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New Delhi: Was Trinamool Congress MP Kirti Azad 'vaping' in Parliament, even as proceedings were on? Days after BJP MP Anurag Thakur registered a formal complaint with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla that a Trinamool Congress lawmaker was smoking in the House during proceedings, the party on Wednesday released a purported video showing Azad allegedly vaping, as reported by India Today. Days of suspense followed Thakur's complaint, following which BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya finally revealed the ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ordered that the Delhi government can take action against owners who are using vehicles below the BS IV (Bharat Stage 4) emission standard in the NCR. The move is aimed at tightening emission controls as air quality concerns continue to rise in the region. The top court modified its earlier order issued in August this year. At that time, the Supreme Court had permitted authorities to take action only on vehicles that were below the BS III (Bharat Stage 3) standa ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 17 (PTI) The state police chief has received a complaint alleging that a parody song titled 'Pottiye Kettiye', which circulated during the recent local body elections in Kerala, "hurt religious sentiments", sources said on Wednesday. The parody, based on a popular devotional song dedicated to Lord Ayyappa, makes references to the Sabarimala gold loss case and the alleged role of the prime accused, Unnikrishnan Potty, they said. State Police Chief Ravada Chandrasekhar ha ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) India on Wednesday summoned Bangladesh envoy Riaz Hamidullah and lodged its protest over plans by certain extremist elements to create a security situation around the Indian mission in Dhaka. New Delhi also expressed its serious concerns over the deteriorating security situation in Bangladesh and reiterated its call for holding free, fair and credible parliamentary elections. The polls are scheduled for February 12. Hamidullah was summoned to the Ministry of External Af ...Read More >
Nashik, Dec 17 (PTI) In mounting trouble for Maharashtra Sports Minister Manikrao Kokate of the NCP, a court in Nashik district on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against him in a cheating and forgery case dating back to 1995. The development comes a day after the district court upheld the two-year jail term handed to Kokate by the magistrate's court in February this year. Earlier on Wednesday, Kokate moved the Bombay High Court, challenging his conviction and the two-year jail term in the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) Opposition MPs Wednesday strongly pitched for sending the nuclear energy bill moved by the government to a parliamentary panel for wider consultations while members from the ruling coalition "wholeheartedly" supported the legislation saying it will prove helpful in making the country energy sufficient. Participating in the debate in Lok Sabha on the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, which seeks to open the tigh ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court on Wednesday continued hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) demanding an independent investigation into the death of Assam's cultural icon, Zubeen Garg. The petitioners, Abhijit Sharma and Palash Ranjan Baruah, urged a CBI probe despite the Special Investigation Team (SIT) submitting a detailed chargesheet. The PIL questions the sufficiency of the SIT investigation and requests judicial oversight to ensure all aspects of the case are fully examined. Duri ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Amid criticism over Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's visit to Germany, party leader Imran Masood came out in his defence, arguing that no one raises questions over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign engagements. Masood said the Prime Minister is praised and "glorified" when seen with international leaders such as the Prince of Jordan, while Rahul Gandhi faces scrutiny and criticism for his overseas visits. "No one asks the Prime Minister where he is roaming? ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday clarified that only vehicles meeting BS-IV emission standards or higher are allowed to ply in Delhi, effectively permitting enforcement action against older vehicles that fail to meet these norms. The latest order modified apex court's August 12 order that had barred coercive action against diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years in the National Capital Region (NCR). ...Read More >
New Delhi, Decemer 17: The Shiv Sena-UBT on Wednesday criticised Uttar Pradesh Minister Sanjay Nishad for his controversial remarks while defending Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over an incident where he pulled down a woman doctor's hijab during a public event in Patna, with party MP Priyanka Chaturvedi saying that the comments reflected a deeply misogynistic mindset and showed a willingness to disrespect a woman's dignity in order to justify an inappropriate act. Speaking to IANS, Chaturved ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Dec 17 (PTI) A woman was booked on charges of obstructing a police inspector from discharging his official duties and threatening to commit suicide if he did not accept her love proposal, police said on Wednesday. The 45-year-old inspector attached to the Ramamurthy Nagar Police Station here alleged that the woman repeatedly harassed him, they said. According to his complaint, the harassment began on October 30, when he started receiving calls from an unknown woman from multiple pho ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) Chairperson of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka on Wednesday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, urging him to refer the VB-G RAM G Bill to the Standing Committee concerned for a detailed examination. In a letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker, Ulaka, who is the Congress MP from Koraput in Odisha, said that the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, (VB-G RAM G) seeks to intr ...Read More >
Chennai, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagenthran on Wednesday accused the DMK government of prioritising political confrontation with the Centre over addressing the real needs and welfare of the people of the State. He alleged that the ruling party had consistently adopted a confrontational approach on several issues without delivering tangible benefits to the public. Speaking to reporters, Nagenthran said the DMK government had repeatedly raised disputes with the Un ...Read More >
Panaji (Goa) [India], December 17 (ANI): The Indian Navy commissioned its second MH 60R helicopter squadron, INAS 335 (Ospreys), at NS Hansa, Goa, in the presence of Adm Dinesh K Tripathi, the Chief of the Naval Staff. Addressing the commission ceremony, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said, "I am delighted to be here today at the home base of Indian Naval Aviation, INS Hansa, for the commissioning of INS 335 'Osprey'. The induction of the MH-60 Romeo multirole helicopter as the first operational squ ...Read More >
Patna, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is facing huge criticism following an incident in which he removed the hijab of a woman doctor during a public function. Amid the controversy, Jama Khan, a cabinet minister in the Bihar government, has come out in strong defence of the Chief Minister, asserting that there was no wrong intention behind the act. Speaking to the media, Jama Khan said, "Everyone knows Nitish Kumar. He works for every section of society. The woman doc ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Wednesday transferred to the Calcutta High Court the suo motu proceedings it had initiated in the aftermath of the ghastly rape and murder of a junior woman doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma directed that the matter be placed before a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court to oversee compliance with the directions earlier issued by the ap ...Read More >
Kolkata, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) One more person has been arrested in connection with the vandalism during Lionel Messi's event at Salt Lake Stadium on December 13, taking the number of those arrested to six, the Bidhannagar police said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, a Special Investigation Team (SIT), formed by the West Bengal government on Tuesday, began its probe into the matter. According to police sources, the sixth arrest was made late on Tuesday night. The arrested person has been identified ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday met newly elected Uttar Pradesh state BJP President and Union Minister of State (MoS) for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary in the national capital. Pankaj Chaudhary, a seven-time MP from Maharajganj since 1991, has succeeded Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary, who was appointed state BJP president in August 2022. Also Read | Maharashtra: Arrest Warrant Issued Against State Minister Manikrao Kokate After 2-Year Sentence in Housing ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Mumbai Indians (MI) entered the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 mini auction with the smallest purse among all teams, having just Rs 2.75 crore to spend after retaining the bulk of their squad. However, they still managed to buy South Africa batter Quinton de Kock for just Rs 1 crore. Former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin praised the Mumbai-based franchise for signing De Kock, calling it a smart move while suggesting other teams missed an opportunity. ...Read More >
Nasik: Maharashtra sports minister Manikrao Kokate is likely to be arrested unless he succeeds in obtaining bail from the Bombay High Court. The Nasik district sessions court, on Wednesday, issued an arrest warrant against the NCP MLA for alleged cheating and forgery to obtain two apartments under the chief minister's 10 per cent housing quota, as reported by The New Indian Express. The sessions court, on Tuesday, had upheld the order of the First Class Magistrate's court by confirming the two ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Punjab Governor and Chandigarh administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Wednesday met Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Manohar Lal Khattar and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in the national capital. During the meetings, wide-ranging discussions were held on key issues concerning Punjab and Chandigarh, including infrastructure development, urban planning, road connectivity, public welfare initiatives and coordinated efforts between the Centre, the state and the Chandiga ...Read More >
Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister has slammed Congress leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan for his controversial remarks on Operation Sindoor. Shinde called Chavan's statement anti-national and questioned whether those speaking about India's defeat wanted Pakistan to emerge victorious. While speaking to reporters in Mumbai, the Deputy CM also targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for questioning whether India had suffered losses and alleged that he speaks in P ...Read More >
Patna, Dec 17 (PTI) The Bihar Congress workers on Wednesday staged a protest against the BJP-led central government here, a day after a court quashed the Enforcement Directorate's charge-sheet against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case. A large number of Congress workers, led by the party's state unit president Rajesh Ram, gathered near the Income Tax roundabout and raised slogans against the BJP-led government at the Centre, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Government has disabled access to 43 OTT platforms for displaying obscene content, Union Minister L Murugan said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. In a written reply, the minister of state for information and broadcasting said OTT platforms are under obligation not to transmit any content prohibited by law. In response to a separate question, Murugan said the Central Board of Film Certification is a statutory authority established under the Cinematograph Act, 1952 to examine and ce ...Read More >
Panchkula (Hry), Dec 17 (PTI) A special CBI court has acquitted a Haryana judicial officer and his parents in a dowry-death case dating back more than 12 years after his wife was found dead with bullet injuries in Gurugram. The court has acquitted Ravneet Garg, who was then the chief judicial magistrate of Gurugram, and his parents in the 2013 dowry-death case. Garg's wife, Geetanjali, was found dead in July 2013 near the Gurugram police lines area with bullet injuries. Garg was posted as the ...Read More >
Imphal, Dec 17: After a period of relative calm, fresh firing and shelling were reported at Torbung Mamang Leikai in Manipur's Bishnupur district on Tuesday night, raising fears of renewed violence in the state. "No one was injured in the incident. The situation remains calm but tense in the district, and there have been no reports of fresh firing since. Additional security forces have been deployed in the peripheral areas of Bishnupur," a senior official said on Wednesday, adding that an inves ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday described the government's nuclear energy bill as a "dangerous leap into privatised nuclear expansion" without adequate safeguards and asserted that the pursuit of capital cannot be allowed to override the requirements of public safety, environmental protection and victim justice. Participating in a debate on the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill in the Lok Sabha, Tharoor claimed that ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (UNI) Gita Gopinath, Economist and former First Deputy Managaing Director of IMF , underscored that both India and the US "must engage constructively to negotiate tariffs" at a time when global trade is being reshaped by geopolitics and national security concerns. Gopinath said the world economy has entered a phase where trade policy is no longer driven purely by economics, but increasingly by strategic and security considerations. Focusing on India's trade strategy, she said ...Read More >
Asked about the Messi incident, Banerjee said that the state government has taken action. New Delhi: Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday said the West Bengal government has taken action following the chaos during an event involving Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi, adding that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had apologised within an hour of the incident. Talking to media in the Parliament complex, Banerjee also said they were not satisfied with the mann ...Read More >
India has opened the strategic Cho La and Dok La passes along the China border for battlefield tourism. This initiative aims to boost border area tourism, create local livelihoods, and raise awareness about the historical significance and sacrifices of the armed forces. Tourists can now visit these frontier areas through a regulated two-day package. The strategic Cho La and Dok La passes at the India-China border were opened under the battlefield tourism initiative on Monday. Sikkim Chief Mini ...Read More >
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