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Verify if DMK voters removed from electoral rolls, Stalin tells party workers

Chennai, Dec. 22 -- Chief minister and DMK president M K Stalin on Sunday held a meeting with district secretaries to discuss the plan following the publication of the draft electoral rolls under the ... Read More


"Process has been made stricter": Union Minister Bhupinder Yadav on SC accepting Centre's Aravalli definition

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupinder Yadav, reacting to the "Save Aravalli" campaign following the Supreme Court's acceptance of the Centre's defini... Read More


Budget 2026: Govt weighs easing GST compliance for small businesses

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- The government is considering easing the goods and services tax (GST) compliance burden for small businesses in the Union Budget for the next fiscal, according to two people fami... Read More


Municipal polls underline BJP's gains in western Maharashtra, but resistance holds in Sangli, Solapur and Kolhapur

India, Dec. 22 -- The results of the elections to municipal councils and nagar panchayats across Maharashtra, declared on Sunday, pointed to a strong showing by the Bharatiya Janata Party in western M... Read More


"Alternative cannot be there at all": Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Aravalli protection

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- In an interview with ANI, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, on Monday, highlighted the need for protection of the Aravalli mountain ranges, mentioning that "alternative... Read More


J&K Congress protests against Mahatma Gandhi's erasure from MGNREGA

Srinagar, Dec. 22 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee on Sunday held a protest in Srinagar against the introduction of a bill in Parliament "to repeal" Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Em... Read More


Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav details steps to combat Delhi-NCR pollution

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- As Delhi and several parts of the country battle the rise in the Air Quality Index due to pollution, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, in an exclusive interview with AN... Read More


Over 65,000 govt schools have fewer than 10 students, 5,149 operate with zero enrolment: Ministry data

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- More than 65,000 government schools across India have fewer than 10 students, while 5,149 schools reported zero enrolment in 2024-25, according to official Ministry of Education ... Read More


"Mining possible only in 0.19 % area, process now stricter," Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav backs new Aravalli norms

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- After the Supreme Court accepted the Centre's definition of the Aravalli hills and approved recommendations for sustainable mining, there has been widespread criticism of the gov... Read More


Stalin slams Centre for 'ignoring' Tamil history

Chennai, Dec. 22 -- Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK president MK Stalin on Sunday criticised the BJP-led Union government for trying to look for an "imaginary Saraswathi river civilization", while i... Read More