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<p><strong>Breaking News Live: </strong>Hello and welcome to the live blog of ABP Live. Please follow this space for all the breaking news and latest updates from India and around the world.</p> <p><strong>SC To Pronounce Verdict On Pleas Challenging Abrogation Of Article 370 In J&amp;K</strong></p> <p>The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on Monday on a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370. According to the cause list for December 11 (Monday), uploaded on the apex court's website, a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud would deliver the verdict.</p> <p>The other members of the bench are Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, B R Gavai and Surya Kant. The apex court reserved its verdict in the matter on September 5 after a 16-day hearing.</p> <p>During the hearing, the top court heard Attorney General R Venkataramani, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, senior advocates Harish Salve, Rakesh Dwivedi, V Giri and others on behalf of the Centre and the intervenors defending the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370.</p> <p>Senior advocates, including Kapil Sibal, Gopal Subramanium, Rajeev Dhavan, Zaffar Shah and Dushyant Dave, had argued on behalf of the petitioners.</p> <p><strong>PM Modi To Launch 'Viksit Bharat @2047: Voice of Youth' </strong></p> <p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch 'Viksit Bharat @2047: Voice of Youth" via video-conferencing on Monday.</p> <p>During the programme, Modi will also address vice-chancellors of universities, heads of institutes and faculty members in workshops organised at Raj Bhawans across the country, which will symbolise the start of the initiative, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Sunday.</p> <p>The PMO said Modi's vision is to actively involve the younger generation in the formulation of national plans, priorities and goals for the country.</p> <p>"In line with this vision, 'Viksit Bharat @2047: Voice of Youth' initiative will provide a platform to the youth of the country to contribute ideas to the vision of Viksit Bharat @2047," it said, adding that the workshops will be a key step towards initiating the process of engaging youngsters to share their ideas and suggestions for making India a developed country by 2047.</p> <p><strong>MP: BJP MLAs To Meet To Elect Legislative Party Leader</strong></p> <p>The BJP's newly-elected MLAs in Madhya Pradesh will meet on Monday to elect the leader of the legislative party.</p> <p>The Bharatiya Janata Party retained power in MP in the November 17 polls emphatically winning 163 seats in the 230-member Assembly, leaving the Congress a distant second with 66 seats.</p> <p>However, it had not project a CM face, with the campaign relying heavily on the mass appeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.</p> <p>The meeting is expected to begin at 4pm on Monday and the name of CM may be announced by 7pm, an MLA said.</p> <p>The party's central observers, comprising Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, OBC Morcha head K Laxman and secretary Asha Lakra, are expected to arrive here at 11am.</p>

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