An additional assistant sessions court on Wednesday sentenced 10 BJP workers to imprisonment in a 2007 attempt-to-murder case in which former municipal councillor and CPI(M) activist Champadan Rajesh alias Mani of was targeted. Additional assistant sessions court judge M. Sruthi pronounced the verdict against 11 accused in the case. The court awarded a cumulative sentence…
After clinching 15 out of 30 seats, the United Democratic Front (UDF) is in a comfortable position to form the council in North Paravur municipality, having retained control of the civic body for the fourth consecutive time. The spotlight is now on how the leadership will emerge, particularly who will become the chairperson and vice…
Baliram Sahni of Darbhanga’s Jale block showing the notice sent by the government asking him to return the money. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Days after the Bihar government sent notices to a few male residents of Darbhanga’s Jale block seeking the return of ₹10,000 wrongly credited to their accounts under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, some of them have…
Ajay Godara, 22, who hailed from Rajasthan, had gone to Russia last year on student visa. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Bodies of two Indians killed in the Russia-Ukraine war zone arrived at the Delhi airport on Wednesday (December 17, 2025). Since September, at least four Indians have been killed in the war zone and…
Sanitary napkins have not yet been notified under the Essential Commodities Act, Advocate General P.S. Raman said. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Sanitary napkins have not been declared an essential commodity. Yet, the Tamil Nadu government had sanctioned ₹113.10 crore in the financial year 2024-25 towards implementation of menstrual hygiene programme in both rural and…
The Perambra police on Wednesday registered a case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against a group of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) workers for allegedly barging into the Changaroth grama panchayat office, vandalising its premises, and humiliating the outgoing panchayat president by resorting to “caste slur” during post-election celebrations….
Opposition members stage a walkout from the Lok Sabha while the SHANTI Bill was being passed during the Winter Session of Parliament, December 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Lok Sabha on Wednesday (December 17, 2025) passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025 despite demands by…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has issued a strong warning to Bangladesh over repeated remarks about isolating India’s northeastern states. Speaking to reporters, Sarma said India would not remain silent in the face of such threats and stressed the country’s strategic and economic strength. Published – December 17, 2025 09:16 pm IST Source link
TTD Board Chairman B.R. Naidu enquiring about the facilities during his visit to SVIMS, in Tirupati on Wednesday. SVIMS Director and Vice-Chancellor R.V. Kumar is seen. New buildings to house the central medical godown and additional accommodation facilities for the attendants of patients were formally inaugurated on the TTD’s Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences…
A 53-year-old person was sentenced to seven year imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹50,000 by POCSO Court in Kurnool for sexually assaulting a minor girl. The court also directed the convict to pay ₹1 lakh ex-gratia to the victim. The accused, Y. Govindu, of Alamuru village in Rudravaram mandal in Nandyal district, sexually assaulted…