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The Interpol has issued a Yellow Notice for the two-and-a-year-old baby, Raina, who was taken away by her father Aman Lohia, amidst a custody battle with his wife and directives of the Delhi High Court to not leave the country.

The visit of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs was slated from December 18 to 21, but it has been postponed in view of curfew and law and order situation in parts of the state.

In a recent meeting of the Telangana cabinet, the ministers and officials reportedly said that the ongoing programmes of the state could not be carried out smoothly due to the lack of funds.

According to an official notification, the Act comes into effect with its publication in the official gazette on Thursday.

Taking cognizance of a media report, the commission also said there should be speedy and swift investigation in the matter.

The meeting between Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar took place after portfolios were distributed among the Shiv Sena, the NCP and the Congress which have formed the MVA government.

HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said that the holy scriptures written in Sanskrit are a treasure of knowledge since science and economics was available in them.

He also said the assistant professor will continue to teach Sanskrit. Amid protests, Khan had reportedly joined joined Arts faculty of the varsity on Tuesday.

MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that the use of lotus on passports was a part of the enhanced security features to identify fake passports and involves using other national symbols as well on rotation.

While it is true that the two countries have reflected utmost bonhomie since Sheikh Hasina returned to the helm of affairs, amidst the friendliness, tough and tricky questions have also been asked away from the public glare.

Delhi had witnessed drastic improvement in the air quality in the last week of November as the AQI was recorded in double digits at the 'satisfactory' category, after being seeing few of the worst air quality days the same month.

The move comes following recommendations by a high-level committee, headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice AK Patnaik, formed in March this year.

The court, however, has insisted on a personal appearance of the two sisters.

The top 10 'What is' questions tally included users looking for 'What is Ayodhya case' and 'What is National Register of Citizens of India'.

The law student was released a week after securing bail from the Allahabad High Court in the extortion case lodged against her and her three male friends.

Zakka Jacob breaks down the big story.