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BJP
organizationAAP won the MCD elections with 134 seats, ending the 15-year rule of the BJP in the civic body in the national capital. BJP bagged 104 seats while the Congress was reduced to nine in the 250-member municipal corporation. AAP wins 27 seats, a vote share of 28%, in the Surat civic body, replacing Congress as the main opposition party.
Luis Enrique
personSpain lost 3-0 on penalties to Morocco in the FIFA 2022 World Cup. Luis Enrique had instructed his players to take 1,000 penalties before the tournament. The 52-year-old had been in charge since 2018 and led the Spaniards to the semifinals of UEFA Euro 2020.
Congress
organizationCongress has won a simple majority in the 68-member Himachal Pradesh assembly. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which won 44 seats in the previous assembly, has finished second with 25 MLAs. The ruling party has won four seats and was ahead in 21 constituencies.
Viktor Bout
personBrittney Griner was jailed in February in Moscow for bringing marijuana into Russia. She was released today after widespread outcry among celebrities and Dems. Griner swapped for war criminal Viktor Bout, who is so notorious he is nicknamed the 'Merchant of Death'
Activision Blizzard
organizationThe FTC voted 3-1 in favour of the complaint, which was filed in its in-house court. Regulators said Microsoft’s ownership of Activision could hurt other players in the $US200 billion gaming market. Microsoft has said that it is fully prepared to defend its acquisition in court.
David Warner
personDavid Warner posted a throwback to his primary school days on Instagram. He stunned many of his 9.6 million followers after revealing he was in the chess team in 1998 at Matraville Public School in Sydney's east. Warner was also later named school captain after being voted in by his peers. It comes as Warner withdrew his bid to have his lifetime captaincy ban lifted from Cricket Australia.
Dimple Yadav
personDimple Yadav wins Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat, inheriting it from her late father-in-law and SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav. Bypolls held in Rampur, Khatauli and Padampur in Odisha, Sardarshahar in Rajasthan and Bhanupratappur in Bihar.
FTC
organizationMicrosoft said in January 2022 that it would buy Activision for $68.7 billion. FTC says Microsoft has a record of buying valuable gaming content and using it to suppress competition. Meta Platforms Inc. has been unsuccessful in its bid to have the case dismissed.
Meghan Markle
personBuckingham Palace hit back at claims they refused to co-operate with series. Royal officials in London insist they were never asked to comment. King Charles, Prince William or any other royal was not approached. First three episodes of the six-part docu-series are now available to stream online.
Microsoft
organizationThe Federal Trade Commission has sued to block Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard. The FTC claims that the mega-deal would stifle competition in the lucrative video-game industry. If it cannot close the deal, Microsoft would owe Activision a $3 billion termination fee.
Brittney Griner
personBrittney Griner was released as part of a prisoner swap that involved Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Paul Whelan, another American imprisoned in Russia, was not a part of the swap. Griner had been detained since February, when she was arrested on drug smuggling charges at an airport in the Moscow region.
Gujarat Assembly
organizationThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on December 8 registered a historic victory in the Gujarat Assembly elections for a record seventh term. trends at 3.30 pm show the saffron party has won 61 seats and is leading in 96 others. The Congress - the ruling party's traditional rival in the state - has been decimated with just six wins so far.
Celine Dion
personCeline, 54, diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) Condition causes her muscles to tense uncontrollably. Leaves sufferers as 'human statues' as it progressively locks body into rigid positions.
Narendra Modi
personHindu nationalist party looks set to retain control in his home state of Gujarat. The landslide win is expected to provide a big boost to the party ahead of national elections due in 2024. Modi was Gujarat’s top elected official for 13 years before becoming prime minister in 2014.
Netflix
organizationSix-part Harry and Meghan series launched on Netflix on Thursday. Episode 3 delves into Meghan's complicated relationship with her father's side of the family. Director Liz Garbus described it as a 'privilege' to work with the couple.
BJP
organizationIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headed for landslide victory. BJP led in more that 80% of seats out of a total 182 in early counting of votes. Hindu nationalist party looks set to retain control in his home state of Gujarat.
Pedro Castillo
personPeru's Congress votes to remove President Pedro Castillo from office. Castillo tried to dissolve the legislature ahead of a scheduled vote to remove him. Head of Peru's army then resigned, along with four ministers. Vice President Dina Boluarte will assume the presidency.
Aam Aadmi Party
organizationCounting of votes began for 250 wards of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) amid heavy security on December 7. Counting is being held under tight vigil at 42 centres across the national capital. The exit polls on December 5 had predicted clean sweep for AAP, a distant second for BJP. Arvind Kejriwal said the AAP wanted to work with other parties to clean up Delhi.
Municipal Corporation of Delhi
organizationThe Aam Aadmi Party won 134 of the total 250 wards in the first unified Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections. The BJP bagged 104 seats, while the Congress won nine and three wards went to Independents. Out of the 250 wards, 42 were reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates.
Aaron Judge
personThe New York Yankees have re-signed slugger Aaron Judge. Judge has agreed a nine-year, $360 million deal to remain with the Yankees. The 30-year-old American League Most Valuable Player vaulted into the pantheon of baseball greats.