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Over 2,500 nominations filed for 227 BMC seats as filing closes

Mumbai, Dec. 31 -- : The race for Mumbai's civic body intensified with 2,516 nominations filed for the 227 seats of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), setting the stage for a highly competi... Read More


Law Ministry set up alternate courts, junked obsolete laws as SC decided on pollution, stray dogs, Waqf in 2025

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- Pollution, stray dog attacks, mining vs ecology in Aravalis were some of the most significant cases that were taken up by the Supreme Court during the year 2025. The Law Ministry... Read More


End of an Era: Khaleda Zia rests beside Ziaur Rahman

Dhaka, Dec. 31 -- time former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was laid to eternal rest with full state honour beside her husband and late President Ziaur Rahman at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar's Zia Udyan in the ca... Read More


Farewell to a leader; Khaleda Zia laid to rest with state honour

, Dec. 31 -- time former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was laid to rest beside her husband and late President Ziaur Rahman at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital on Wednesday afternoon. She was buried ar... Read More


North Indian mayor claim sparks political storm in Maha civic polls

Thane, Dec. 31 -- Senior BJP leader and prominent North Indian face of the party, Kripashankar Singh, on Wednesday triggered a major political controversy by claiming that the Mahayuti alliance will f... Read More


India moves to protect steelmakers, slaps duty on certain imports

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- India has notified safeguard duty on select steel products that will remain in place for three years, a step that underscores New Delhi's desire to protect domestic steelmakers l... Read More


Veteran journalist Mathew A. Thomas laid to rest

Kollam (Kerala), Dec. 31 -- Veteran journalist Mathew A. Thomas (60), Senior Political Correspondent of 'The New Indian Express' and former Bureau Chief of its Thiruvananthapuram and Kottayam bureaus,... Read More


State President meets outgoing Saudi Arabian, Philippine ambassadors

Hanoi, Dec. 31 -- State President Luong Cuong on December 31 received the Ambassadors of Saudi Arabia and the Philippines, who came to say goodbye at the end of their tenures in Vietnam. Receiving Sau... Read More


Vellappally Natesan predicts 3rd term for Pinarayi Vijayan govt in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 31 -- SNDP Yogam General Secretary Vellappally Natesan on Wednesday expressed strong confidence that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan would return to power for a third c... Read More


Congress revamps Hyderabad DCC with 45-member team, launches online application portal

Hyderabad, Dec. 31 -- : The Indian National Congress has gone all out to strengthen its organisational base in Hyderabad, unveiling a revamped 45-member structure for the Hyderabad District Congress C... Read More