The big news: Parliament’s Winter Session ends before schedule, and nine other top stories

A look at the top headlines right now:

Winter Session ends before schedule, RS chairman asks MPs to introspect about what went wrong: The Upper House witnessed repeated disruptions because 12 Rajya Sabha members from five Opposition parties had been suspended for the rest of the session on November 29.Videos of seers, BJP’s Ashwini Upadhyay calling for killing of Muslims, Hindu rashtra spark anger: At two separate events in Delhi and Haridwar, speakers like Sudarshan News Editor Suresh Chavhanke, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ashwini Upadhyay and seer Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati asked Hindus to buy weapons for genocide against Muslims.Delhi bans Christmas, New Year gatherings as Covid-19 cases surge: In an order, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority noted that it had placed a ban on gatherings and congregations on December 15 but the restrictions were not complied with.Jharkhand passes Bill to prevent mob violence and lynching, provides up to life term for culprits: The Bill defines lynching as “any act or series of acts of violence or death…whether spontaneous or planned, by a mob on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth, language, dietary practices, sexual orientation, political affiliation, ethnicity or any other ground”.Centre issues look out notice against Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia in drugs case: The first information report against Majithia…

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