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Navy Commissions Helicopter Squadron INAS 335 'Ospreys' In Goa
- Dec 18, 2025 03:21 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The Indian Navy on Wednesday commissioned its second squadron of MH-60R (Romeo) anti-submarine helicopters - INAS 335 'Ospreys' - at INS Hansa naval base in the presence of Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh Tripathi.
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10 Flights Cancelled At Delhi Airport Due To Low Visibility
- Dec 18, 2025 01:46 am IST
- Asian News International
Ten flights were cancelled at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, New Delhi, on Wednesday morning due to low visibility conditions, airport authorities said.
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Wi-Fi, Selfie Point: A Look At Bengaluru's Gen Z-Themed Post Office
- Dec 18, 2025 00:21 am IST
- Asian News International
India Post unveiled Karnataka's first Gen Z-themed post office at Acharya Institute of Technology in Bengaluru, marking a significant step towards engaging the younger generation and reimagining the role of post offices in the digital age.
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"Misinterpreted": UP Minister After Backlash Over His Nitish Kumar Remark
- Dec 18, 2025 00:21 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Attempting to defuse the controversy, the Nishad Party chief said the comment, made in Hindi and labelled misogynistic and crude, was light-hearted and made casually.
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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