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Elections were held to elect members of 347 zones of 22 zila parishads and 2,838 zones of 153 panchayat samitis, for which more than 9,000 candidates are in the fray, officials said. A voter turnout of 48.40 per cent was recorded in the zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections in Punjab Sunday, amid reports of violence, booth capturing, and clashes, which prompted the State Election Commission (SEC) to order repoll at 15 polling booths on December 16. Elections were held to elect members of ...Read More >
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): The ruling Congress in Karnataka on Wednesday staged a protest against the Centre's move to replace the existing rural employment law MGNREGA, challenging the BJP to remove the picture of Mahatma Gandhi from currency notes as well. The agitation led by chief minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar in front of the Gandhi statue at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha here also protested the alleged "hate politics" against the party leadership in the National Herald case ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 17 (PTI) Maharashtra Sports Minister and NCP leader Manikrao Kokate moved the Bombay High Court on Wednesday, challenging a sessions court order that upheld his conviction and two-year jail term in a 1995 cheating and forgery case. The move comes as Kokate faces the imminent threat of losing his cabinet post and his assembly seat. In mounting trouble for the minister, a court in Nashik district on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against him in the case. Kokate's lawyer Aniket Ni ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a big relief to five of the 10 defected Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLAs, Telangana speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar on Wednesday (December 17, 2025) dismissed the disqualification petitions filed by the BRS against MLAs who defected to the Congress after being elected on the BRS symbol. Citing a lack of evidence to declare the MLAs as defectors for hopping to Congress after the 2023 Assembly elections, the speaker granted relief to Bhadrachalam MLA Tellam Venkat Rao, Gadwal MLA B Kri ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) Several non-ruling members in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday opposed the bill to raise FDI in the insurance sector to 100 per cent and demanded that the proposed legislation be sent to a Parliamentary panel for further scrutiny. Participating in the debate on The Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025, moved for consideration and passage by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Upper House, members also objected to the title of the Bill, whic ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 17 (PTI) Despite facing criticism, senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday stood by his controversial comments that India faced a "total defeat" in aerial fight with Pakistan on the first day of Operation Sindoor on May 7. The former Union minister refused to apologise for his comments on the Indian military operation against terror hubs in Pakistan and PoK in aftermath of massacre of tourists at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir in April. Talking to reporters in Pune on ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17: Expressing concern over the high number of fatalities in road accidents, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari ,on Wednesday, said the Centre plans to provide states with modern ambulances, with the condition that they must reach accident sites within 10 minutes. Replying to supplementary questions during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Gadkari said the ambulances would be equipped with specialised tools to evacuate victims from accident spots. He al ...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) 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 >
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday criticised Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on India's manufacturing sector during his visit to Germany, accusing him of "insulting India from foreign soil" at a time when Parliament is in session. BJP MP Sambit Patra said the LoP carries a "huge responsibility" and needs to behave in a "responsible manner", especially while travelling abroad. "LoP has a huge responsibility. The LoP has to behave in a really resp ...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, 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 >
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 >
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, Dec 17 (PTI) Expressing concern over high fatalities in road accidents, Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said the Centre plans to provide states with modern ambulances with the condition that these vehicles must reach accident spots within 10 minutes. Replying to supplementaries during the Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, the Minister of Road Transport and Highways acknowledged that the government has not been successful in reducing the number of deaths due to road accident ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Sunday said he shared all the information available with him regarding the Sabarimala gold scam with the special investigation team (SIT) probing the case.Speaking to the media after giving his statement to the SIT, Chennithala said he informed the probe team about the possible links between the theft and international antique smuggling networks. He clarified that the details he provided were information he received in his capacity ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): The Congress MPs are all set to meet in the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) office today in the Parliament to chalk out the strategy for the floor of the House for the day. The meeting will be held at 10:30 am.Meanwhile, both the Houses will meet at 11 am and begin with the Question Hour. The session will start with Question Hour, followed by the laying of papers by various ministers, including Dr. Jitendra Singh, Arjun Ram Meghwal, and Jitin Prasada, amo ...Read More >
The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, which seeks to open the civil nuclear power sector for private participation and overhaul the liability regime, could be taken up for discussion on Wednesday. New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday issued a whip in Lok Sabha, mandating its MPs to be present in the Lower House for the next three days as key legislations such as the VB-G RAM G and a new bill to overhaul laws governing India's civil nucl ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 17 (ANI): The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Wednesday arrested Sreekumar, a former Administrative Officer (AO) of the Travancore Devaswom Board, in connection with the Sabarimala gold theft case, Kerala police said on Wednesday. According to officials, Sreekumar was the Administrative Officer in 2019 when the gold plating from the Dwarapalaka sculptures at the Sabarimala temple was removed. He was arrested today after being summoned to the Cri ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has described the controversy surrounding the ongoing 12th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) as an "unfortunate development." This came in the wake of the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting refusing screening permission for several films, leading to the cancellation of multiple screenings in Thiruvananthapuram. Addressing mediapersons, Tharoor shared, "This is an unfortunate development. We h ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): BJP National Vice President and MP of Kendrapara, Baijayant 'Jay' Panda, on Wednesday, chaired the Select Committee on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2025. The report was tabled earlier today in the Lok Sabha. Also Read | India Summons Bangladesh High Commissioner, Says It Expects Yunus' Government to Ensure Safety of Indian Mission. Under Panda's leadership, the Select Committee examined 68 amendments. Each of the amendments for the Insol ...Read More >
Belagavi (Karnataka), Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Congress party in Karnataka staged a statewide protest on Wednesday, condemning the alleged filing of false cases against their senior leaders, including Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, in connection with the National Herald case. All MLAs and MLCs gathered in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the premises of the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi under the leadership of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress Presid ...Read More >
Delhi/Hyderabad, Dec 17 (Maxim News): Congress MPs on Wednesday protested in the Parliament House complex against the Centre over its alleged misuse of the Enforcement Directorate, in the wake of court relief to Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp The party MP asserted that truth prevailed when a Delhi court refused to take cognisance of the probe agency's money laundering charge against the two party leaders in the case. Lifting a banner tha ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17(ANI): Congress Leader Udit Raj, on Wednesday, while leading a protest by All India Unorganised Workers Congress against the Centre's decision to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA ) to Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, burnt a copy of the bill. "MGNREGA, which was the country's largest and most historic scheme to eradicate rural unemployment, is being conspired against to be terminated. B ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): RJD MP Manoj Jha on Wednesday criticised the Centre over the decision to change the name of the MGNREGA scheme, saying that merely having "Ram" in someone's name doesn't give them a license to anything. "Even people within the BJP are troubled by this, people in the NDA are also troubled..." he said. Jha underlined that there was a 90-10 per cent ratio between the central and state government, which has drastically changed to 60-40 per cent. He further shr ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Delhi's Environment Minister on Wednesday said that the Delhi government is continuously working to improve the air quality in the capital and also stated that there will now be 50% work from home implemented as well. "The pollution level in Delhi is very high. The next few days are not expected to be much better compared to last year's figures, so we are making every effort to improve the situation... We are continuously working to improve air quality in t ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Congress general secretary K C Venugopal on Wednesday alleged that the recent appointments of vice chancellors to two state-run technical universities point to a covert understanding between the Kerala Chief Minister and the Governor, casting doubt on their publicly stated differences. Venugopal was reacting to the announcement that Dr Ciza Thomas has been appointed Vice Chancellor of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, while Dr Saji Gopinathan will assume charge as Vi ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], December 17: As the year draws to a close, Dharana at Shillim, India's award-winning precision wellbeing retreat presents Sankalp, a thoughtfully curated year-end passage designed for those seeking a quieter, more meaningful way to transition into the New Year. Also Read | 'Raaz' and 'Ghulam' Director Vikram Bhatt and Wife Shwetambari Sent to Judicial Custody in INR 30 Crore Fraud Case; Court Rejects Interim Bail Plea - Details Inside. Positioned as an alternative t ...Read More >
Belagavi, Dec 17 (UNI) Congress leaders on Wednesday welcomed the Delhi High Court's dismissal of money laundering allegations in the National Herald case, calling it a "vindication of justice" and a blow to what they described as politically motivated targeting by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said the National Herald, established by Jawaharlal Nehru, has always been a source of pride for the country ...Read More >
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