{"id":118548,"date":"2024-12-12T13:58:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T13:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/top-news-of-the-day-supreme-court-directs-centre-to-file-response-to-places-of-worship-act-within-four-weeks-gukesh-becomes-youngest-world-chess-champion-and-more-the-hindu\/"},"modified":"2024-12-12T13:58:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T13:58:43","slug":"top-news-of-the-day-supreme-court-directs-centre-to-file-response-to-places-of-worship-act-within-four-weeks-gukesh-becomes-youngest-world-chess-champion-and-more-the-hindu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/top-news-of-the-day-supreme-court-directs-centre-to-file-response-to-places-of-worship-act-within-four-weeks-gukesh-becomes-youngest-world-chess-champion-and-more-the-hindu\/","title":{"rendered":"Top news of the day: Supreme Court directs Centre to file response to Places of Worship Act within four weeks; Gukesh becomes youngest World chess champion, and more &#8211; The Hindu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"date\">December 12, 2024<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"epaper\" href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/reader?utm_source=Hindu&#038;utm_medium=Menu&#038;utm_campaign=Header&#038;_gl=1*1u4uvwa*_gcl_au*NDk4ODM2Nzc2LjE3MjUwNzc4OTIuNTIxNjMwNzI4LjE3MjU0NDM0NDkuMTcyNTQ0MzQ0OQ..\">e-Paper<\/a><br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Hindu On Books \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sub-title\">Books of the week, reviews, excerpts, new titles and features.<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tData Point \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sub-title\">Decoding the headlines with facts, figures, and numbers<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFirst Day First Show \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sub-title\">News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming.<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHealth Matters \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sub-title\">Ramya Kannan writes to you on getting to good health, and staying there<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe View From India \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sub-title\">Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective.<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScience For All \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sub-title\">The weekly newsletter from science writers takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in!<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKarnataka Today \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sub-title\">Your daily dose of news highlights from Karnataka<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tToday&#039;s Cache \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sub-title\">Your download of the top 5 technology stories of the day.<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/><span class=\"date\">December 12, 2024<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"epaper\" href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/reader?utm_source=Hindu&#038;utm_medium=Menu&#038;utm_campaign=Header&#038;_gl=1*1u4uvwa*_gcl_au*NDk4ODM2Nzc2LjE3MjUwNzc4OTIuNTIxNjMwNzI4LjE3MjU0NDM0NDkuMTcyNTQ0MzQ0OQ..\">e-Paper<\/a><br \/>Updated <span> &#8211; December 12, 2024 07:10 pm IST <\/span><br \/>                     India\u2019s 18-year-old Grand Master D. Gukesh becomes the youngest World Chess Champion                                           | Photo Credit: PTI                                       <br \/>Indian Grandmaster <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sport\/indias-gukesh-becomes-youngest-world-chess-champion\/article68977631.ece\" target=\"_self\"  >D. Gukesh on Thursday (December 12, 2024) became the youngest world chess champion<\/a> at 18 years after beating title-holder Ding Liren of China in the 14th and last game of a thrilling showdown in Singapore.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/places-of-worship-act-hearing-supreme-court-directs-centre-to-file-response-within-four-weeks\/article68976937.ece\" target=\"_self\"  >The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 12, 2024) directed<\/a> the Union Government to file its counter-affidavit within four weeks. \u201cWe want the Union Goverment\u2019s response to be on record. Most of the issues here are legal,\u201d Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna said.\u00a0<br \/>The Union Cabinet on Thursday (December 12, 2024) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/cabinet-nod-to-bills-for-simultaneous-polls-sources\/article68976737.ece\" target=\"_self\"  >approved Bills to implement \u2018One Nation, One Election\u2019<\/a>, and the draft legislations are likely to be introduced in Parliament in the ongoing Winter session, sources said.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/business\/indias-retail-inflation-in-november-eases-to-55\/article68977091.ece\" target=\"_self\"  >India\u2019s retail inflation cooled a bit to 5.5%<\/a> in November from a 14-month high of 6.2% in October but remained significantly elevated for rural consumers at 5.95%, while it dropped to 4.8% for their urban counterparts.<br \/>Opposition parties on Thursday (December 12, 2024)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/opposition-raises-concerns-over-simultaneous-polls-bjp-allies-say-burden-on-exchequer-will-be-lessened\/article68977253.ece\" target=\"_self\"  > raised concerns over bills<\/a> cleared by the government for holding simultaneous elections and said larger consultations are required while ruling NDA leaders asserted the burden on the exchequer will be lessened.<br \/>The mother-in-law and the brother-in-law of techie Atul Subhash, who ended his life in Bengaluru, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/karnataka\/bengaluru-techie-death-case-mother-in-law-flees-jaunpur-home-no-contact-yet-between-up-karnataka-cops\/article68977151.ece\" target=\"_self\"  >fled their home in Jaunpur<\/a> on Thursday (December 12, 2024), even as Uttar Pradesh Police said they were yet to receive any official communication from Karnataka.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/pakistan-ex-pm-imran-khan-and-wife-indicted-in-another-graft-case-reports\/article68977118.ece\" target=\"_self\"  >A Pakistani court indicted<\/a> imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife on fresh charges of illegally selling State gifts on Thursday, (December 12, 2024) local broadcaster Geo reported.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/hema-committee-report-sc-agrees-to-hear-women-who-do-not-want-to-prosecute\/article68976739.ece\" target=\"_self\"  >The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 12, 2024) agreed to hear two women<\/a> who have urged protection from being compelled to participate in a prosecution linked to the Justice Hema Committee report on sexual harassment and abuse in the Malayalam film industry.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/business\/industrial-output-grows-35-in-october\/article68977019.ece\" target=\"_self\"  >India\u2019s industrial output grew at a three-month high pace of 3.5%<\/a> in October 2024, from 3.1% in September. Again, factories led the uptick with a 4.1% rise. The factory output, measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), witnessed a growth of 11.9% in October 2023.<br \/>Karnataka Labour Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/karnataka\/panchamasali-agitation-karnataka-minister-santosh-lad-denies-allegations-of-planned-lathi-charge\/article68977015.ece\" target=\"_self\"  >Santosh Lad has denied allegations<\/a> that the State government had planned a lathi charge on the activists who participated in the Panchamasali reservation agitation committee protest in Belagavi on Tuesday (December 10, 2024).\u00a0<br \/>Maharashtra Chief Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/Delhi\/bjps-list-of-probable-ministers-ready-central-leaders-to-take-final-call-fadnavis\/article68976909.ece\" target=\"_self\"  >Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday (December 12, 2024) said<\/a> the names of the probable ministers from the BJP in his cabinet have been shortlisted and the final decision will be taken by the party\u2019s central leadership.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/tamil-nadu\/widespread-rain-in-southern-districts-of-tamil-nadu\/article68976902.ece\" target=\"_self\"  >Widespread rainfall since late Wednesday<\/a> (December 11, 2024) night across the southern districts of Tamil Nadu led to the district administrators announcing a holiday for schools in Ramanathapuram, Dindigul, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi on Thursday (December 12).<br \/>Manipur Chief Minister<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/manipur\/permanent-solution-to-manipur-crisis-will-take-time-due-to-fragile-situation-cm-biren-singh\/article68976792.ece\" target=\"_self\"  > N. Biren Singh on Thursday (December 12, 2024) said<\/a> the Centre and the State governments are making all efforts to bring a permanent solution to the ongoing crisis in the State, but suggested that it could take time due to the fragile nature of the situation.<br \/>Pant, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Mohammed Siraj and Washington Sundar, part of the current squad,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sport\/cricket\/indian-team-prepares-at-the-gabba-ahead-of-third-border-gavaskar-trophy-test\/article68976740.ece\" target=\"_self\"  > played that game together<\/a>, while the then coach, Ravi Shastri, is back Down Under as a commentator and columnist. Obviously, there was hope in the air when Rohit \u2019s men got into a huddle under deep blue skies in Brisbane on Thursday (December 12) morning.<br \/> Published <span>&#8211; December 12, 2024 06:59 pm IST<\/span><br \/> \t\t\t\t\tCopyright\u00a9 2024, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. or its affiliated companies. 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