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Over 7,000 forest boundary pillars missing in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand HC seeks Centre’s response
December 25, 2025 06:13 IST

The matter assumes significance as Mussoorie has witnessed land grabbing, illegal construction and real-estate expansion over the last few decades.

From confidante to conspirator: How suspicion of an affair led to an acid attack in Patna
December 25, 2025 06:14 IST

Three people — the two women allegedly involved in the crime and a man identified as Barh resident Mohammad Ehshan — have been arrested.

In Madhya Pradesh's Sehore, a parking row snowballs into communal violence
December 25, 2025 03:44 IST

According to police, the trouble started around 9 pm on Sunday near Alipur Chowk on the old Bhopal–Indore route under the Parvati police station limits.

Visually-impaired woman at the centre of MP Christmas row speaks out — ‘I was stunned’
December 25, 2025 11:55 IST

A video from last week showed BJP’s Jabalpur district vice-president Anju Bhargava engaged in a skirmish with a visually-impaired woman after she entered the church premises in Jabalpur’s Katanga area, claiming that children were being converted to Christianity.

Kerala to replace nativity certificates with photo-affixed nativity cards
December 25, 2025 06:15 IST

The cabinet decision assumes significance against the backdrop of the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls and the Citizenship Amendment Act.

christmas
December 25, 2025 11:31 IST

The group vandalised Christmas-related decorations even as the security guards made futile attempts to stop the mob.

BJP leader killed in Chhattisgarh’s Korba as rivalries turn fatal
December 25, 2025 07:53 IST

According to police, Mirza Mustaq Ahmed (27), Vishwajeet Ogre (21) and Gulshan Das (26) attacked Akshay Garg, a BJP leader who also worked as a road contractor, while he was supervising road construction at Keshalpur village in Korba.

Four luxury cars, Rs 20 crore assets — and a lavish Dubai wedding: YouTuber Anurag Dwivedi faces ED heat
December 25, 2025 07:22 IST

The agency had conducted searches at 10 premises in Lucknow, Unnao and Delhi linked to Anurag in an illegal betting and gambling case.

pm modi and rahul gandhi
December 25, 2025 16:40 IST

According to Election Commission rules, parties are required to submit details of all donations above Rs 20,000 made through cheque, bank transfer, UPI or DD -- donations in cash can be made only up to Rs 20,000.

BJP leaders L K Advani and Atal Bihari Vajpayee. (Express Archive)
December 25, 2025 05:13 IST

This was when Advani was on the rise, after Vajpayee had lost his own election from Gwalior at a time when the BJP could win just two Lok Sabha seats in 1984.

ISRO launches LVM3-M6
December 25, 2025 08:32 IST

A modified version of the same launch vehicle — a human-rated version with more safety — will carry Indian astronauts to space.

No confirmed tickets, 18 young Odisha wrestlers travel sitting near toilets for national event
December 24, 2025 10:47 IST

The athletes, including eight girls, who participated in the national event from December 7 to 12, travelled in such conditions for hours during both their onward and return journeys.

Conflict in Bangladesh is between those wanting to move forward and those wanting to move backward, says Taslima Nasrin
December 24, 2025 05:49 IST

This also comes days after the lynching of a Bangladeshi Hindu man, Dipu Chandra Das, who was beaten to death and set on fire following allegations of blasphemy.

Bihar Police EOU moves to attach properties of land and sand mafia
December 24, 2025 05:49 IST

According to the EOU’s assessment, properties linked to land mafia cases alone are valued at around Rs 39.79 crore.

Don't be part-time worker like Rahul Gandhi: Nitin Nabin's message to BJP cadre in Bihar
December 24, 2025 13:05 IST

He also told the BJP workers not to be “part-time politicians like Congress leader Rahul Gandhi”, who “defames” constitutional bodies like the Election Commission while in the country, and “speaks ill of his motherland” on trips abroad.

‘If Priyanka Gandhi were PM, she would have answered (Bangladesh) … My remark had nothing to do with Rahul’: Congress MP Imran Masood
December 24, 2025 14:07 IST

“She connects very well with the public. Everything about her has a glimpse of Indira Gandhi. That is why I said she would give a great reply to Bangladesh, like her grandmother,” says Masood after BJP latches onto his remark

J&K HC dismisses Mehbooba Mufti plea on transfer of undertrials – ‘grounded in ambiguity’
December 24, 2025 05:48 IST

The order also stated that the petition seeks to invoke the writ jurisdiction on the basis of “incomplete and unsubstantiated facts, clearly unveiling its political undercurrents”.

As Uddhav, Raj Thackeray reunite for BMC polls, why BJP may have a fight on its hands
December 24, 2025 07:03 IST

Thackerays' alliance is likely to force BJP to rely more on Shinde Sena, especially in Marathi-dominated civic bodies like BMC, Thane, Kalyan-Dombivali, Nashik, Pune and Navi Mumbai

Razor, straw and phone lights: Kerala doctors attempt roadside surgery on crash victim
December 24, 2025 07:09 IST

Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar led a chorus of praise for the doctors. A Raj Bhavan release said the Governor personally spoke to them and lauded their efforts.

Liberian student's'suspicious’ death under probe in Chhattisgarh capital
December 24, 2025 02:30 IST

The incident occurred in a four-storied residential building in Sector 16 of Naya Raipur.

Christian Michel James is the ‘middleman’ in AgustaWestland VVIP chopper ‘scam’.
December 24, 2025 04:09 IST

A Delhi court Tuesday rejected a plea moved by Christian Michel James, the alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper “scam” seeking his release in the corruption case lodged against him by the CBI. Refusing to comment on the merits of his plea, Special Judge Sanjay Jindal of Rouse Avenue Court said the matter had […]

HC dismisses pleas of Hizbul chief’s sons against framing of charges
December 24, 2025 05:54 IST

The bench held the appeals, which were filed under Section 21 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, are not maintainable.

NTA likely to introduce facial recognition in entrance exams
December 25, 2025 09:19 IST

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) had conducted face authentication during the NEET-UG exam in May this year.

Jnanpith Award winner Vinod Kumar Shukla dies at 88: ‘He took reality as it is and made magic’
December 24, 2025 05:54 IST

Shukla’s literary career spanned more than five decades, during which he produced poetry, short stories, novels and essays that resisted easy classification.

As right-wing outfits barge into 2 churches ahead of Christmas, tensions run high in Madhya Pradesh
December 23, 2025 11:19 IST

Police said several youths were detained for creating a disturbance, and investigators are working to establish the sequence of events based on testimonies from both sides.

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