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Centre says no imminent threat to Aravallis, mining to stay tightly regulated

NEW DELHI, Dec. 22 -- The Centre on Monday sought to calm fears of ecological damage to the Aravalli hills, insisting there is no imminent threat to the region and that mining will remain tightly regu... Read More


Vetting being conducted globally for all H1-B, H-4 visa applicants: US Embassy

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- The US Embassy in India on Monday said starting December 15, the United States has "expanded" online presence reviews to all H-1B and H-4 applicants as part of standard visa scre... Read More


Assam CM Sarma hands over appointment letters to 3,420 candidates in health sector

Guwahati, Dec. 22 -- Strengthening Assam's healthcare workforce, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma handed over appointment letters to 3,420 candidates for technical and non-technical posts in t... Read More


Cong tribal leader shot dead in J'khand

Khunti (Jharkhand), Dec. 22 -- A 24-year-old leader of the state Congress's tribal unit was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Jharkhand's Khunti district, police said on Monday. The deceased wa... Read More


Pandemonium in Hry Assembly, Cong walks out

Chandigarh, Dec. 22 -- A motion to discuss elections and the voter roll revision exercise triggered stormy scenes in the Haryana Assembly, with the Congress MLAs walking out, saying the issue was beyo... Read More


Haryana: Construction & infra issues dominate in Winter session

Chandigarh, Dec. 22 -- Construction and infrastructure issues dominated the Haryana Vidhan Sabha's Winter session this year, with nearly half of the starred questions reflecting legislators' concerns ... Read More


'Historic milestone': Modi on FTA with NZ

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the completion of India's free trade agreement negotiations with New Zealand, calling the nine-month conclusion of talks a "historic... Read More


'Hardworking NDA Karyakartas': PM Modi's vote of thanks as BJP dominates Goa Zilla Panchayat polls

India, Dec. 22 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday thanked the people of Goa and party workers as the Bharatiya Janata Party took lead in the Zilla Panchayat elections as the counting nears comp... Read More


SC declines urgent listing of plea seeking to restrain PM Modi from offering sacred 'chadar 'at Ajmer Sharif

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- The Supreme Court today declined to grant urgent listing to a petition seeking to restrain Prime Minister Narendra Modi from offering a ceremonial 'chadar' at the Ajmer Sharif Da... Read More


"BJP makes provocative speeches:" Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah backs hate crimes prevention bill

Mysuru, Dec. 22 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramiah, following the passage of the Hate Speech and Hate Crimes Prevention Bill, 2025, in both Houses of the state legislature, accused the BJP of mak... Read More