The Biggest Stories of December 18, 2016
As the selection of Lieutenant-General Bipin Rawat as the next army chief triggered a political storm, government sources on Sunday clarified that Lt Gen Rawat was chosen as he has tremendous experience of serving in combat areas; A 22-year-old student has been hospitalised in Kerala's Thrissur with kidney malfunction after alleged ragging by his senors at a polytechnic; An indefinite curfew has been imposed in Manipur's capital Imphal's East district after protestors resorted to violence; 16-year-old Mumbai cricketer Pranav Dhanawade, who made a record 1009 runs in a school match, was detained for a delay in vacating a cricket ground, where a helipad was being built for the visit of Union Minister Prakash Javadekar, and more in our news wrap of the day.
