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Indian Railways nears complete electrification; hits 99.2 % of broad gauge network, ahead of UK, Russia and China

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- In a significant milestone for the nation's transportation infrastructure, Indian Railways has achieved electrification of 99.2 per cent of its broad gauge network, putting it ah... Read More


Jamaat Ameer Shafiqur Rahman leaves for London

, Dec. 17 -- e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman left Dhaka for the United Kingdom on Wednesday to attend a series of scheduled meetings and programmes with a delegation of the British government. He d... Read More


Hill edu hit as HC cancels 313 GTA teacher approvals, protests mount

Darjeeling, Dec. 17 -- A Calcutta High Court verdict has quashed the regularisation and state approval of 313 volunteer teachers appointed under the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), declar... Read More


After weeks of disruption, Old Malda and Dalkhola municipalities get new chairmen

Malda/Raiganj, Dec. 17 -- The leadership vacuum in two municipalities of North Bengal ended on Wednesday with the election of new chairmen at Old Malda and Dalkhola, restoring administrative stability... Read More


Parliament passes Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha Bill to allow 100% FDI in insurance sector

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, December 17, passed the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025 to raise the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the insurance s... Read More


Madhya Pradesh: Four minor thalassemia patients get HIV after blood transfusion at Satna hospital

Bhopal, Dec. 17 -- Four children suffering from thalassemia were infected with HIV allegedly after receiving blood transfusions at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel district hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Satna,... Read More


An unfortunate truth

Nepal, Dec. 17 -- Democracy is not perfect. However imperfect it may be, the hallowed halls where elected members meet should not be a place for confrontation. Sadly, when dissatisfactions are not res... Read More


BJP MP Shashank Mani criticises West Bengal government after stampede at Messi event

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- BJP MP Shashank Mani on Wednesday criticised West Bengal Mamata Banerjee over the chaos and vandalism at Lionel Messi's event at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. Speaking to AN... Read More


'Imagine the audacity': BJP drops video claiming TMC's Kirti Azad 'smoking e-cigarette' in Parliament

India, Dec. 17 -- Days after raking up 'smoking in Parliament' row, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday dropped a video purportedly showing Trinamool Congress MP Kirti Azad vaping in the Hou... Read More


IndiGo and DGCA officials appear before Parl panel; replies 'evasive, unconvincing'

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- A parliamentary panel examining the recent air traffic disruptions tried to fix responsibility for Indigo's mass cancellation of flights as senior aviation officials and IndiGo C... Read More