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2026 Budget passed in Parliament

Sri Lanka, Dec. 5 -- The Third Reading of the 2026 Appropriation Bill was passed with a majority of 157 votes in Parliament, a short while ago. A total of 158 Members of Parliament voted in favour of... Read More


Mizoram Pradesh Congress urges Centre to grant visa to US evangelist Franklin Graham

Aizawl, Dec. 5 -- Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Lal Thanzara has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing "deep disappointment" over the reported denial of a visa to Am... Read More


Drive against illegal Bangladeshis: No place for infiltrators in UP, say officials

Lucknow, Dec. 5 -- The Yogi Adityanath government has launched a decisive campaign against illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya infiltrators in Uttar Pradesh, government officials said on Friday. A coord... Read More


Sitharaman defends Security Cess: cites Kargil, Bofors to stress need for Defence Funds

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today defended the Health and National Security Cess Bill in the Lok Sabha, arguing that collecting adequate revenue is vital for ensurin... Read More


DK Shivakumar dismisses political motives for Delhi visit

Bengaluru, Dec. 5 -- Persistent speculation over a leadership rift in Karnataka resurfaced this week, even as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar attempted to reaffirm... Read More


Temple money belongs to deity, cannot be used to save cooperative banks, says top court

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Friday held that funds belonging to a temple deity cannot be diverted to rescue financially struggling cooperative banks, dismissing appeals filed by two such... Read More


Delhi govt opens Medical Innovation Centre at MAMC

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- Delhi took a major leap in health-tech advancement on Friday as the city's Health Minister, Dr. Pankaj Kumar Singh, inaugurated the Medical Innovation Centre (MIC) at Maulana Azad... Read More


3 new dog shelters planned in Capital

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- Amid concerns over stray dog management and public safety, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Friday said it plans to establish three new dog shelters, with works underw... Read More


Another FIR lodged against Panipat 'psycho' killer

Karnal, Dec. 5 -- A day after registration of an FIR and arrest of Panipat woman Poonam, 32, for murdering a 6-year-old girl Vidhi by drowning her, a new FIR has been lodged against the accused on Thu... Read More


"This was expected": Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on RBI reducing repo rate to 5.25%

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- After the Reserve Bank of India announced a 25 basis points reduction in the policy repo rate, Congress MP and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said that this... Read More