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Hate Speech Bill resembles emergency in new avatar: BJP

Belagavi, Dec. 18 -- The Karnataka Assembly on Thursday passed the Hate Speech and Hate Crimes Prevention Bill, 2025, amid strong opposition from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which warned that th... Read More


Implementation alone will decide success of labour codes: Justice Manmohan

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The success of India's landmark labour reforms will ultimately depend on how effectively the four labour codes are implemented on the ground rather than on legislative intent alo... Read More


"Extremely heartening... culprit likely to face Justice": PNB scam Whistleblower hails Belgium Court's rejection of Mehul Choksi's appeal

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Santosh Srivastava, the former Managing Director of Gitanjali Gems and a key whistleblower in the multi-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam allegedly involving fugitive diamant... Read More


Speaker rejects plea to disqualify 5 BRS MLAs

Hyderabad, Dec. 18 -- Telangana assembly speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar on Wednesday dismissed the petitions filed by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi seeking disqualification of five of the 10 MLAs who defect... Read More


'Greatest strategic challenge since 1971': Shashi Tharoor-led panel flags Bangladesh crisis for India

New Delhi/IBNS, Dec. 18 -- India is facing its "greatest strategic challenge" in Bangladesh since the 1971 Liberation War, a parliamentary committee chaired by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has warne... Read More


Stray dogs case: Will play video, ask what is humanity, SC tells petitioner

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Responding to a petitioner in the stray dogs case who objected to some rules framed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), saying "inhuman" treatment was being meted out to... Read More


State to cap seats in CS, related engg disciplines

BENGALURU, Dec. 18 -- The Karnataka government is preparing to limit admissions in computer science and related engineering courses, warning that an unchecked expansion of these programmes could leave... Read More


Yathindra Siddaramaiah dismisses speculation on CM change

Belagavi, Dec. 18 -- Karnataka Congress MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah on Thursday hit out at the BJP over repeated speculation about a change in the state's Chief Ministership. Siddaramaiah said, "Since... Read More


27 flights cancelled as fog hampers operations at Delhi's IGI Airport

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Flight operations at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport have been impacted due to dense fog conditions in Northern India, leading to 27 cancellations so far, inclu... Read More


Arvind Kejriwal hails Punjab's achievements in Education, Healthcare, and Jobs

Mohali, Dec. 18 -- AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal, on Thursday, in a joint press conference with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, highlighted the state's achievements and growth, further outlining t... Read More