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Maharashtra: How conflicting 1994 affidavits led to minister Kokate's conviction

India, Dec. 18 -- Contradictory claims made by Maharashtra minister Manikrao Kokate in two separate applications submitted in 1994-one seeking a firearm licence and another for flats under a governmen... Read More


India-Afghanistan hold discussions to strengthen cooperation in traditional medicine

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Afghan Public Health Minister Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali held a meeting with MoS Prataprao Jadhav to discuss enhancing cooperation in traditional medicine systems between India an... Read More


Expert view: Increased FDI limit in the insurance sector can attract more long-term investments

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The Indian Parliament passed the bill to allow 100% FDI in the insurance sector on Wednesday, December 17. A day after the Lok Sabha passed the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment... Read More


"Since 2014, everything Modi does revolves around Nehru," Sukhdeo Bhagat on Nehru's papers row

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat on Thursday responded to reports that the Central Government has asked Congress leader Sonia Gandhi to return 51 cartons of former Prime Minister Jawah... Read More


"According to the Delhi CM, there is no pollution...": Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav on Thursday criticised the Delhi Chief Minister, Rekha Gupta, saying that she doesn't believe there is pollution in the capital city, further u... Read More


Security heightened ahead of Congress protest against BJP in Hyderabad over National Herald case

Hyderabad, Dec. 18 -- A massive deployment of security personnel was reported at the Telangana Congress headquarters, Gandhi Bhavan, and at Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Bhavan in Nampally, Hyderabad, ahead... Read More


Dan Bongino will leave FBI; Donald Trump says he wants 'to go back to his show'

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Dan Bongino, the deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has announced he will step down from the role in January 2026, bringing an abrupt end to an eight-m... Read More


"Will not tolerate disrespect of Mahatma Gandhi": Oppn MPs protest MNREGA renaming in Parliament premises

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Congress leaders and several Opposition MPs on Thursday held a protest from the Gandhi statue to the Makkar Dawar in the Parliament prenises over renaming of the MNREGA to the VB... Read More


Thalassemia patients' groups urge got to urgently pass blood transfusion Bill

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Thalassemia patients' groups have urged the Union government to urgently pass the National Blood Transfusion Bill, 2025, arguing that the recent incidents of children getting inf... Read More


MGNREGA to VB 'G RAM G' : Economists, activists oppose proposed legislation

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Economists and social rights on Wednesday opposed the Centre's proposed Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB 'G RAM G') Bill, 2025, which seeks to... Read More