2025

Thiruvananthapuram, 13/12 The lotus bloomed in the state capital as the BJP-led NDA achieved a resounding win in the polls for the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, snatching it from the CPI(M)-led LDF and marking an end to 45 years of continuous Left rule in the local body. The win in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation will act as a…

Kolkata, 13/12: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stated that she was ‘deeply disturbed’ by the “mismanagement” at the Lionel Messi event in Kolkata and announced the constitution of a high-level committee to probe the incident on Saturday. Banerjee said she was on the way to the Salt Lake stadium to attend the event, along…

Kolkata, 13/12:Kolkata woke up to unfiltered Messi mania on December 13 as Lionel Messi began his GOAT India Tour at the Salt Lake Stadium, a day after his late-night arrival sent the city into raptures. Even past midnight, thousands gathered at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, chanting “oke bhalobasi”(I love him) and “mohabbat hai,”…

Washington/UN, 13/12: International troops could be deployed in the Gaza Strip as early as next month to form a U.N.-authorized stabilization force, two U.S. officials told Reuters, but it remains unclear how Palestinian militant group Hamas will be disarmed.   The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the International Stabilization Force would not fight…

New Delhi, 12/12: BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Friday lodged a written complaint with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, demanding action against a Trinamool Congress lawmaker for allegedly smoking an e-cigarette inside the House. Thakur on Thursday raised the issue in Lok Sabha without naming the Trinamool MP. In his complaint, the Hamirpur MP said,…

New Delhi, 12/12: The Union Cabinet on Friday approved a ground-breaking bill seeking to open up the closely guarded civil nuclear power sector for private players that will have to play a larger role as India eyes 100 GW of nuclear power by 2047. Named Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India…

New Delhi, 12/12: The Union Cabinet on Friday approved renaming the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to Pujya Bapu Gramin Rozgar Yojana. The government will bring the Pujya Bapu Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Bill for MGNREGA, which will guarantee 125 days of work to the rural poor in a year. There is also…

Subarnapur, ,12/12: A senior OAS officer has been accused of cheating by impersonating a Vigilance officer. Brother- in- law has been arrested for cheating him of Rs. 4 lakh. It is learnt that the Vigilance officer and Rourkela police have jointly raided and arrested them. The arrested accused are Ganesh Prasad Nanda of Mendhamal in…