Top stories on 20 December in a capsule
Narendra Modi turns emotional at BJP meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday turned emotional as he recalled the struggle and contribution of the BJP workers in winning Gujarat Assembly elections for the sixth time. Addressing the BJP Parliamentary party, Mr. Modi was seen holding back his tears, according to those present at the meeting, at least three times as he named Jana Sangh and BJP leaders, some of them now dead, who built the organisation in Gujarat, which has become a party citadel for over two decades. _________________ Senate passes the most drastic changes to the US tax code in 30 years Senate Republicans have passed a sweeping overhaul of the US tax code, placing Donald Trump on the brink of scoring his first major legislative victory.The United States Senate on Wednesday approved the $1.5 trillion tax bill, which includes permanent tax breaks for corporations and temporary tax cuts for individuals, by a final vote of 51-48. Once enacted, t...