaths due to cold in Gaza’s tents

India took the lead early with Tiwari firing in a penalty stroke. They maintained their tempo throughout the first quarter to hold onto their lead going into the break.

The Gaza Strip is facing a dire humanitarian situation as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, displaced by nearly 15 months of war, struggle to survive in temporary shelters. The onset of winter has exacerbated the crisis, with temperatures regularly dropping below 10°C (50°F). Tragically, the harsh conditions have claimed the lives of four infants in recent weeks, including a 20-day-old baby named Jomaa al-Batran. His father described him as being “as cold as ice” when he was found early on a Sunday morning.

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Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli Retirement Demand Intensifies: Check Recent Record Of The Duo

Time is running out quickly for both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli after another failure during the second innings of the fourth Test between India and Australia in Melbourne.

With the sword hanging over their career in the format, both the senior batters played poor shots to get dismissed in a game that India could have drawn but lost by 184 runs.

India face an uphill task of retaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a win in the fifth and final Test in Sydney but an even tougher task stares two of India's most accomplished batters. That is saving their Test careers.

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