lucky horse Maha Cabinet Ministers Take Oath, AAP Fields Kejriwal From New Delhi, Cold Wave In North India | Dec 15 News Wrap

Hello readers! In this news wrap, we present the top developments of the day. Today's rundown includes the oath taking ceremony of Maharshtra's new cabinet ministers, the arrest of deceased Bengaluru techie's wife, in-laws after his suicide note and a video that has made to the headlines, highlighting the misuse of domestic abuse laws. Israel's attacks on Gaza continue in West Asia.

Here are the top stories of the day.

Maharashtra New Cabinet: Mahayuti MLAs Take Oath

The 10-day old Maharashtra cabinet was expanded on Sunday, December 15 when 39 Mahayuti MLAs were sworn in at the ceremony held in Nagpur, just a day before the start of the Winter Session of the state legislature. The Home portfolio which became a point of controversy in the state has finally been given to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

In the expansion, BJP got 19 ministerial berths, followed by 11 to Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and 9 for Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party, taking the cabinet strength to 42 which includes the CM and two Deputy CMs.

Among the prominent names who have been inducted in the state cabinet are BJP chief Chandrasekhar Bawankule, Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil and Nitesh Rane. Shiv Sena's Dada Bhuse, Shambhuraj Desai and Sanjay Rathod also took oath along with NCP's Aditi Sunil Tatkare and Dhananjay Munde.

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Delhi Polls: AAP Releases Final List; Arvind Kejriwal To Run From New Delhi, CM Atishi From Kalkaji

The Aam Aadmi Party has announced a total of 67 names in the four lists for the upcoming Delhi assembly election including the names of top party leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Atishi, Satyendra Kumar Jain, Saurabh Bharadwaj and Amanatullah Khan.

The Election Commission is yet to release the date of the elections for Delhi. The current government began with Arvind Kejriwal as the Chief Minister in February 2020 and will officially end on February 15, 2025.

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IMD Weather Forecast: Cold Wave Alert For North India As Delhi Temp Drops

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a cold wave alert for northern India as temperatures continue to drop. In Delhi, the temperature has once again dipped below five degrees Celsius.

As winter season sets in, the IMD has issued a cold wave to severe cold wave warning in parts of North India. Meanwhile, parts of South India, such as Tamil Nadu, continue to brace for rainfall. '

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Government Defers ‘ONOE’ Bill In Lok Sabha; Likely To Be Tabled Later Next Week

The government has postponed the introduction of two bills related to the 'One Nation, One Election' bill in the Lok Sabha. The bills—the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill—were initially scheduled for introduction on Monday, December 16 but have been deferred until after the completion of financial business. 

The revised agenda for the day does not list the bills, however, there are chances that they could be introduced later in the week after the House passes the supplementary demands for grants.

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Bengaluru Techie Suicide: Police Arrests Wife, Brother-In-Law And Mother-In-Law

In the latest development, Bengaluru police have arrested Atul Subhash’s wife Nikita Singhania, his brother-in-law Anurag Singhania, and his mother-in-law Nisha Singhania for an alleged abetment of the suicide of the techie.

“Accused Nikita Singhania has been arrested from Gurugram, Haryana. Accused Nisha Singhania and Anurag Singhania were arrested from Prayagraj and produced before the court and given to judicial custody” ANI quoted Shivakumar, DCP White Field Division, Bengaluru, Karnataka.

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West Asia: Blinken Wraps Up Regional Tour In Jordan, Israeli Airstrike Continues In Gaza

Top diplomats from the United States, the Arab League, and Turkey convened in Jordan on Saturday to discuss the future of Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government just a week ago. 

The focus of the meet was on shaping the country's transition in the aftermath of the Assad family's more than 50-year rule, which has left the region in turmoil. There was, however, no representative from Syria.

The sudden collapse of the Assad regime has sparked fresh concerns about regional instability in West Asia which is already facing the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza and the continuing hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. While a fragile ceasefire between Hezbollah and Lebanon, these developments have made the Middle East's security situation more precarious than ever.

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Both teams started off strong, looking to break each others' back line in the first quarter but no team were able to breach the barrier.

Ex-Aussie Star Slams India For 'Dumb Cricket' As Travis Head Scores Another Ton

One popular dohe (couplet) attributed to Sant Kabir Das talks about acting too late after the damage has already been done, "ab pachtaye hote kya, chidiya chug gayi khet". Loosely, it means 'the bird has already eaten up the field, so what's the point of regret?'

On Sunday, during the second day's play of the third Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 Test match in Brisbane, an Aussie taunted the touring Indians with a similar saying "The horse has bolted." Here, the horse is Travis Head, a player who has taken a liking to the Indian attack. Remember his century in the 2023 ODI World Cup final against India, in front of a packed Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad!

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