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Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde targeted Uddhav Thackeray. He spoke about "Rehman Dakait" robbing Mumbai's treasury and vowed a reply from the "Dhurandhar Mahayuti" alliance. Shinde highlighted government schemes and development plans for Vidarbha. He asserted the Mahayuti will win upcoming municipal elections. The alliance aims to fulfill Balasaheb Thackeray's dreams for Mumbai. In a veiled attack on Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde on Sunday invoked characters from th ...Read More >
The incident occurred during a public function in Patna on December 15, 2025, where Nitish Kumar allegedly forcibly pulled down the hijab of a Muslim woman doctor. Owaiz Hussain S, an advocate based in Bengaluru, has submitted an official complaint to multiple authorities seeking registration of a Zero FIR and statutory action against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The complaint has been sent to the Director General of Police, Bengaluru City Police Commissioner, Karnataka State Commission ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu should engage the Centre on its demand for the retention of its two-language policy and not air its views on media, the Supreme Court said today while hearing a case an allocation of land for new Central schools that will follow the three-language policy. "Don't make it into a language issue. We are a federal society. You are part of the Republic. If you come one step forward, they (the Centre) will also come one step forward... the 'My-State-My-State' attitude must be avoided," said ...Read More >
Ajit Pawar's party inducts three former corporators from BJP EVEN as Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was busy conducting interviews of aspirants for the PCMC polls and inducting former corporators including those from the BJP, the NCP on Tuesday denied speculations of a tie-up with Sharad Pawar's party for which it has got the green signal from the BJP. "We did meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The issue of any tie-up did not come up... How can that issue even come up? We discussed only way ...Read More >
New Delhi: 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 declining. For us to ac ...Read More >
Patna: A social media post by the BJP claiming that RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav is "missing" from the state's political scene after the assembly poll defeat reignited political debate on Wednesday.While the ruling NDA alleged Tejashwi "ran away" from the political scene after the humiliating poll defeat, the RJD termed it as a reflection of how the NDA suffers from "Tejashwi phobia" even after victory.The political scene got heated up moments after the BJP issued a poster about the "Missing ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Congress-backed candidates won more than 60 per cent sarpanches in the gram panchayat elections across all three phases. The opposition BRS-supported candidates won 25 per cent posts, while the BJP-backed candidates got only four per cent panchayats. Independents and others emerged as a major block by winning at least 10 per cent, playing a key role in the Panchayat elections. In the third phase, the Congress-backed candidates won in 2,120 panchayats, while BRS-backed ones won 1, ...Read More >
Thane: Two unidentified bike-borne assailants opened fire at the office of BJP candidate Pawan Walekar contesting the Ambernath Municipal Council polls a little after midnight on Wednesday. Pawan's security guard sustained injury when shards of broken glass pierced his finger due to the impact of the bullets on the windows, police said.With just three days left for Ambernath to go to polls, the firing incident, which took place the day chief minister Devendra Fadnavis was scheduled to address a ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Parliament on Wednesday passed a Bill to raise foreign direct investment (FDI) in the insurance sector to 100 per cent from the existing 74 per cent, a move the government said would help increase insurance penetration, lower premiums and generate employment. The Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025, was cleared by the Rajya Sabha through a voice vote, a day after it was passed by the Lok Sabha. The Upper House rejected amendments moved by the Opposition, ...Read More >
West Bengal State Sports Minister Aroop Biswas on Tuesday has resigned, amid ire against him from angry fans, and after the chaos during Messi's visit to Yuvabharati Stadium. West Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar and Bidhannagar Police Commissioner Mukesh have also been show caused by the Chief Secretary's office. Major chaos and pandemonium followed during football superstar Lionel Messi's appearance in Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday, and probe by a high-powered committee was ordered by Chief M ...Read More >
Kullu: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday informed that pensioners above 70 years of age had received 70% of their total arrears, and the remaining 30% would be paid within 40 days.Speaking at a function of the Himachal Pradesh Pensioner Joint Front at Ghumarwin in Bilaspur district, Sukhu said pensioners aged 75 years and above were on the priority list of the govt. While the previous govt paid only 20% arrears, the present govt has paid 80% of the same, he said ...Read More >
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) minister is expected to move the Bombay High Court to challenge the verdict in order to continue working as an elected representative. The Representation of the People Act, 1951, mandates disqualification for elected representatives sentenced to imprisonment for two years or more in a criminal case. Kokate, 68, had challenged the February judgment of a first-class magistrate court, which convicted him on charges of cheating and forgery in a case dating back ...Read More >
T'puram: The police are examining whether legal action can be initiated against a parody song that went viral during the local body election campaign, following a complaint that it misused an Ayyappa devotional song and hurt religious sentiments.Thiruvabharana Patha Samrakshana Samithi, which filed the complaint, alleged that the sacred 'Pallikettu Sabarimalakku' was distorted for political messaging. The state police chief forwarded the complaint to the ADGP (law and order) to examine whether a ...Read More >
Pune: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said Mahayuti partners BJP and Shiv Sena will contest together in most municipal corporation elections on Jan 15. This includes Mumbai, Thane and Kalyan Dombivli. However, in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad, the BJP and Shiv Sena will have friendly fights with the NCP.Speculations about all three Mahayuti partners going solo in the municipal corporation where each is dominant have now been laid to rest."We are trying to form a Mahayuti alliance in most ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday (December 17, 2025) came down heavily on the Opposition AIADMK's "silence" over the Centre altering and renaming the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) as the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission-Gramin (VBGRAMG). In a social media post, Mr. Stalin questioned: "What is the AIADMK's stand on VBGRAMG, which directly affects the rural poor?" He accused AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palanis ...Read More >
A political controversy erupted after former Maharashtra Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan claimed India was "completely defeated" on the first day of Operation Sindoor. Speaking in Pune, Chavan alleged that during the half-hour aerial engagement on December 7, Indian aircraft were shot down, the Air Force was grounded, and no planes could safely take off from Gwalior, Bathinda, or Sirsa due to threats from Pakistan. He also stated that the operation involved only aeria ...Read More >
Kolkata: Four of the six officials associated with Satadru Dutta's firm, A Satadru Roy Initiative, which organised Lionel Messi's three-day India tour, appeared before Bidhannagar Police on Tuesday and recorded their statements. Police commissioner Mukesh said all six individuals were summoned. "Four officials turned up today, submitted their statements, and are cooperating with the investigation. The remaining two have sought time to appear before us. We will record their statements once they p ...Read More >
Chennai: 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 and Ajeevika Mi ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 17 (PTI) The cyber crime wing of the Kerala police on Wednesday registered a case against unknown persons over a parody song titled 'Pottiye Kettiye', which circulated during the recent local body elections in the state and allegedly "hurt religious sentiments." 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 prime accused Unnikrishnan Potty. The complaint was received on ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Dec 17 (PTI) As Haryana Assembly's winter session begins here on Thursday, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said that the government is ready for discussion on every issue and every point. Replying to a question, he said during the time of the previous Congress governments they used to convene fewer sessions of the Assembly, but this practice was changed by former chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar. The Haryana government is ready for discussion on every issue and every point, Sain ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) Several parties of the opposition INDIA bloc will stage a protest against the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, which seeks to replace MGNREGA, in the Parliament complex on Thursday morning. Sources said the protest will be organised near the Mahatma Gandhi statue in the Parliament complex at 10.15 am and MPs of various opposition parties will raise slogans to oppose the government's move. The decision to hold the protes ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by Ajit Pawar is prepared to contest the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections scheduled for January 15 independently, though the final decision will be taken by party president and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, NCP MLA Sana Malik said on Wednesday. BJP Rules Out Alliance With NCP Over Nawab Malik The NCP is a constituent of the ruling Mahayuti alliance. However, the BJP has categorically ruled out any allia ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) The BJP alleged on Wednesday that it was Trinamool Congress MP Kirti Azad who was vaping in the Lok Sabha, days after former Union minister Anurag Thakur raised the issue in the House and got a written complaint lodged with the speaker against an unnamed TMC lawmaker. Hitting back at the saffron party, TMC's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said it should release the entire video footage of the incident first, before levelling such allegations. "The TMC MP a ...Read More >
RAIPUR: The last day of Chhattisgarh's winter session opened in chaos on Wednesday, with Congress MLAs entering the House wearing "Satyamev Jayate" posters and launching into slogans over alleged misuse of central and state probe agencies, during the Question Hour -- "Assembly's most crucial segment" -- collapsed entirely after three adjournments. As the House assembled, BJP MLAs objected to Congress members wearing posters inside the chamber. The Speaker ruled that posters, placards and banners ...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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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