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The government in Saudi Arabia has banned Tablighi Jamaat, a Sunni Islamic organisation, in the country and also called it “one of the gates of terrorism”. The government has directed the preachers in the mosques to allocate the next Friday sermon to warn people against Tablighi Jamaat.

Taking to Twitter, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs said, “His Excellency the Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dr.#Abdullatif Al_Alsheikh directed the mosques’ preachers and the mosques that held Friday prayer temporary to allocate the next Friday sermon 5/6/1443 H to warn against (the Tablighi and Da’wah group) which is called (Al Ahbab).”

UK-based renewable energy supplier Drax (previously Haven Power) has filed a $41 million lawsuit against Wipro for allegedly submitting a proposal and then being unable to handle the project and associated deliverables.

Drax supplies and manages electricity for large industrial and commercial sector customers, as well as small businesses.

Wipro had proposed a new billing and data management system for the UK-based renewable energy provider.

When media contacted Drax, it said, “This is an ongoing legal issue and so we cannot comment.”

Even after more than two decades, Amitabh Bachchan’s KBC keeps its audience always waiting for the next episode. One of the reasons behind this mega success is the stars that make a guest appearance on the show, which always adds a lot more spice. Recently, on the show’s 1000th episode, AB’s daughter Shweta Bachchan and granddaughter Navya Naveli Nanda made an appearance which resulted in a huge footfall of the episode. And wait for it, this week’s episode will feature everyone’s favourite, Dilip Joshi aka Jethalal and Asit Kumarr Modi from Tarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chasma. Yes, KBC is indeed a show that keeps on giving.

Australia will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday, as other allies weighed similar moves to protest China’s human rights record.

The United States on Monday said its government officials will boycott the Beijing Olympics because of China’s human rights “atrocities”, just weeks after talks aimed at easing tense relations between the two superpowers. China said the US will “pay the price” for its decision and warned of “resolute countermeasures” in response.

Morrison said the decision was made because of Australia’s struggles to reopen diplomatic channels with China to discuss alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Beijing’s moves to slow and block imports of Australian goods. Other allies have been slow to commit to joining the diplomatic boycott.

Russia`s integrated nuclear power player Rosatom on Tuesday (December 7) said one of the critical components for the upcoming 1,000 MW atomic power unit at Tamil Nadu`s Kudankulam is getting ready in Russia.

Rosatom said its group company has started welding the upper semi-vessel of the VVER-1000 nuclear reactor for the fifth unit under construction at Kudankulam.

India`s atomic power plant operator, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) has two 1,000 MW plants (Units 1 and 2) at Kudankulam, while four more (Units 3, 4, 5 and 6) are under construction.