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Rahul Gandhi attacks govt over losses suffered by banks

Congress president Rahul Gandhi targeted the BJP-led government on Monday over the Rs 41,167-crore loss suffered by banks during the past year, saying the money given to "best friends" could have been used for running the MGNREGA for one full year, waiving farm loans in three states and opening 40 new AIIMS in the country. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Ar4KaS

Sikh inmates to be kept away from Sajjan Kumar's ward in Delhi's Mandoli jail

from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India http://bit.ly/2EYv67u

Modi conveys heartiest congratulations to Bangla PM on her stunning electoral victory

In a telephonic conversation, Modi reiterated to her the priority India attaches to Bangladesh, calling it a central pillar of India's 'Neighbourhood First' policy, the Ministry of External Affairs said. Hasina lead her Awami League to a landslide victory for a record third consecutive term. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India http://bit.ly/2F0EB6V

Agusta case: Sonia, Rahul never interfered in any defence deal, says AK Antony

from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India http://bit.ly/2RmYtqy

Elizabeth Warren vs. Donald Trump: A Blow-by-Blow History

By NATALIE RENEAU and WHITNEY HURST from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2EYtiLF

How Early Do Presidential Campaigns Start? Earlier Than You May Think

By SARAH MERVOSH and MATT FLEGENHEIMER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2SovnnU

Elizabeth Warren Announces She Is Running for President

By ASTEAD W. HERNDON and ALEXANDER BURNS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2AnrSHv

California Today: A Hollywood Actor Remembered as a Working Dad

By JILL COWAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2EZzcNu

The Most Important Story of 2018

By DAVID LEONHARDT from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2Rwn0cZ

12 Teams, One Goal: A First Look at the N.F.L. Playoffs

By BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2EYOz8D

Meteor Showers That Will Light Up Night Skies in 2019

By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2SvN2u6

Mayawati says she may have to 'reconsider' support to Congress govts in MP, Rajasthan

Virtually putting the Congress-led governments in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan on notice, the BSP supremo Mayawati on Monday said she might have to "reconsider" her party's outside support to them if cases against "innocent" persons framed in Bharat Bandh on April 2 were not withdrawn. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India http://bit.ly/2LHlTSm

Lok Sabha speaker urges members not to enter the well of the House from next year

from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India http://bit.ly/2sapTBX

Want to see cows in shelters, not on streets, says MP CM

from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India http://bit.ly/2LF58ad

In case of farmer's death, Bengal govt to pay his family Rs 2 lakh, announces Mamata

The money will be paid to the family in death case of any peasants aged between 18-60 years under 'Krishi Krishak Bandhu' scheme, which will come into effect on January 1. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India http://bit.ly/2EZpg6G

Foreigners can fly directly to Andamans now

from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India http://bit.ly/2EVYnQ6

Congress raises Rafale issue; government says don't run away from debate

A belligerent Congress on Monday again sought to raise the issue of alleged scam in the Rafale deal in the Lok Sabha, inviting a sharp reaction from the government that the Opposition should not "run away" from a debate on the issue. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India http://bit.ly/2EYnO3x

BJP not trying to dislodge JD(S)-Congress govt: BS Yeddyurappa

Dismissing an allegation by former chief minister and JD(S)-Congress coordination committee chief Siddaramaiah, he said there was no need for the BJP to pull down the government as the coalition partners were themselves "restive". Yeddyurappa's assertion comes in response to a charge made on Sunday by Siddaramaiah that the saffron party was engaged in "horse trading" of Congress MLAs by offering Rs 25 crore to Rs 30 crore as part of its "toppling game". from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India http://bit.ly/2AokLyl

Triple talaq bill in Rajya Sabha: Opposition demand scrutiny by select committee

from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India http://bit.ly/2AnGuX7

N.Y. Today: A Party With 3,000 Pounds of Confetti, 1 Ball and Too Many People to Count

By AZI PAYBARAH from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2R2cudI

Friendship between one family and Michel time-tested and deep: Amit Shah

Targeting the Gandhi family, BJP chief Amit Shah on Monday said the "friendship" between Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland deal, and the Congress' top leadership is "time tested and deep". from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India http://bit.ly/2EZ2ETJ

An Ongoing Look Into the Origins of Trump’s Wealth

By Unknown Author from NYT Podcasts https://nyti.ms/2EYPndB

The Year in Charts

By STEVEN RATTNER from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2AoSNCK

The Most Distant Place We’ve Visited

By ALAN STERN from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2VicOne

Is There Any Humane Way to Kill a Mouse?

By TOM HUTH from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2QdKw9L

Cleaning the Congressional Stables

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2VicMf6

The Special Misogyny Reserved for Mothers

By HILLARY FRANK from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2Qcr3Gv

Bangladeshi Food Is a Rarity Around New York. This Place Helps Fill the Void.

By MAYUKH SEN from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/2EWr8vW

American Is Arrested in Moscow on Spying Charges

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2CIEbzD

Your Monday Briefing

By CHRIS STANFORD from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2BQthGn

Govt, opposition lock horns in Rajya Sabha over triple talaq Bill

from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India http://bit.ly/2TkdYN7

Hearing Loss Threatens Mind, Life and Limb

By JANE E. BRODY from NYT Well https://nyti.ms/2AofpTL

Joyful Headlines About Race and Equality

By ADEEL HASSAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2QcRyvw

NASA’s New Horizons Will Visit Ultima Thule on New Year’s Day

By KENNETH CHANG from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2RqYh9J

Shopping for Tumblers

By TIM McKEOUGH from NYT Real Estate https://nyti.ms/2s0yg2z

The Origins of the Times Square Ball Drop

By RAILLAN BROOKS and ALEXANDRIA SYMONDS from NYT Reader Center https://nyti.ms/2CGuZvr

N.Y.’s New Attorney General Is Targeting Trump. Will Judges See a ‘Political Vendetta?’

By JEFFERY C. MAYS from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2QcY5Gh

Castro Takes Manhattan: Vintage Pictures of the Cuban Conqueror as Tourist

By BILL KELLER from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2QcY5WN

A Little Bit of Excess in a Sensible Package

By GENEVIEVE KO from NYT Food https://nyti.ms/2EVkExw

‘Help, My Boss Has Breasts!’

By CHOIRE SICHA from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2QZlss9

Superb Oddities: Robert Gottlieb Reviews a Biography of Edward Gorey

By ROBERT GOTTLIEB from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2Vk7ccd

Entire Nagaland declared 'disturbed' for six more months under AFSPA

In a notification, the Home Ministry said the central government is of the opinion that the area comprising the whole of state of Nagaland is in such a disturbed and dangerous condition that the use of armed forces in aid of civilian power is necessary. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India http://bit.ly/2ThKuQb

2018: The Year in Visual Stories and Graphics

By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2GLlDTy

Congratulations on the Promotion. But Did Science Get a Demotion?

By AARON E. CARROLL from NYT The Upshot https://nyti.ms/2RoLapw

Bangladesh’s Leader Wins a Third Term but Opposition Contests Results

By JULFIKAR ALI MANIK and MARIA ABI-HABIB from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2CI02qY

1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Sajjan Kumar surrenders in Delhi court

Former Congress leader and a convict in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, Sajjan Kumar surrendered on Monday in Delhi's Karkardooma Court. On December 17, Kumar was sentenced to life for the "remainder of his natural life" by the Delhi High Court. The high court had on December 21 declined his plea to extend the time of his surrender by a month. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India http://bit.ly/2AqCt4l

Foreign tourists can now fly directly to the Andamans

The decision came more than a month after the killing of an American national by members of a highly protected tribe in one of the islands of the Union territory. The Andamans, under global spotlight after the killing of an American national, has emerged as one of the most sought-after tourist destinations in the country receiving on an average four lakh tourists, including several thousand foreigners, annually. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India http://bit.ly/2EU6MUd

An American Photographer’s Pilgrimage to the Italian Village of Luzzara

By JOSEPH SCIORRA from NYT Lens https://nyti.ms/2Qd6cCI

3 Dead and Scores Missing in Russia Building Collapse

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2VkIfxm

Pak BAT action foiled: Army used Quadcopters to locate attackers corpse

Quadcopters are small drones which are used by the Army to carry out surveillance and reconnaissance in operational areas. These small drones are very useful for the forces as they can locate movement of terrorists and Pakistan Army regulars in a stealthy manner and also avoid the risk of exposing men to terrorists who may be hiding to ambush them. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India http://bit.ly/2TjVrAy