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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) India's prime minister on Wednesday called for a strategic relationship with Ethiopia during his first visit to the country, one of Africa's most populous. The South is writing its own destiny, and India and Ethiopia share a vision on this," Prime Minister Narendra Modi told parliamentarians in a special address. "Our vision is that of a world where the countries of the South do not rise against anyone, but for everyone; a world where development is equitable, where ...Read More >
Chennai, Dec 17 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday claimed the "100 days work scheme" was facing a threat of being halted and dared the opposition AIADMK to explain its stand on the proposed new rural employment bill. Stalin sought to know the official stance of AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on the Centre's move to repeal the employment guarantee scheme, MGNREGA, named after Mahatma Gandhi. The DMK has been opposing the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar ...Read More >
RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh Assembly on Wednesday witnessed a debate on Vande Mataram as members marked 150 years of the national song, with Speaker Raman Singh calling it "not just a song, but the life-force of the freedom movement", even as the Opposition cautioned against "distorting history" by dragging Jawaharlal Nehru into the controversy.During a special discussion on the fourth day of the winter session, Speaker Raman Singh said Vande Mataram had shaped India's political journey through difficu ...Read More >
Panaji (Goa) [India], December 17 (ANI): A Goa court on Wednesday granted 5-day police custody of Luthra brothers - Saurabh and Gaurav, co-owners of 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub - where 25 people died and several others were injured in a fire on December 6. Goa Police presented the acccused before the Mapusa Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court after they were arrested from Delhi airport on Tuesday on being deported from Thailand where they fled after the blaze. Luthra brothers under ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday slammed Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi for showing India's robust manufacturing growth in the last 11 years in a bad light globally. Rahul Gandhi, who is in Germany's Munich, visited a plant of a leading automobile manufacturer and posted a video where the Congress leader is heard criticising manufacturing back home. "Manufacturing is the backbone of strong economies. Sadly, in India, manufacturing is ...Read More >
New Delhi, December 17: The Supreme Court on Wednesday modified its August 12 order, which barred coercive action against diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years in the Delhi-NCR, and said that action can be taken against such vehicle owners who meet emission standards below BS-IV. A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi passed the order at the request of the Delhi government. Additional Solicitor General Aishw ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday strongly criticised the Delhi government for failing to put in place an effective system to regulate the sale and transfer of used vehicles, observing that the lapse has serious legal and security implications. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was hearing a public interest litigation filed by Towards Happy Earth Foundation, which has flagged major gaps in the implement ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi government will begin strict enforcement of the "No PUC, No Fuel" rule from December 18 as part of an intensified multi-pronged drive to curb worsening air pollution in the national capital. Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday issued firm directives to agencies, petrol pump operators and the police to ensure compliance from day one. Under the enforcement plan, vehicles without a valid Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) wi ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Gujarat High Court has ruled that Waqf institutions will now be treated on par with other religious trusts in legal proceedings, directing Waqf Boards to pay prescribed court fees in property-related disputes, just as Hindu and other religious trusts are required to do. The court observed that no plaintiff is above due process of law and that uniform legal standards must apply to all religious institutions. In its order, the High Court clarified that the f ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Congress party has murdered democracy on the floor of the Assembly, said Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao on Wednesday in his reaction to Telangana Assembly Speaker's verdict, dismissing petitions for the disqualification of five BRS MLAs who allegedly switched loyalties to Congress. K. T. Rama Rao (KTR) remarked that it has once again been proven that Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party have absolutely no respect for the nation ...Read More >
Mumbai: Google Pay has been distributing personal loans on behalf of its lending partners for several years and has now expanded its product suite to include credit cards. However, while personal loans are a third-party product, the credit card launch is the first native product introduced by the payments giant, which aims to go beyond distribution and create a credit ecosystem on the platform. "We're not doing this simply because we have distribution power. If that was the case, I would have g ...Read More >
New Delhi: Even as the Lok Sabha passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025 -- a bill that aims to end the decades-long state monopoly on nuclear power and enables the sector's privatization -- the Opposition Member of Parliaments (MPs) have not just staged a walkout from the lower house but also raised serious concerns about 'loopholes'. 'Nuclear bill or unclear bill?' "The SHANTI Bill is a milestone Mr. minister but for the ...Read More >
Belagavi: Commenting on the National Herald judgement, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar said that the Judiciary has sent out a big message to the BJP and Enforcement Directorate (ED) by not considering politically motivated cases. Speaking to reporters after staging a protest in the premises of the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi, in this regard, Shivakumar stated, "I am happy that the Court refused to take the ED charge sheet into account. ED has ...Read More >
Jammu, Dec 17 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Wednesday held a protest against the BJP here, accusing it of "vendetta politics and witch-hunting" the Congress leadership, including Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, and demanded an apology from the BJP after a court dismissed the ED charge sheet in the National Herald case. Led by senior party leaders, including working president Raman Bhalla, the Congress workers staged a protest near the BJP headquarters at Trikuta Nagar, raising slogans ...Read More >
Kannur: The explosion that tore apart the right palm of a CPM worker in Pinarayi has taken a fresh turn, with the party now offering an explanation that contradicts the police version of events. Opposition parties, including the Congress, had alleged that Vipin Raj (25) was injured when a bomb he was making exploded in his hand. According to reports, Vipin Raj is also an accused in an earlier case involving an attack on a UDF office. The Pinarayi police, however, insisted the injury happened w ...Read More >
Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 17 (ANI): In a decisive and proactive action against organised drug trafficking, J&K Police at Ganderbal has launched a focused targeting the procurement and sale of high-value narcotic substances such as Cocaine and Heroin, striking a major blow to the drug networks operating in the region, according to a release. During a series of checking operations conducted on December 8, Ganderbal Police apprehended one drug peddler, Mohd Irfan Bhat. Also ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Dy CM DK Shivakumar on Tuesday threw weight behind AICC leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi after a Delhi court refused to take cognizance in proceedings arising from a fresh FIR in the National Herald case. Both leaders, in separate posts on X, said the court has exposed illegality and mala fide intent of the Modi Government. The ED proceedings against the Gandhis had been held to be without jurisdiction, illegal, and unsustainable in law, Siddaram ...Read More >
The stage is all set for Assembly Speaker G. Prasad Kumar to announce his verdict on Wednesday (December 17, 2025) on the disqualification petitions pertaining to five of the 10 MLAs of the Bharat Rashtra Samiti who allegedly defected to the ruling Congress after winning on the BRS ticket. The Speaker has decided to announce the course of action into the petitions filed against MLAs Tellam Venkat Rao, Arekapudi Gandhi, Bandla Krishnamohan Reddy, T. Prakash Goud and Gudem Mahipal Reddy by the BR ...Read More >
Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate a public service commission conference on December 19 and address a Brahma Kumaris event on December 20.Source : X Hyderabad, Dec 17 (PTI) President Drouapdi Murmu on Wednesday arrived at the Rashtrapati Nilayam at Secunderabad here as part of her winter sojourn.Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Telangana ministers along with senior officials received the President at the Air Force Station, Hakimpet. The Presid ...Read More >
More than 260 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless in ethnic violence between Meiteis and Kuki-Zo groups since May 2023 Fresh tensions flared in the Torbung area along the Bishnupur-Churachandpur district of Manipur on Tuesday night. The development took place after cross-firing broke out between security forces and unidentified armed miscreants at around 8:30 pm, officials told Hindustan Times. They also said that at least one person was injured during the incident. However ...Read More >
Members of the Opposition BJP staged a walkout in the Karnataka Assembly on Wednesday, alleging that Women and Child Development Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar had misled the House by denying that the beneficiaries of the Gruha Lakshmi scheme had not been paid for February and March 2025. Leader of the Opposition R Ashoka sought clarification regarding Hebbalkar's reply made on December 12 to a question raised by BJP MLA Mahesh Tenginakai. Tenginakai highlighted that the dole of Rs 2,000 had not been ...Read More >
Terming the court's decision a "moral and legal victory," Congress leaders accused the Centre of misusing investigative agencies to target political opponents. The Haryana unit of Congress Wednesday staged a protest outside the BJP state headquarters, Panchkamal, in Panchkula, following a Delhi court's refusal to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) chargesheet in the National Herald money laundering case. Terming the court's decision a "moral and legal victory," Congress lead ...Read More >
The Indian Army on Tuesday achieved a major logistics breakthrough by successfully inducting tanks, artillery guns and engineering equipment into the Kashmir Valley using a Special Military Train. The operation marked a significant boost to the Army's mobility, speed of response and operational readiness along India's northern frontiers. As part of a comprehensive validation exercise, heavy combat and support equipment including tanks, artillery guns and dozers were transported smoothly from th ...Read More >
PM Modi is in Oman for a 2-day visit marking 70 years of India-Oman ties. The trip's central focus is the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), a trade pact expected to double bilateral trade and boost energy and food security. In the third and final leg of his three-nation visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Oman on December 17-18. This trip, which marks 70 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties between India and Oman, focuses on strengthening business and s ...Read More >
A woman from Baramati in Pune district has allegedly been raped by three men in Maharashtra's Beed district after being promised a job, police said. The alleged incident took place six months ago, they said, adding that a case was registered a few days back in this connection against four persons, including a woman. The accused woman lured the victim under the pretext of getting her a job at an arts centre at Ambajogai in Beed district. However, after the victim arrived here, the woman and tw ...Read More >
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Polling for the third and final phase of gram panchayat elections in Telangana began on Wednesday. The polling began at 7 am and would conclude at 1 pm. The counting begins at 2 pm. Also read: Which are the countries facing travel ban from US? See full list A total of 12,652 Sarpanch candidates are in the fray, while 75,725 are contesting for ward member posts, officials said. As many as 53 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the election at 36,483 polling stations. Also ...Read More >
The 'ideological showdown' between the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress and Shashi Tharoor was analysed, in quite some detail, by an X user Sunday evening and prompted a brief response from the Thiruvananthapuram MP. In a dozen posts the X user - Civitas Sameer - framed the discord between the Congress and one of its seniormost leaders as a 'contrast between two ideological tendencies' and blamed the opposition party for its 'inability to choose, integrate, or execute either, coherently'. "Thank you f ...Read More >
The NIA arrested Kamalkant Verma alias Uncle Ji, the 11th accused and linchpin of a multi-state illegal arms syndicate. Originating from Bihar, the arms were procured from Haryana and smuggled to UP and other parts of Northern India. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested the 11th accused working as a linchpin of a multi-state illegal arms and ammunition trafficking syndicate. These arms and ammunition, originating from Bihar, were spread across various parts of Northern India. A ...Read More >
Days after a devastating fire at an upscale nightclub in India's Goa state killed 25 people, the spotlight remains on the two brothers who co-owned the place. On Tuesday, Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra were deported to India from Thailand, where they fled hours after the incident on 7 December. A third partner in the nightclub, Ajay Gupta, was detained in Delhi last week. Until a few weeks ago, the brothers who grew up in Delhi, were not known beyond India's hospitality and nightlife circuit. Tho ...Read More >
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