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BJP and NCP to engage in 'friendly fight'

India, Dec. 16 -- Pune: The BJP and the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will contest the upcoming civic elections in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad separately, but in what chief minister De... Read More


Slain Abhishek Ghosalkar's wife joins BJP ahead of polls

MUMBAI, Dec. 16 -- Former Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Tejasvee Ghosalkar on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, delivering a ... Read More


Minister's PA arrested again

MUMBAI, Dec. 16 -- A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Mumbai police on Monday re-arrested the personal assistant of state environment minister Pankaja Munde, who the police had taken back in th... Read More


Russell Peters set to return to India for 7-city tour

India, Dec. 16 -- Stand-up comedy icon Russell Peters is returning to India after two years. The comedian who was last in India in March 2024, will return to the country with his much-anticipated RELA... Read More


mp man kills girl after failed rape bid, held: Police

Bhopal, Dec. 16 -- A 35-year-old man was arrested on Monday for allegedly beating a 9-year-old girl to death after a failed rape attempt in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain, police officers aware of the matter... Read More


Kabaddi player shot dead during tournament

Mohali, Dec. 16 -- A 30-year-old kabaddi player and event promoter died on Monday evening, shortly after he was shot during a tournament in Mohali, police said. SSP Harmandeep Singh Hans said the inci... Read More


S.I.R. deletions may be highest in RAJ urban hubs

New Delhi/Jaipur, Dec. 16 -- Around 4.3 million names might be excised by the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Rajasthan with the highest deletions likely in the urban hubs of Jaipur, ... Read More


Bill to make Bengal CM chancellor of varsities fails to get Prez's nod

Kolkata, Dec. 16 -- President Droupadi Murmu has withheld assent to the Bill that sought to replace the West Bengal governor with the chief minister as chancellor of state-aided universities, an offic... Read More


Noida Airport Official Awaits Security nod

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has flagged that the CEO of Noida International Airport is a foreign national and this falls afoul of aviation security norms for greenfield... Read More


Mint Explainer: How and why is the government promoting homestays in India?

Mumbai, Dec. 16 -- Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, India's Union minister for tourism and culture, on 15 December informed the Lok Sabha, through written replies, of the government's initiatives to promote ... Read More