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Man, Wife Arrested For Duping Thousands In Rs 300-Crore Multi-Level Marketing Scam
- Dec 18, 2025 00:17 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The Enforcement Directorate has arrested a man and his wife for allegedly duping people by orchestrating a multi-level marketing scheme involving more than Rs 300 crore.
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Schools In UP's Bareilly Asked To Stay Shut For 3 Days Because Of Fog
- Dec 18, 2025 00:17 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Bareilly district administration on Wednesday issued an order for the closure of schools up to Class 8 for the next three days, as cold wave and dense fog have been disrupting normal life here for the last couple of days.
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Maharashtra's 'Rummy' Minister Resigns Hours After Conviction In 1995 Case
- Dec 17, 2025 23:49 pm IST
- Reported by: Anuj Sahebrao Rayate
Maharashtra Sports Minister and NCP leader Manikrao Kokate resigned, hours after a court upheld his conviction in a three-decade-old housing scam case, triggering political churn within the state's ruling Mahayuti alliance.
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Amid G RAM G Row, BJP Ally EPS Pushes For MGNREGA Name Being Retained
- Dec 17, 2025 23:46 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
BJP ally and AIADMK Chief Edappadi K Palaniswami has demanded that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act continue without any change in its name.
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DMK Taps Kanimozhi To Head Poll Manifesto Team, Aims To Replicate 2024 Sweep
- Dec 17, 2025 23:39 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
The DMK has constituted a 12-member manifesto committee under Thoothukudi MP MK Kanimozhi as the ruling party steps up preparations for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections due next year.
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Manipur's Displaced People Try To Rebuild Lives Amid Gunfire From The Hills
- Dec 17, 2025 23:22 pm IST
- Reported by: Debanish Achom, Ratnadip Choudhury
Hundreds of people who had been living in relief camps in Manipur's valley areas for over two years returned to their village near the foothills in Bishnupur district on Monday.
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Living Separately For Year Not Strict Requirement For Mutual Divorce: Court
- Dec 17, 2025 23:12 pm IST
- Reported by: Nupur Dogra
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday clarified that couples seeking divorce by mutual consent are not necessarily required to live separately for at least one year, as prescribed under the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA), 1955.
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Video: Dry Spell, Winds Fuel Massive Forest Fire In J&K's Kishtwar
- Dec 17, 2025 23:06 pm IST
- Reported by: Pradeep Dutta
A massive forest fire ravaged the Upper Sigdi Bhatta area in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, causing panic among local residents and forest authorities.
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Vijay-Led TVK Skips PMK Protest, Alliance Possibility Hangs In The Balance
- Dec 17, 2025 23:05 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
A day before actor-turned-politician Vijay is set to resume his statewide tour, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam stayed away from a protest led by Pattali Makkal Katchi leader Anbumani Ramadoss in Chennai, reigniting speculation over shifting
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Delhi Plans To Drop Kikar From List Of Trees That Require Officer Nod To Fell
- Dec 17, 2025 23:02 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Delhi government is planning to remove kikar (Prosopis juliflora) from the list of tree species that require prior permission from a tree officer for felling and is formulating an SOP for it.
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Debate On G RAM G Bill Begins, Minister Says It Will Fulfil Gandhi's Dream
- Dec 17, 2025 22:54 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A Bill replacing the 20-year-old MNREGA and seeking to guarantee rural jobs for 125 days every year came up for discussion in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
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"What's Wrong With It": Union Minister Jumps To Nitish Kumar's Defence
- Dec 17, 2025 22:50 pm IST
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, facing massive criticism after he was seen pulling down the hijab of a woman and exposing her face at a public event, has found another champion -- the BJP's Union minister Giriraj Singh.
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Seagull With GPS Tracker Of Chinese Institute Found On Karnataka Coast
- Dec 17, 2025 22:42 pm IST
- Reported by: Reethu Rajpurohit
A migratory seagull fitted with a GPS tracking device was found injured along the Karwar coastline in Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district, triggering concern among residents and security agencies.
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E-Cigarettes Banned Under Law, No Cases Of Drug-Laced Vapes: Centre
- Dec 17, 2025 22:31 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Asserting that electronic cigarettes remain completely banned under Indian law, the government informed Parliament that no case related to the seizure of e-cigarettes and vape devices with narcotic substances has been investigated by the NCB.
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Telangana Speaker Dismisses Disqualification Pleas Against 5 BRS Lawmakers
- Dec 17, 2025 22:28 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashish Kumar Pandey
Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar dismissed disqualification petitions against five MLAs accused of defecting from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi to the ruling Congress, saying there was no solid proof that they had given up party membership
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Digvijaya Singh, Sudha Murty Among 8 Winners At Lokmat Parliamentary Awards
- Dec 17, 2025 22:19 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashwine Kumar Singh
The sixth annual Lokmat Parliamentary Awards 2025 were held on Wednesday in New Delhi, honouring Members of Parliament for their outstanding performance in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
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Row Over Women's Scheme In Karnataka Assembly: BJP Alleges Rs 5,000 Crore Scam
- Dec 17, 2025 21:59 pm IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna
A heated confrontation over Karnataka's flagship Gruha Lakshmi welfare scheme brought proceedings in the state assembly to a standstill on Wednesday.
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GPS-Based Toll System Will Be Operational By 2026-End: Nitin Gadkari
- Dec 17, 2025 21:52 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The satellite-based toll collection system will be operational across the country by 2026-end, which will eliminate the waiting time at toll plazas for commuters and bring more revenue for the government, said Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.
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4 Pilgrims Walking To Gujarat's Dwarka Die After Being Hit By Truck
- Dec 17, 2025 21:44 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Four pilgrims were killed, and one was injured after a truck crashed into them in Gujarat's Morbi district on Wednesday, police officials said.