December 11 News Wrap: Check out today's top developments which include AAP's decision to go solo for the Delhi polls, unrest in South Korea and much more.
Hello readers! Through this news wrap, we present the top developments of the day. Today's rundown includes the unrest in South Korea after the sudden and brief declaration of martial law and the Aam Aadmi Party's decision to fight the Delhi Elections solo.
Here are the top stories of the day:
Dismissing the possibility of any poll alliance with Congress ahead of the Delhi election, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the party will be fighting this election on its own strength in Delhi.
"Aam aadmi party will be fighting this election on its own strength in Delhi. There is no possibility of any alliance with congress", Kejriwal posted on X. READ MORE HERE
Former South Korean Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun attempted suicide while in custody after being arrested in connection with the controversial martial law decree. He survived the attempt and is now in stable condition, the Associated Press reported.
Kim's suicide attempt comes a day after a warrant for issued for his detention. Furthermore, protests have taken over the streets of South Korea, demanding Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment. FULL STORY HERE
Prahlad Iyengar, an India-origin PhD student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US has been allegedly suspended for writing a pro-Palestinian essay.
Iyengar wrote an article titled "On Pacifism" for the October issue of the student-run magazine Written Revolution. As per MIT Dean of Student Life David Warren Randall, the article featured imagery and language that “could be interpreted as a call for more violent or destructive forms of protest at MIT." READ THE FULL STORY HERE
The body of 34-year-old Bengaluru-based techie Atul Subhash was discovered in his home in the Manjunath Layout area. The 24-page-long suicide note included extensive details of years of emotional distress from marital issues, multiple cases filed against him, and harassment by his wife, and her relatives, police said.
Amid public outage over Subash's death, the Ministry of Law and Justice on Tuesday asserted that it is committed to handling family court cases with “care and sensitivity.” FULL STORY HERE
With the mercury dipping many notches below normal, the national capital recorded the coldest day of the season on Wednesday. The minimum temperature dropped to 4.9 degrees Celsius - five degrees below the normal for this time of year.
Meanwhile, Delhi's air quality continued to remain in the 'poor' category. The city's air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 207 at 10 am - an improvement from the previous day's reading of 223. READ HERE