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Kolkata, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) With 58.08 lakh voters in the previous voters' list in West Bengal as on October 2025 already being excluded in the draft voters' list on Tuesday, the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has claimed that more voters' names will be deleted following the hearing session on claims and objections over the draft voters' list. However, LoP Adhikari did not spell out any specific figure on this count, as did several months ago. A stat ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The sleuths of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized more than 190 tonnes of subsidised urea fertiliser, intended for farmers, from the black market on the outskirts of Karnataka's Bengaluru on Tuesday, officials said. The DRI conducted raids at a godown in Arasinakunte near Nelamangala. The raid followed specific information that subsidised urea, priced at Rs 266, was being sold in the black market for more than Rs 1,500. The accused allegedl ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Workers' welfare has always been a focal point of the Government's initiatives under the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister for Labour and Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya, said on Tuesday. While inaugurating the Labour and Employment Summit-2025 here, he elaborated on the need to make the Labour Codes effective to give primacy to workers' interests, and drew attention to the extensive dialogue between the government and trade unions in drafti ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Non-government NPS subscribers can now withdraw 80 per cent of their retirement corpus as a lump sum at the time of exit, according to the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority's (PFRDA) amended regulations announced on Tuesday. PFRDA's amendments to the National Pension System (NPS) make the exit rules under the non-government sector much more flexible under the Common Schemes (CS) and Multiple Scheme Framework (MSF). Earlier, subscribers could w ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) NCP received a major blow after the Nashik session court upheld the two-year sentence handed down to sports minister Manikrao Kokate in the case of illegally acquiring a government flat using forged documents. In the wake of the court's order, Kokate's ministership hangs in the balance. Those who filed an intervention petition opposing bail for Minister Kokate have submitted documents to the Bombay High Court. Minister Kokate had hogged the headlines after a vid ...Read More >
Belagavi (Karnataka), Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Gundu Rao stated in the Legislative Council on Tuesday that the State government is aware of the rising cases of female foeticide and that strict action has been initiated in this regard. He said that 46 arrests have been made and eight cases registered since 2023. He made the statement while replying to questions raised by Congress MLC Jagdev Guttedar and BJP MLC C.T. Ravi. "No one is being ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday strongly condemned the recent incident of a minor girl's rape in the Dhauli area of Bhubaneswar, alleging a complete failure of the Odisha government in ensuring women's safety. Speaking to media persons at a press conference, senior BJD leader Snehangini Chhuria on Tuesday said that the present government, which had promised strong protection for women and claimed to be a "government of the common people," has ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Election Commission has launched the Enumeration Phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across Goa, marking a key step to ensure accuracy, inclusiveness and transparency ahead of future elections, officials said on Tuesday. The drive involves a comprehensive, house-to-house verification exercise aimed at updating voter details, identifying eligible new electors and removing ineligible entries from the rolls. During the enumeratio ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday hailed the successful hosting of the state's first-ever Pharma Summit, calling it a historic step towards positioning Odisha as a major hub for pharmaceuticals and medical devices manufacturing. Speaking to media persons, the Chief Minister said the summit witnessed participation from stakeholders across nearly 20 countries, reflecting growing global confidence in Odisha's industrial ecosystem. He announced ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ajit Pawar-led NCP said on Tuesday that it is in favour of contesting the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections in the MahaYuti alliance by staking claim to over 50 seats. However, NCP also hinted that NCP is prepared to fight all 227 seats going solo as it has already received applications from 180 aspirants. NCP's move is important, especially after it was not invited for the meeting held between BJP and Shiv Sena over poll strategy and s ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid growing concerns over food safety and consumer health, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Tuesday directed all States and Union Territories to launch a special nationwide enforcement drive against adulteration and misbranding of milk and milk products, including paneer and khoya. As per sources in FSSAI, the directive has been issued under Section 16(5) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, empowering the food regulator to t ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's Veer Ahlawat, who won on the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) two weeks back, continued his consistent form with a six-under 65 that gave him a two-shot lead on Day One of the INR 1 crore CIDCO Open 2025, the first-ever professional event being played at the Kharghar Valley Golf Course (KVGC) in Navi Mumbai. With the first-ever competitive round being played at the KVGC on Tuesday, Gurugram-based Veer's 65 will count as the course record. Italy ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Tuesday introduced the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha. According to sources, the government is firm on getting the bill passed during the current parliamentary session. The ruling side argues that renaming employment schemes is not new, citing the transition from Jawahar Rozgar Yojana to ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Punjab Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday condemned the Union government's step to dismantle the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and replace it with the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin (VB-G RAM G), calling it a "well-planned deception" aimed at weakening the rights, dignity, and livelihood security of rural labourers. AAP spokesperson Neel Garg told the media here that the Modi government has cons ...Read More >
Jalandhar, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Jalandhar Zonal Office, filed a Prosecution Complaint before the Special Court for PMLA at Jalandhar against Malbros International, Gautam Malhotra and others, in connection with a money laundering investigation related to an environmental crime. The charges were filed on Monday under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, said an official statement. The ED initiated an investigation on the basis of a crimina ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The India-Maldives joint military exercise 'EKUVERIN' concluded successfully on Tuesday with a joint validation exercise, marking the culmination of two weeks of intensive training aimed at enhancing counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism capabilities of the two forces, an official statement said. The bilateral exercise, conducted between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Forces (MNDF), was held at Thiruvananthapuram and focused on o ...Read More >
Kolkata, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) South 24 Parganas district tops among the 24 districts in West Bengal in terms of exclusion of names of voters in the draft voters' list in the state published by the Election Commission of India (ECI) earlier on Tuesday. A total of more than eight lakh voters from the previous list as of October 2025 have been excluded from the draft voters' list for South 24 Parganas. On the other hand, the minimum number of voters' names has been excluded from the hill distr ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the teaser of the highly anticipated war drama "Border 2" was unveiled by the makers on Tuesday, Ahan Shetty decided to take a trip down memory lane and recalled his debut movie "Tadap", which released back in 2021. Ahan further expressed his gratitude for being trusted with a project like "Border 2". Sharing a couple of photos from the teaser launch event, Ahan penned on his IG, "It's been a long journey since my first film Tadap released four years ago. A j ...Read More >
Kolkata, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accepted the resignation of state Sports Minister Aroop Biswas, who took moral responsibility for the lapses in management in the event featuring Argentine football star Lionel Messi at the Salt Lake Stadium here. In his handwritten resignation letter in Bengali, Biswas claimed that since the Chief Minister had formed a probe committee headed by a retired judge of the Calcutta High Court, he is resigning as s ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said comprehensive steps have been made as lakhs of devotees are expected to arrive to pay homage to the supreme sacrifice of the younger Sahibzadas and Mata Gujri at Fatehgarh Sahib on the occasion of Shaheedi Sabha. The Chief Minister told the media here that in view of a large inflow of devotees, special steps have been taken regarding healthcare facilities. Twenty Aam Aadmi Clinics and five dispensaries are b ...Read More >
Jaipur, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Rajasthan, the Election Department has released the draft list of voters whose names have been removed. According to official data, a total of 41.85 lakh voters have been deleted from the electoral rolls for various reasons. The draft voter list has been made public on the official website of the Election Department, allowing citizens to verify the status of their names. Along with the draft list, ...Read More >
Kolkata, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Confusion over claims and counter claims on who provided security to football legend Lionel Messi during his visit to Kolkata late last week which ended in fans storming the pitch and indulging in vandalism after failing to see him properly. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Tuesday rejected the claim made by West Bengal Minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay that it had provided security cover to the footballer. The official account of CISF in an X pos ...Read More >
Guwahati, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday strongly condemned repeated remarks emanating from Bangladesh suggesting that India's northeastern states should be separated and merged with the neighbouring country, terming them "irresponsible and dangerous" and asserting that India would not remain silent on the issue. Reacting to comments made by Hasnat Abdullah, a senior leader of Bangladesh's newly formed National Citizen Party (NCP), Sarma said a secti ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan, who is gearing up for his upcoming film 'Border 2', has shared an interesting anecdote, and how he made sure that one dialogue from the film made it to the output. For the same, he took a little help from Sunny Deol. The actor attended the teaser launch of the film on Tuesday, where he interacted with the media, and spoke about the addition in the script, and how he made sure that the director kept it. During the shoot, Varun and th ...Read More >
Chennai, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four people were killed and at least three others sustained grievous injuries in a major road accident involving multiple vehicles on the Thoppur Ghat Road in Dharmapuri district on Tuesday, triggering a traffic standstill for nearly two hours. According to the police, the accident occurred when a lorry transporting cattle fodder from Maharashtra to Namakkal district lost control while negotiating a stretch of the ghat road. The lorry was driven by S. Muniappan ...Read More >
Kochi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) As many as 56,384 electors in Lakshadweep have submitted their enumeration forms under the Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, signalling near-total coverage and strong public participation in the voter revision exercise. Out of a total electorate of 57,813, the response reflects one of the most comprehensive roll revision drives undertaken in the Union Territory in recent years. Election officials said the pr ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Kerala government has taken a firm stand amid the controversy triggered by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting's denial of "censor exemption" to 19 films selected for screening at the 30th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK). Cultural Affairs Minister Saji Cherian has directed the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy to ensure that all the selected films are screened without interruption, as originally scheduled. ...Read More >
Agartala/Guwahati, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha and Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for initiating the process of a new rail line between Tripura to boost trade and industries. The Railways Ministry has approved a final location survey for a proposed new railway line in Tripura to connect the Bodhjungnagar Industrial Complex in West Tripura, aimed at boosting trade and indus ...Read More >
Guwahati, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) All seven accused in the high-profile murder case of popular Assamese icon Zubeen Garg were produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Kamrup Metropolitan, through video conferencing on Tuesday, marking another key step in the legal proceedings following the filing of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) chargesheet. During the hearing, copies of the voluminous charge sheet were formally furnished to all the accused, who are currently lodged in judici ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (ANS) Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced on Tuesday that vehicles without a valid Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) will not be allowed to refuel at petrol pumps in Delhi from December 18. Addressing a press conference at the Delhi Secretariat, Sirsa said, "To control vehicular tail pipe emissions, all the dealers of the petrol/ diesel/CNG pumps are directed to dispense/sell the petrol/ diesel/ CNG to motor vehicles only on production of a vali ...Read More >
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