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"Modi govt’s policies are empowering our annadatas": Union MoS

As a prelude to the Kisan Diwas 2025, the national seminar here was organised on the theme "Rising Food Demand & Economic Growth Imperatives" at the Constitution Club of India in the national capital.

2025-12-18T13:58:43.872501+00:00 IST

Piyush Goyal to visit Chennai on Dec 23, Nitin Nabin on Dec 20

Union Minister and Tamil Nadu state election in-charge Piyush Goyal will visit Chennai on December 23, ahead of the Legislative Assembly polls next year, Tamil Nadu BJP Vice President RN Jayaprakash said on Thursday.

2025-12-18T13:57:22.815766+00:00 IST

Will not allow Karnataka to be their laboratory of hate: Priyank

Following Bharatiya Janata Party's opposition to the Hate Speech and Hate Crimes Prevention Bill, 2025, Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge on Thursday slammed the BJP and said that they would not allow Karnataka to be their laboratory of hate.

2025-12-18T13:37:03.655471+00:00 IST

Uttarakhand: CM Dhami honours meritorious students from minority

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday participated in a programme organised on the occasion of World Minorities Rights Day at the Himalayan Cultural Centre, Neembuwala, Dehradun. On this occasion, the Chief Minister honoured meritorious students from the minority community and visited various exhibition stalls.

2025-12-18T13:29:58.048814+00:00 IST

NIA arrests 9th accused in Delhi car blast case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested the ninth accused in the deadly Delhi car blast case, who played an active role in the conspiracy and had taken an oath for carrying out "self-sacrificial operations".

2025-12-18T13:15:13.162759+00:00 IST

CM Bhajanlal Sharma inaugurates the Saras Rajsakhi National Fair

During the event, CM Sharma interacted warmly with Lakhpati Didi beneficiaries and women associated with Self-Help Groups. He said women are becoming more empowered through Self-Help Groups, which is expanding the rural economy. While managing their households, they are also playing an important role in the nation's economy.

2025-12-18T12:55:38.347863+00:00 IST

Will play video and ask you what is humanity, says SC

As senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who appeared in the stray dogs case, said that "inhuman" treatment was being meted out to them, a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said a video will be played in the next hearing, "asking you what is humanity".

2025-12-18T12:45:32.526449+00:00 IST

"Giving aid of Rs 2 Lakh to BLOs": SP chief Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav said the party is providing an aid of Rs 2 lakh to the Booth Level Officers (BLOs) amid reported deaths during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll.

2025-12-18T12:29:03.149445+00:00 IST

DMRC shifts Metro Museum to Supreme Court Metro Station, operatio

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has opened a Metro Museum at the Supreme Court Metro Station premises. DMRC history from its inception to the present day, as well as its day-to-day operational activities is displayed here. The museum was inaugurated on Wednesday by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Minister Pankaj Singh and DMRC Managing Director Vikas Kumar.

2025-12-18T12:21:15.304828+00:00 IST

Punjab Police busts foreign-linked drug module in Amritsar

"Preliminary investigation reveals that the arrested accused were in contact with a foreign-based handler through social media platforms and, on his directions, they were transporting and supplying consignments of heroin and illegal arms across different locations," DGP Gaurav Yadav informed.

2025-12-18T11:46:25.787490+00:00 IST

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta flags off new electric buses

During the event, the Delhi CM described the service as critical to inter-state connectivity. She said that electric buses are the most effective way to eradicate pollution.

2025-12-18T11:33:47.652332+00:00 IST

Indian Railways enhances passenger experience by bringing regiona

Indian Railways has introduced the service of regional cuisines on Vande Bharat trains to further enhance passenger experience by offering culturally relevant food and authentic local flavours.

2025-12-18T11:16:56.472007+00:00 IST

UP: Death toll in Yamuna Expressway accident rises to 19

Mathura District Magistrate CP Singh confirmed that the death toll in the Yamuna Expressway accident following a multi-vehicle collision has risen to 19. He said the Yamuna Expressway authorities and the state government have issued strict guidelines to prevent such incidents from recurring.

2025-12-18T11:09:55.253479+00:00 IST

COAS General Upendra Dwivedi addresses 3rd Land Forces Summit

The summit was attended by Chiefs of Armies and senior military leaders from Australia, Japan, the Philippines, Malaysia and the United States.

2025-12-18T11:05:38.753205+00:00 IST

Indian Army commemorates 54th Vijay Diwas across Northeast

The programme included a Quiz Competition for schoolchildren, followed by the screening of the Op Sindoor video, and interaction with Ex-Servicemen (ESM). War veterans and wards of Ex-Servicemen were also felicitated during the event. The programme fosters camaraderie and reinforces trust between the Army and the local community at Khousabung, Manipur.

2025-12-18T10:47:09.912022+00:00 IST

ED attaches 169 assets over Rs 3436-cr in Punjab's Ludhiana in PA

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached 169 immovable properties currently valued at Rs 3436.56 crore located in Punjab's Ludhiana in connection with its ongoing probe in the case of PACL and others, the agency said on Thursday.

2025-12-18T10:36:03.775349+00:00 IST

NIA court sends accused Yasir in agency's custody till Dec 26

Special NIA court at Patiala House on Thursday remanded Yasir Ahmed Dar in NIA custody till December. He was produced before the court after his arrest in the Delhi blast case. He is the 9th accused in this case.

2025-12-18T10:35:29.113859+00:00 IST

His intention was not wrong: Jitan Ram Manjhi on viral hijab vide

Speaking to ANI, Manjhi said, "His intention was not wrong. We should not view it from a religious angle."

2025-12-18T09:41:36.613652+00:00 IST

Bengal will lead the world, fake news cannot defame state: Mamata

The Chief Minister emphasised that Bengal is a peaceful state, and any negative narratives circulated on social media are fake and aimed at tarnishing its image. "Some fake news comes from so-called social media, which posts videos or spreads misinformation to defame Bengal. But I challenge anyone; they cannot harm Bengal," she said.

2025-12-18T09:33:40.125060+00:00 IST

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat to address youth conference in Siliguri

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Mohan Rao Bhagwat will address a Youth Conference in Siliguri today at Shatabdi Sadan on Sevoke Road. The programme has been organised by the RSS Uttarbanga Prant as part of the organisation's centenary celebrations being observed across the country.

2025-12-18T09:32:40.156910+00:00 IST

Karnataka Assembly passes Hate Speech and Hate Crimes Prevention

Defining hate speech, Parameshwara said it refers to "the communication of hate speech by making, publishing, or circulating, or any act of promoting, propagating, inciting, abetting, or attempting such hate speech to cause disharmony or feelings of enmity, hatred, or ill-will against any person (dead or alive) or a group of persons or an organisation."

2025-12-18T09:09:13.987969+00:00 IST