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Short but stormy: Nagpur winter session set to begin amid political heat

India, Dec. 7 -- The customary winter session of the Maharashtra legislature, beginning Monday, is arriving this year under an unusually heavy political cloud. Though it will be among the shortest ses... Read More


DA Case: Majithia aide Gulati sent to 14-day judicial custody

Mohali, Dec. 7 -- A local court here on Saturday sent Harpreet Singh Gulati, a close aide of Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikramjit Singh Majithia, to 14-day judicial custody. Gulati was produced in the... Read More


Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spews lava in new eruption; latest update on tsunami warning | Watch

India, Dec. 7 -- Fresh lava fountains erupted from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on Saturday, US vulcanologists said, nearly a year after one of the world's most active volcanoes began its current eruptive... Read More


Chinese woman spends 5 years caring for daughter-in-law in vegetative state, borrows $140,000 to fund treatment

India, Dec. 7 -- A woman in central China has touched the hearts of social media users across the mainland after it emerged that she borrowed one million yuan (US$140,000), to care for her daughter in... Read More


"Criminal failure of safety and governance": Rahul Gandhi slams Goa govt over Arpora fire tragedy

New Delhi, Dec. 7 -- Congress leader and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday expressed condolences over the loss of 25 lives in the Arpora fire tragedy in Goa and called for a "thorough and transpare... Read More


RTOs ramp up crackdown on illegal bike-taxi operations; Uber and Rapido face police cases

India, Dec. 7 -- In a push to curb unauthorised bike-taxi operations, Mumbai's Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) have intensified enforcement drives against two-wheelers illegally ferrying passengers ... Read More


As polls approach, public funds find their way into people's hearts

India, Dec. 7 -- Mandeep Singh Makkar was indignant when he thought the civic administration had classified his Chandivali neighbourhood as a slum. And then the penny dropped. With civic elections aro... Read More


3,000 pieces of baggage delivered, rRs.r610 crore refunded: IndiGo crisis inches towards stability

India, Dec. 7 -- The ministry of civil aviation on Sunday said the flight operations run by the IndiGo airlines, which remained impacted for sixth day today, are stabilising at a 'fast pace', adding t... Read More


GOC Spear Corps visits army-backed Zakhama textile unit, empowering local weavers in Nagaland

Kohima, Dec. 7 -- General Officer Commanding (GOC) Spear Corps, Lieutenant General Abhijit S Pendharkar, visited the Army-supported textile unit at Zakhama village in Nagaland's Kohima district, a cen... Read More


Foot march to Navi Mumbai airport planned as DB Patil renaming row reaches flashpoint

India, Dec. 7 -- The long-simmering agitation to rename the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) after project-affected people's (PAP) leader DB Patil has surged into its most confrontati... Read More