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Indian Railways tatkal ticket booking: 10 reasons behind availability of more train tickets
December 12, 2025 20:13 IST
Indian Railways tatkal tickets booking: These initiatives aim to ensure that more passengers can book their seats smoothly and enjoy a seamless travel experience.
IAS officer who remarked on bias in judiciary recruitment, Brahmin women likely to be stripped of post
December 12, 2025 18:26 IST
Madhya Pradesh to make recommendation to Centre after internal inquiry found his elevation from the State Administrative Service to the Indian Administrative Service was allegedly based on forged documents
Railways to invest Rs 14,000 crore in maintenance depots for Vande Bharat trains
December 12, 2025 18:06 IST
Vande Bharat trains upgrade news: Indian Railways (IR) has planned an investment of Rs 14,000 crore to upgrade and develop new maintenance depots for Vande Bharat trains.
Arrests of Kashmiris in ‘decades-old’ cases creating anxiety: Mirwaiz urges Omar Abdullah govt to intervene
December 12, 2025 17:45 IST
Addressing the Friday congregation at Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, Mirwaiz also brought up the demand of bringing Kashmiri prisoners, who are in jails outside J-K, back to the UT
Days after Dileep acquittal in Kerala actress sexual assault case, 6 convicts get 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment
December 12, 2025 17:19 IST
Days earlier, the Ernakulam court acquitted actor Dileep, who was the 8th accused in the case. The first 6 accused were found guilty.
Goa club fire: Luthra brothers likely to be brought back next week as India, Thailand wrap up formalities
December 12, 2025 16:40 IST
According to investigators, the brothers, who booked tickets for Thailand less than two hours after the midnight blaze and flew out early Sunday morning, “were in Phuket for the past four days”.
IRCTC starts trials for branded meal service on select Vande Bharat, Amrit Bharat trains
December 12, 2025 15:51 IST
IRCTC Branded Food Meals on Vande Bharat: As per IRCTC, these meal trials also provide passengers with a diverse, restaurant-quality menu including local delicacies aimed at improving satisfaction level during travel.
Rebuilding a lost gate: Tripura looks to restore a forgotten royal landmark
December 12, 2025 13:46 IST
Once a grand gateway to Tripura’s royal capital, the Jackson Gate was demolished in 1981. Now, the state government plans to rebuild it, reopening conversations on heritage and identity. Historians say the reconstruction may help Agartala reconnect with a forgotten chapter of its past.
States to get Jal Jeevan Mission funds only after they add all schemes on Sujal Gaon ID module: Centre
December 12, 2025 13:05 IST
This is one of the measures taken by the Centre to ensure transparency and accountability in the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission.
Zubeen death: SIT chargesheets seven, murder charges pressed against four
December 13, 2025 05:44 IST
The Assam Police SIT has filed its chargesheet in the Zubeen Garg death case, months after CM Himanta Biswa Sarma termed the singer’s death a murder. Garg had died while swimming in Singapore in September 2025.
Cold wave grips central, eastern India; dense fog likely to persist in north till Dec 16
December 12, 2025 09:17 IST
Cold wave in India: A severe cold wave gripped central and eastern India on Thursday, with temperatures dipping below 5°C in several states and dense fog reducing visibility across northern plains, according to the IMD’s latest forecast.
Congress leader and former Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil passes away at 90
December 12, 2025 11:11 IST
Shivraj Patil dies at 90: Patil, a former Speaker of the Lok Sabha, had held several key portfolios in the Union Cabinet and won the Latur Lok Sabha seat seven times.
23 years after husband’s death, Bihar woman gets compensation after a young lawyer helps authorities track her down
December 12, 2025 12:03 IST
Bihar 2002 train accident compensation Case: Sanyokta Devi got Rs 8.9 lakh compensation from Railways after her husband’s 2002 death, prompting CJI to say, ‘A smile on a poor person’s face is what we want to earn, nothing else’
Modi-visit to Jordan, Ethiopia, Oman from Dec 15 to 18
December 12, 2025 08:14 IST
Modi's visit to Oman will mark 70 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and follows the state visit of Sultan Tarik to India in December 2023.
From key data centre to AI township, Telangana attracts Rs 5.75 lakh crore investments in global summit
December 12, 2025 08:10 IST
154 delegates from 44 countries participated in the two-day Telangana Rising Global Summit
Three-day dig leads 2 men to 15-carat diamond worth Rs 50 lakh: ‘We can now get our sisters married without borrowing’
December 12, 2025 12:05 IST
Panna Diamond Mining in MP: They dug for 3 days after leasing a small plot of land in Panna district.
Special court set up in Odisha for speedy trial of cases against top Maoist leader
December 12, 2025 07:40 IST
D Kesava Rao, alias Azad, has been lodged at Jharpada Jail in Bhubaneswar after being handed over to Odisha Police in June 2011 following his surrender in Andhra Pradesh
AI or not? Audio clip shakes Jharkhand assembly session
December 12, 2025 07:39 IST
Babulal Marandi claimed he had an alleged recording of a conversation between two Congress MLAs over “Rs 5 lakh commission” for getting a work done. He handed over a pen drive, containing the purported recording, to the Speaker.
‘Punish him so other girls don’t suffer’: National Sanskrit University student in ICC complaint against professor
December 12, 2025 10:56 IST
Tirupati National Sanskrit University Sexual Assault Case: 2 assistant professors have been arrested in the case. They are accused of sexually harassing the student and blackmailing her with videos.
What’s behind stalemate at Tezpur University? Months of simmering anger, then a spark in Zubeen’s deathSubscriber Only
December 12, 2025 11:07 IST
Tezpur University Students Protests: Operations have been paralysed as students, teachers and staff protest against Vice Chancellor Shambu Nath Singh. A ministry team’s visit has done little to bring the situation under control
Govt received 201 proposals for Railway, highway projects in ESZs
December 12, 2025 05:54 IST
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav sought to assure the member that the environment ministry vets such proposals by monitoring mitigation measures, and wildlife management plans. He also said in his written response 44 elephants have died due to collisions in the same period.
Attack on judiciary: BJP MP hits out at Opp over notice to remove HC judge
December 12, 2025 05:52 IST
The Bangalore South MP said, “The DMK government supported by the INDI alliance and Congress is trying to weaponise impeachment as a method to silence the judiciary. This not only shows their anti-Hindu sentiments, but it also displays their contempt for Independence of the judiciary.”
Opposition says targeted financially; BJP: Congress only won in pre-ID, CCTV era
December 12, 2025 05:51 IST
The Opposition says that the Election Commission was fine in J&K and Punjab, but there were problems in Haryana and Uttarakhand, he said.
Vande Mataram should be given same status as national anthem: Nadda
December 12, 2025 05:50 IST
Says Nehru dismissed Vande Mataram’s cultural heritage
Facing 2 rape cases, Kerala MLA Rahul Mamkootathil emerges for first time in 2 weeks to vote in local polls
December 12, 2025 05:00 IST
Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil has been dismissed by the Congress, but has secured anticipatory bail.
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