THIS DAY, THAT YEAR-3RD DECEMBER:1965:USA: Ku Klux Klansmen convicted of murder.An all-white jury in the southern US state of Alabama convicted three Ku Klux Klansmen over the murder of white civil rights activist Viola Liuzzo.

THIS DAY, THAT YEAR-3RD DECEMBER:1967: South Africa: First Heart Transplant: Surgeons at the Groote Shuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, led by Dr. Christiaan Barnard, perform the first human heart transplant.

3RD DECEMBER-“International Day of Person’s with Disability” is observed to empower the rights of persons with disabilities and to raise awareness about the situation of people with disabilities in regards to their political, social, economic, and cultural life and increase their wellbeing

3RD DECEMBER-“Let’s Hug” day is observed to encourage people to hug their friends, family and neighbours frequently as “oxytocin” which is the hormone of bonding is known to rise and calms both the persons.

3RD DECEMBER-“National Roof Over Your Head” dayis observed to remind everyone to be thankful for what one has, starting with the “roof over your head” and that we one must not take for granted and not stop to appreciate how fortunate one is for having them.

3RD DECEMBER-“Make a Gift” day is observed to encourage people to lovingly hand craft gifts for all their loved ones.

New Zealand declares a “climate emergency” with plans to become “carbon neutral” by 2025 by getting rid of coal boilers and buying electric cars. “Climate change was an important consideration in rebuilding the economy from the downturn caused by the coronavirus and it was important to “build it back in a sustainable way, with a focus on carbon neutrality.”- NZ PM Jacinda Arden.

India and Russia decide to expand and widen their counter-terror partnership at multilateral platforms. Both the countries decide to work closely together, given the common challenges faced and in keeping with their long standing Special and Strategic Privileged Partnership,

Ministry of Electronics and IT issue an order under Section 69A of the IT Act, 2000 to Wikipedia to remove link showing an incorrect map of India as it violated the territorial integrity and sovereignty of India. Government warns the company of legal action including blocking access to the platform, if it does not make the changes.

Amid standoff with India, China increase its rice purchase from India by placing order for shipment of about 5,000 tonnes of ‘non- basmati’ “broken rice” which is used in making noodles and in the wine industry. China had stopped rice imports from India, citing quality issues. China’s traditional rice suppliers, Thailand, Vietnam and Pakistan, quoted at least $30-60 more compared with Indian rice prices.

India extends invitation to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to be the chief guest for the 72nd “Republic Day” celebrations in New Delhi. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was invited to be the chief guest at the Republic Day parade in 2020.

UKs MHRA [Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency] approves the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19, paving the way for mass vaccinations. Move in response to the claims by the Company that trials suggested it “works well in people of all ages, races and ethnicities”. Vaccine to be authorised for supply only meets if the companies adhere to strict standards of quality, safety, effectiveness and consistency in manufacturing

Leading aerospace and defence Technology Company “Rolls-Royce” to partner IT major “Infosys” aerospace engineering in India. As part of the partnership, Rolls-Royce set to play a significant part of its engineering centre capabilities for Civil Aerospace in Bengaluru to Infosys. “The engineering centre for Civil Aerospace will strengthen Infosys’ existing capabilities in ‘Turbo machinery and Propulsion’

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS: Representatives from the AMPAS [Academy of Motion Arts and Sciences] and official award show broadcast partner channel ABC prefer a “virtual affair” of the “Oscar ceremony”. 2021 Oscars will be held on April 25, 2021, eight weeks after the originally planned date because of the pandemic’s effects on the film industry.

SPORTS – Cricket: IND Vs AUS: 3RD ODI: India beat Australia by 13 runs. Australia wins ODI series 2-1.

SPORTS – Football:ISL 20-21: Hyderabad FC draws Jamshedpur FC 1-1.

SPORTS – Football:UEFA Champions League:Chelsea beat Sevilla 4-0: Juventus beat Dynamo Kyiv 3-0: PSG beat MUnited 3-1: Lazio draw Dortmund 1-1

SPORTS – Tennis: Australian Open Tennis Grand Slam delayed by 3 weeks. To start on February 8th 2021.