Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan speaks in Lok Sabha during the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on December 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI The Lok Sabha on Tuesday (December 16, 2025) passed a resolution to refer a bill to set up a 13-member body for regulating higher education institutions to a joint…
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A Thane court has acquitted nine persons booked under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in a 2016 dacoity case, noting their identification was unreliable and the prosecution failed to prove the charges against them. The mandatory requirement of the offence…
Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Congress on Tuesday (December 16, 2025) took a swipe at the Union Government over its reply to a question in the Lok Sabha that no documents related to Jawaharlal Nehru were missing from the Prime Ministers Museum and Library (PMML) during its annual inspection, asking if…
Appellate tribunal NCLAT on Monday clarified that its order in the WhatsApp matter on privacy and consent safeguards also applies to user data collection and sharing for non-WhatsApp purposes, including non-advertising and advertising. Passing an order over an application moved by CCI seeking clarification over the previous order passed by NCLAT, the appellate tribunal said,…
Luthra brothers Saurabh and Gaurav, co-owners of Goa’s ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub, detained in Thailand over the deadly club fire, being escorted at the airport ahead of their deportation to India, in Bangkok on December 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Thailand authorities on Tuesday (December 16, 2025) deported Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra,…
Though the Left Democratic Front’s drubbing in the Kochi Corporation in the local body elections was near total, the impact was not uniform across the four CPI(M) area committee limits within the civic body. The front performed relatively better in certain pockets and far worse in others. The strike rate of the LDF was particularly…
With the United Democratic Front (UDF) retaining control of the Thrikkakara municipality in the local body elections, attention has now turned to possible changes in the leadership. Two councillors are being actively considered for the post of chairperson, according to party sources. Although a decision towards this end will be made by the party post…
A few hours after the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) completed the repair work and resumed pumping through the pipeline that burst on Friday near metro pillar 540 at Kaloor, another pipeline located around 10 metres away burst on Monday, prompting residents to protest. The pipe burst caused water to gush out and inundate the stretch…
The Aluva Deputy Superintendent of Police has submitted a report before the Kerala High Court on how Bengaluru resident Suraj Lama was reported missing from Kochi after being deported from Kuwait, since October 10 midnight when he was last seen leaving the Government Medical College Hospital, Kamalassery. The report was submitted at the direction of…
: Despite the commissioning of Namma Metro’s Yellow Line, large sections of the double-decker flyover that runs alongside the elevated corridor remain incomplete, continuing to test the patience of thousands of daily commuters. In particular, the 1.37-km stretch of ramps connecting HSR Layout with Ragigudda and BTM Layout is still under construction, rendering a critical…