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

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.

In North Goa, the BJP won 18 seats, the Congress won two. In South Goa – which has been a traditional stronghold of the Congress – BJP won 11 seats, the Congress won eight.

This comes days after identical orders were issued to 15 people from Nagaon district on December 17

At the start of December, the party started an initiative that requires a minister concerned to meet workers for two hours each day. But, with workers' grievances not leading to any action in most cases, these meetings are “not resonating”, say insiders.

Chaitanya, who was arrested by the Enforcement Diectorate (ED) in July, has been accused of acting as a bridge between officials and the alleged syndicate.

His remarks come in the bac­kdrop of criticism and protests over the new definition of Aravalli hills—any landform that is at an elevation of 100 metres or more above the local relief.

The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025 was passed in Parliament on Thursday and received Presidential assent on Saturday.

Japan is developing the H3 series of rockets meant for carrying the heaviest payloads into space.

Asked about the Congress not being able to win state elections, Gandhi reiterated his allegation of “elections being stolen”.

He is likely to replace incumbent Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP) Rashmi Shukla, whose tenure ends on December 31.

In the previous two financial years, 2023-24 and 2022-23, the BJD showed nil income through contribution above Rs 20,000.

Of its Rs 365.82 cr donations in 2024-25, DMK got Rs 300.66 cr through small donations raised by party workers and supporters; it also got Rs 50 cr from the lottery firm Tiger Associates, Kolkata

The prime minister performed the “bhoomipoojan” of the new brownfield Ammonia-Urea Fertiliser Project at Namrup in Dibrugarh, within the existing premises of the Brahmaputra Valley Fertiliser Corporation Limited (BVFCL). The project involves an estimated investment of Rs 10,600 crore.

JD(U)'s funding grows to Rs 18.69 cr in 2024-25 from Rs 1.81 cr in 2023-24; LJP (RV)'s donations soar to Rs 11.09 cr from Rs 11.67 lakh

Order came after girl’s father approached court seeking transfer of the investigation, saying he suspected his daughter had been raped and murdered

Says matter strictly between students and University of Jodhpur, and that district administration had nothing to do with it.

The project includes a transshipment port, a township, a civil and military use airport, a 450 MVA gas and solar power-based plant.

The shift comes at a time when the state has witnessed the deportation back home of a stream of illegal immigrants by US authorities over the past year.

Baghel's wife leaves for Kerala to claim his body; kin back home seek govt help for family

According to the complaint, the police again came to her house December 18 and called his minor son, a student of Class-8th from the school and took him to the police station where they assaulted him with belt and boots.

Officials said the corridor has been designed to ease congestion on some of the state capital’s busiest arterial roads and offer a cleaner mass-transit alternative in a city heavily dependent on road transport.

In June this year, the High Court dismissed their bail application as the prosecution alleged that more than Rs 50 lakh had been credited into the account of Atka within a period of four months from one of the suspects.

Factory officials confirmed this to The Indian Express on Saturday afternoon. When contacted for an official comment, Dune Ethanol did not respond.