December  

The winter session of the parliament is likely to begin from November 18 and end in mid-December. A formal decision is expected to be announced next week after the meeting of the Union Cabinet.
 

The day came into existence on December 14, 1990, when the United Nations General Assembly voted to establish October 1 as the International Day of Older Persons. 

Bollywood actor Salman Khan who was supposed to appear before a Jodhpur failed to do so citing his ‘busy schedule’. The court posted the matter for hearing on December 19.
 

Watch this video to find out the timeline of the Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi  vs Babri Mosque case and various key developments in the story so far.

Subramanian Swamy advocated the need to build a Ram Temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya, where a 16th-century Babri Masjid was demolished on December 6, 1992
 

Steve Smith’s player of the match effort of 211 and 82 runs in the two innings has lifted him to 937 rating points, only 10 less than his all-time best aggregate achieved in December 2017

Murali Vijay last played for India in the second Test against Australia at Perth in December 2018. The 35-year-old has played 61 Tests, scoring 3,982 runs at an average of 38.28 with a top score of 167

Choreographer-actor-director Prabhu Deva is helming Salman Khan, Sudeep's movie Dabangg 3, which is scheduled to release on December 20

The economic slowdown has caused a great dent in the country with the GDP going as low as 6.8%. According to Central Statistics Office, India's GDP slowed to a five-quarter low of 6.6% in October-December 2018.
 

Vietnamese budget carrier Vietjet is set to hit Indian skies from New Delhi to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh, starting December

The convict, who used to drive a van to ferry schoolchildren, had raped two girls, both aged around eight then, on multiple occasions between June and December 2016. Apart from rigorous imprisonment, the Thane court also imposed a fine of Rs 28,000.

 
 

The Jammu and Kashmir Ranji team is not known to have featured a player from Ladakh till date. The upcoming Ranji Trophy season is scheduled to start in December later this year

IPS officer Jacob Thomas who was suspended by the Kerala government has been reinstated by the Central Administrative Tribunal. Thomas was first suspended in December (2017) for making a speech against corruption on International Anti-Corruption Day.

 

PS Mithran of Irumbu Thirai fame is the director of Tamil film Hero starring Sivakarthikeyan, which is set to release on December 20. The title design was also unveiled today. Bollywood actor Abhay Deol, who plays the villain, is set to make a mark in this second film in Kollywood.

A pregnant woman from Tamil Nadu’s Sattur town was given HIV-infected blood during a treatment for anaemia in December 2018. The Madras high court has ordered that the state give her compensation of Rs 25 lakh among other things