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New Delhi: Hours after a Delhi court refused to take cognizance of the Enforcement Directorate(ED)'s allegations of money laundering in the National Herald case against Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, the party claimed that "the conspiracy of malicious intent for political revenge" has been foiled. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Tuesday that "The continuous five-day, 50-hour interrogation was nothing but a political witch hunt, which the Congress party faced head- ...Read More >
Special Intensive Revision falls within the constitutional powers of the Election Commission to periodically purify electoral rolls to ensure no eligible voter is excluded from the list and no ineligible voter is included, Union Minister JP Nadda said in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Replying to a debate on Election Reforms in the Upper House, the Leader of the House attacked the Congress for creating an atmosphere that mass-scale rigging was taking place in the country in the name of SIR (Special ...Read More >
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi on Tuesday (December 16, 2025) and sought their cooperation for establishment of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and Young India Integrated Residential Schools (YIIRS). During his meeting with Ms Nirmalaraman, he sought the Centre's cooperation for the establishment of Young India Integrated Residential Schools (YIIRS) in Telangana. He informed her that ...Read More >
Hisar: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday announced that Hansi will be declared Haryana's 23rd district. Addressing a development rally in Hansi, he said the formal notification would be issued within a week, after which Hansi would attain district status from a revenue perspective. The announcement was greeted with loud applause and slogans by the large gathering present at the rally.Earlier, the chief minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for three development pro ...Read More >
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday declined to take cognisance of a charge sheet, filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the National Herald case, which names senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. The court said that it was impermissible in law to take judicial note of the charge sheet and summon the Gandhis. The court also detailed in its 117-page order that ED's case reflected a unilateral overreach of the other law enforcement agency viz. the Central Bureau of Investi ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Union government on Tuesday introduced a bill that seeks to guarantee 125 wage days of rural work a year and replace the two-decade old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the Lok Sabha amid strong objections by the opposition to the removal of the father of the nation's name from the scheme. The House witnessed an uproar soon after Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan introduced the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Missi ...Read More >
The annual martyrdom congregation in memory of Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh - the younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh - and their grandmother Mata Gujri will begin at Fatehgarh Sahib on December 25 and continue till December 27. Chairing a meeting of the concerned officials, Mann said around 50 lakh devotees are expected for the 'Shaheedi Sabha' for whom foolproof arrangements should be made, according to an official statement.Major focus should also be laid on their security along with the clea ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Congress on Tuesday protested both inside and outside Parliament against the "anti-people" G RAM G bill, with its MP Shashi Tharoor - who the party has accused of being soft on BJP - taking a dig at the governmentt in Lok Sabha by recalling an old Bollywood number - "dekho o deewano (tum) ye kaam na karo, Ram ka naam badnam na karo".Sounding the bugle of "sansad to sadak" fight against the rural employment gurantee bill, Congress's Rahul Gandhi alleged that PM Narendra Modi wants to t ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Congress asked the central govt and BJP for an apology, after Centre told the Parliament that no papers relating to Jawaharlal Nehru were missing from the PM's Museum and Library. The govt reply to Lok Sabha came in the backdrop of a controversy whereby PMML has alleged that Congress' has kept some papers relating to India's first PM. BJP MP Sambit Patra asked if 2025 annual audit of PMML found papers about Nehru were missing. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that no papers related to Ne ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Congress on Tuesday protested both inside and outside Parliament against the "anti-people" G RAM G bill, with its MP Shashi Tharoor - who the party has accused of being soft on BJP - taking a dig at the governmentt in Lok Sabha by recalling an old Bollywood number - "dekho o deewano (tum) ye kaam na karo, Ram ka naam badnam na karo".Sounding the bugle of "sansad to sadak" fight against the rural employment gurantee bill, Congress's Rahul Gandhi alleged that PM Narendra Modi wants to t ...Read More >
New Delhi: As Congress on Tuesday said court's refusal to take cognisance of the ED chargesheet in the National Herald issue exposed Centre's use of hysteria to hype a hollow case, BJP countered that the court's ruling is no exoneration of Sonia Gandhi and a bail should not be seen as acquittal. Senior lawyer and Congress MP Abhishek Singhvi, who led the legal battle, said the matter never had any merit, but the govt used the media to exaggerate groundless claims. "It was a strange case where no ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 16: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the Maharashtra government to decide, within 10 days, an application seeking police protection filed by Zeeshan Siddique, son of late Congress leader and former MLA Baba Siddique, who was shot dead on October 12, 2024. Widow Seeks Transfer Of Probe To Independent Agency The direction was issued by a bench of Justices Ajey Gadkari and R.R. Bhonsale while hearing a petition filed by Baba Siddique's widow, Shehzeen Ziauddin Siddique, throu ...Read More >
Pune: Former minister of state in the PMO Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday questioned the need for "a large Indian Army", claiming that "chances of man-to-man combat in future war scenarios are less".Chavan told reporters here that the "excess (personnel) in the Army could be used for purposes other than fighting wars" . He said during Operation Sindoor, India and Pakistan fought aerially and "the Indian Army did not have to move at all"."India has military superiority over Pakistan because of its h ...Read More >
Vijay Diwas 2025 December 16: India observes Vijay Diwas on December 16, commemorating its decisive 1971 victory over Pakistan. This 13-day conflict led to the birth of Bangladesh and honored the sacrifices of armed forces. The day remembers a historic military surrender in Dhaka, reinforcing the price of freedom and justice. India marks Vijay Diwas on December 16 to remember its decisive win over Pakistan in the 1971 war, a 13-day conflict that changed South Asia's map and led to the creation ...Read More >
The Assam Congress, led by President Gaurav Gogoi, has ruled out an alliance with AIUDF in the 2026 assembly elections, labeling it a 'communal' party. This comes as opposition parties unite to challenge the ruling BJP. Gogoi criticized the BJP leadership, highlighting internal dissatisfaction among its members. Assam Congress President Gaurav Gogoi declared on Tuesday that the party would not ally with the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) in the upcoming 2026 assembly elections, descr ...Read More >
The Legislative Assembly on Tuesday adopted the Greater Bengaluru Governance (Second Amendment) Bill, 2025, that seeks to include members of the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha, the Legislative Assembly, and the Legislative Council as members of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) if they come under its jurisdiction. Piloting the Bill, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said names of some of the elected representatives including Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murthy and Chickballapur MP K. Sudhakar had b ...Read More >
Guwahati, Dec 16 (PTI) Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday described the AIUDF as a "communal" outfit and said there will be no alliance with the opposition party in the 2026 assembly elections. Already, eight opposition parties have decided to contest next year's assembly polls unitedly to defeat the ruling BJP in the state. "There will be no alliance with the AIUDF under any circumstances. It is also a communal party like the ruling BJP. We cannot join hands with one communal fo ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 16 (PTI) Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Tuesday said that if the ruling LDF keeps claiming that there was no anti-incumbency factor in their defeat in the recent local body polls, then "may God save them". Chennithala was referring to the claims by CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan, a day ago, and state General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Tuesday, that there was no anti-incumbency feeling among the public. He was of the view that the Left front should ke ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister Nayab Saini on Tuesday declared Hansi as the state's 23rd district. Hansi was earlier part of Hisar district. The chief minister said that the official notification in this regard will be issued within a week, after which Hansi will formally attain district status from the revenue administration perspective. Addressing a 'Vikas rally' in Hansi, Saini also inaugurated and laid foundation stones of three development projects worth Rs 77.30 crore. Saini descri ...Read More >
Guwahati, Dec 16: In line with the Congress's preparations for the 2026 Assam Assembly elections, the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) will kick off its primary outreach programme, Raijor Padulit Raijor Congress, from December 20. Announcing the initiative, APCC president Gaurav Gogoi told the press on Tuesday that the drive aims to take the Congress leadership to every village across the state. "Immediately after the conclusion of the Winter Session of Parliament, we have decided to ge ...Read More >
Belagavi: 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 forced to undergo foeticide. People ...Read More >
Karnataka Chief Minister (CM) Siddaramaiah on Tuesday reiterated in the legislative assembly that the people had voted for a full five-year term and that he would complete it, echoing recent comments by his son Yathindra Siddaramaiah and likely reviving public debate on the issue, which had earlier been put on hold on the AICC's instructions. Ever since Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar established a new bonhomie after back-to-back breakfasts early this month, the CM brushed ...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 >
Pune, Dec 16 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday said that the Congress failed to raise the issues related to farmers and unemployment, and could not highlight the lopsided development under the BJP government. Talking to reporters here Chavan conceded that the Grand Old Party was facing problems. He blamed Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for both the houses of the state legislature not having leaders of opposition. "It is in the CM's hands, but it seems they ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Dec 16 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that the union government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, attempting to change the name and structure of the MGNREGA, has itself exposed its "hatred" towards the poor and towards Mahatma Gandhi. He also accused the Centre of "altering" the very structure of the scheme, by shifting nearly 40 per cent of the cost onto the state governments, and called Modi "anti federal". Suggesting that the NDA government at the ...Read More >
Thiruvanathapuram: After the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting refused screening permission for several films at the International Film Festival of Kerala 2025, the Kerala CM, Pinarayi Vijayan, said that all films that were denied screening permission will be screened at the festival. On his Facebook page, Kerala CM called the Union Government's decision to deny screening of scheduled films "unacceptable". "The Union Government's decision to deny screening permission to films sche ...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 >
Itanagar, Dec 16 (PTI) The Arunachal Pradesh unit of the Congress on Tuesday welcomed the ruling of a Delhi court which refused to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate's money laundering charge against senior leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, and five others in the National Herald case. The party's state unit termed the court order a decisive blow to what it described as the BJP-led government's vindictive and unconstitutional use of central agencies to target the Opposition. Aruna ...Read More >
Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy said he would hold a detailed interaction with the media after December 20 to highlight what he termed the failures of the Congress government in Karnataka. "I have many issues to speak about and will share them after December 20," Mr. Kumaraswamy told reporters during a brief interaction in Mysuru on December 16. The former Chief Minister, who was in the city for his 67th birthday celebrations, visited the Sri Chamundeshwari Temple ...Read More >
Four children, suffering from thalassemia, have tested HIV positive after receiving blood transfusions at the District Hospital blood bank in Madhya Pradesh's Satna. The incident reportedly took place around four months ago but came to light recently, triggering panic among families and raising serious questions over blood safety protocols. Children suffering from thalassemia require regular and life-long blood transfusions to survive. The affected children received blood transfusions on multip ...Read More >
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