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"If you have guts, remove Mahatma Gandhi's photo from currency note": DK Shivakumar lashes out at BJP over MGNREGA row

Belagavi, Dec. 18 -- Amid a row that erupted over the renaming of the MGNREGA, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar mounted a sharp attack against the Bharatiya Janata Party, asserting that t... Read More


Indian Visa Centre in Dhaka reopens after brief closure amid security concerns

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- The Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in Dhaka resumed its operations on Thursday, a day after it was temporarily closed due to security concerns over an anti-Indian march to its... Read More


Uttarakhand: CM Dhami honours meritorious students from minority community, says govt running several welfare schemes for minority

Dehradun, Dec. 18 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday participated in a programme organised on the occasion of World Minorities Rights Day at the Himalayan Cultural Centre, N... Read More


Taiwan detects 40 Chinese sorties, 8 vessels around nation

Taipei, Dec. 18 -- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected 40 sorties of Chinese military aircraft and eight naval vessels around its territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Thursday. As ... Read More


"India has leverage to tell Russia it is on wrong path": Estonian FM

India, Dec. 18 -- By Aditya Prakash Tallinn [Estonia], December 18 (ANI): Estonia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Margus Tsahkna, has said that India can play a meaningful role in influencing Russia o... Read More


Row erupts over Prithviraj Chavan's remarks on Operation Sindoor, leaders across parties react

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Following Congress leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan's remarks on Operation Sindoor, sharp reactions from leaders across party lines were witnessed, ... Read More


Delhi car blast case: NIA arrests 9th accused who took oath for carrying out self-sacrificial operations

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested the ninth accused in the deadly Delhi car blast case, who played an active role in the conspiracy and had taken an oath for c... Read More


Rising travel costs drive Indians to maximise credit card rewards through flight redemptions: Report

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Flight redemptions have emerged as the most preferred use of credit card reward points in India in 2025, overtaking cashback, according to a report by AI-driven credit card and l... Read More


India, Oman welcome first phase of Gaza Peace Plan, back independent Palestinian state

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- India and Oman on Thursday welcomed the signing of the first phase of the Gaza Peace Plan and reiterated their support for the initiative, while underlining the need for a just, ... Read More


Maharashtra: Sports, Minority Development portfolios assigned to Ajit Pawar as Manikrao Kokate resigns amid conviction in 1995 case

Mumbai, Dec. 18 -- NCP leader Manikrao Kokate resigned from the post of Sports and Minority Development and Waqf Minister of Maharashtra after conviction in a 1995 cheating case. Maharashtra Governor ... Read More