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Bengaluru: 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 allegedly transported the urea, ...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 >
Mumbai, Dec 16 (PTI) The rupee sank to a fresh record low, breaching the 91-a-dollar mark for the first time on Tuesday, even as the government attributed the currency's slide to the widening trade gap and developments related to the India-US trade deal. During the session, the local unit tanked below 91 and hit its lowest level of 91.14 against the US dollar. However, it recouped some of the losses towards the end of the session, settling at 90.93, down 15 paise from its previous close. The I ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to raise FDI in the insurance sector to 100 per cent, with a view to providing insurance to all by 2047. Replying to a debate on the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025, in the Lower House, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said higher FDI will attract more players in the industry and make insurance policies more affordable. "Monopoly doesn't give us that advantage, and therefore, the more the competi ...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 >
Mumbai, Dec 16 (PTI) The rupee descended to a fresh record low, breaching the 91-a-dollar mark for the first time before ending 15 paise weaker at 90.93 against the greenback on Tuesday, even as the government in the Rajya Sabha attributed the sliding currency value to the widening trade gap and developments related to the India-US trade deal. During the session, the local unit lost 36 paise from its previous close to hit its lowest-ever level of 91.14 against the greenback, but strengthened sl ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) The Communist Party of India on Tuesday opposed the new VB-G RAM G Bill that is set to replace the flagship rural employment scheme MGNREGA, and accused the Union government of dismantling a rights-based law and converting it into a discretionary scheme. In an X post, CPI General Secretary D Raja said the removal of Mahatma Gandhi's name from the Bill confirms that the BJP and its ideological mentors are "disciples of Godse". "The CPI strongly opposes the Union governme ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): The Bajaj Pune Grand Tour 2026, India's first-ever Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) 2.2 multi-stage road cycling race, on Tuesday unveiled its heritage-inspired Trophy at an August gathering in New Delhi. The event brought together dignitaries at the national capital, led by Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha unveiled the Pride of Pune. They were joined by Pankaj Singh, Pr ...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 >
New Delhi: 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 NREGA, and later to MGN ...Read More >
Kolkata, Dec 16 (PTI) The Election Commission on Tuesday published West Bengal's draft electoral rolls following SIR, deleting the names of more than 58 lakh voters on various grounds, including death and migration, and redrawing voter profiles across districts and border belts ahead of the 2026 assembly polls. The scale, spread and political geography of the deletions have affected several high-profile assembly seats, and have sharpened political fault lines and set the stage for a contentious ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) 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 nuclear sector are likely to come up for consideration and passage. 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 o ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Several opposition MPs protested in the Parliament House complex on Tuesday over the VB-G RAM G Bill that has become a new flashpoint with the government, as they accused the BJP-led NDA dispensation of "insulting" Mahatma Gandhi by renaming MGNREGA scheme and demanded the withdrawal of the proposed legislation. Soon after the government introduced the bill in Lok Sabha seeking to replace MGNREGA, Congress' Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, DMK ...Read More >
Thiruvanathapuram (Kerala) [India], December 16 (ANI): 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 den ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs of India welcomed the Afghan Minister of Public Health, Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali, on his first official visit to the country. The visit reflects India's enduring support for Afghanistan's healthcare system. Also Read | Is the 'Lionel Messi Futuristic Jetpack Spectacle' Video Real or Fake? Viral Reel Is AI-Generated. In a post on X, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, "A warm welcome to the Afghan Minister of Public Health, ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy met Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Delhi on Tuesday. CM Reddy urged the Union Education Minister to sanction an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Hyderabad and to set up Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya schools in identified areas of Telangana. Also Read | Did 163 Indian Air Force Pilots Resign After the India-Pakistan Conflict of May 2025? Viral Document I ...Read More >
Mysore/Mysuru: On the occasion of his 66th birthday, Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy visited Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Hill this noon and offered his obeisance to the deity. Earlier, Kumaraswamy, also a former Karnataka Chief Minister, who came from Bengaluru by road, was accorded a warm welcome by JD(S) and BJP supporters in front of 'Payana', a vintage car Museum on Mysuru-Bengaluru road. Welcoming the Union Minister, the supporters burst crackers and ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs of India welcomed the Afghan Minister of Public Health, Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali, on his first official visit to the country. The visit reflects India's enduring support for Afghanistan's healthcare system. In a post on X, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, "A warm welcome to the Afghan Minister of Public Health, H.E. Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali, on his first official visit to India. The visit reflects India's enduring support for Afghanistan's healthc ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Lok Sabha, on Tuesday, witnessed sharp exchanges between the Treasury benches and the Opposition with the tabling of Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) -- or VB-G RAM G -- Bill, 2025, which seeks to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) of 2005. Several opposition MPs, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and K.C. Venugopal from the Congress, Harendra Malik of the Samajwadi Party, and Mahua Mo ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs of India welcomed the Afghan Minister of Public Health, Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali, on his first official visit to the country. The visit reflects India's enduring support for Afghanistan's healthcare system. In a post on X, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, "A warm welcome to the Afghan Minister of Public Health, H.E. Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali, on his first official visit to India. The visit reflects India's enduring suppor ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Tuesday took up for consideration a bill that seeks to accelerate the growth and development of the insurance sector, ensure better protection of policyholders and improve ease of doing business for insurance companies Moving the 'Sabka Bima, Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025' for passage in the House, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the bill provides for improved regulatory oversight. Also Read | MI Team ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday defended the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, stating that there was a need to establish a "uniform pattern" in regulation, standard-setting, and university accreditation, aligning it with the National Education Policy (NEP). Pradhan introduced the Bill in Parliament on Monday, and it was later referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee amid opposition. Also Read | Hyderabad Shocker: Mentally Un ...Read More >
Ranchi, Dec 16 (PTI) Jharkhand Congress will hold demonstrations in all district headquarters on Wednesday to protest against the Centre's rural employment bill that seeks to replace MGNREGA, a party leader said. Congress state unit president Keshav Mahato Kamlesh, in a statement issued on Tuesday, said as part of the nationwide programme, all district presidents of the party have been directed to organise protests in their respective areas. The party will hold protests across the country on W ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Union Minister J P Nadda on Tuesday accused the Congress of misleading the country by creating a false narrative of rigging of votes through SIR process and said the Opposition is hurting national interest by questioning the Election Commission in order to hide its electoral failures. Instead of blaming the Election Commission (ECI) and electoral process, Nadda, who is the leader of the Upper House, asked the Congress to find the actual reason for its successive defeats ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Tuesday took up for consideration a bill that seeks to accelerate the growth and development of the insurance sector, ensure better protection of policyholders and improve ease of doing business for insurance companies Moving the 'Sabka Bima, Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025' for passage in the House, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the bill provides for improved regulatory oversight. "We want the regula ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday met Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Dharmendra Pradhan in Delhi, seeking central support for education initiatives, including the establishment of an Indian Institute of Management in Hyderabad. He also met Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and briefed her on the two-day Telangana Rising Global Summit-2025 held on December 8-9 at Future City. He also presented a copy of the "Telangana Rising 2047 Vision Document", acc ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday urged the Centre to "work closely" with the state governments to fill all vacancies of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) and Anganwadi workers in the country, and also flagged their "meagre" honorariums despite their vital contribution to public service delivery. Addressing the Upper House of the Parliament during the Zero Hour, Sonia Gandhi urged the government to e ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday met Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi and urged her to extend support for the establishment of Young India Integrated Residential Schools (YIIRS). The Chief Minister informed the Union Minister that the State government plans to set up 105 YIIRS across Telangana. According to the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), he highlighted that through the YIIRS, quality educatio ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) The Congress will hold protests across the country on Wednesday against the Centre's rural employment bill VB-G RAM G that seeks to replace MGNREGA, claiming it was a "BJP-RSS conspiracy" to dismantle a rights-based welfare scheme and attack Mahatma Gandhi's legacy, workers' rights and federal responsibility. The opposition party's general secretary, organisation, K C Venugopal, in a letter to all state Congress presidents, urged them to organise protests at all district ...Read More >
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