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Former BJP, Shiv Sena corporators join Ajit Pawar-led NCP

India, Dec. 17 -- Ahead of the municipal corporation elections slated for January 15, 2026, several former BJP and Shiv Sena leaders have joined the Ajit Pawar-led NCP. BJP leader and former-PCMC sta... Read More


Hansi declared 23rd district of Haryana

Rohtak, Dec. 17 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday declared Hansi as the 23rd district of the state. Addressing the Vikas Rally at Hansi, Saini said, "The official notification de... Read More


Hooda: Will bring no-trust motion against Saini govt

Chandigarh, Dec. 17 -- The Haryana Congress on Tuesday put in place a multi-pronged strategy to corner the ruling BJP government during the upcoming winter session of the Vidhan Sabha and announced to... Read More


After Supriya Sule's call, both NCP factions hold first joint talks for alliance

India, Dec. 17 -- A phone call from NCP (SP) executive president and MP, Supriya Sule, advising against a split in the party's traditional vote base, has set the stage for the first round of talks bet... Read More


Ludhiana: MP Rajinder Gupta meets Sitharaman, discusses textile sector challenges

Ludhiana, Dec. 17 -- Rajya Sabha member and Trident Group founder Rajinder Gupta paid a call on Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi, where the two held detailed discussions on key p... Read More


Oral, lung cancers show sharpest rise in Delhi, breast cancer tops list: Ministry data

India, Dec. 17 -- Cases of oral cancer recorded the sharpest year-on-year rise in Delhi in 2025, increasing by 5.1%, while reported instances of lung cancer rose by 4.9%, according to data for the per... Read More


Ludhiana DC orders designated feeding points for strays after rabid dog attack

India, Dec. 17 -- Ludhiana In the wake of a rabid dog attack that mauled a 10-year-old boy and injured several others in Gandhi Colony near Model Gram Railway Station, deputy commissioner Himanshu Jai... Read More


Rubio, Hegseth brief lawmakers on strikes on Venezuelan ships; Pentagon chief says won't release 'full' footage of Venezuela boat strike

Washington, Dec. 17 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed lawmakers on the Trump administration's increasing tensions with Venezuela. Conducting business alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegset... Read More


Bill to replace NREGA tabled amid huge row

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- A row erupted in the Parliament on Tuesday as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government sought to introduce a bill to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Empl... Read More


SC sets aside HP HC order on removal of orchards from forest land

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- In a relief to lakhs of apple growers in Himachal Pradesh, the Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the order of the high court directing the removal of fruit-bearing orchards from... Read More