Ahmedabad – In a major development highlighting alleged corruption within district administration, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Rajendrakumar Patel, a 2015-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and former district collector of Surendranagar, in connection with a bribery-linked money laundering case. Patel is the second civil servant to be taken into custody by the ED in

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Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh – A tragic incident has shaken the educational community in Himachal Pradesh after a 19-year-old female student of a government college in Dharamshala died during treatment in Ludhiana on December 26, 2025, following alleged sexual harassment and ragging. The incident has prompted the registration of a case against three senior students for

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Guwahati, Jan 2, 2026: Assam recorded just one death on New Year’s Eve 2025, a sharp decline from 12 fatalities four years ago, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, attributing the improvement to strict enforcement of traffic rules. Sarma emphasized the goal of achieving zero road deaths next year, stating on X: “No bigger satisfaction than saving precious lives! 4

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New Delhi, Jan 2, 2026: The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has directed social media platform X to immediately remove and disable content that is obscene, nude, indecent, or sexually explicit, particularly content generated or shared through AI tools like Grok. The order, issued under the Information Technology Act, 2000, and the IT Rules, 2021, comes

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Kota, Jan 2, 2026: Kota Rural Police recorded a stellar performance in 2025, disposing of almost all complaints filed electronically and achieving the highest disposal efficiency among police units in Rajasthan. Speaking at a press briefing, Kota Superintendent of Police Sujit Shankar said the force achieved a complaint disposal efficiency of 99.83%, while the jurisdiction also saw

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Hyderabad/Raipur: In a major blow to the Maoist insurgency in central India, senior Maoist military commander Barse Deva, also known as Sainath, surrendered before Telangana Director General of Police B. Shivadhar Reddy on Friday. People familiar with the matter confirmed that Deva, who carried a cumulative bounty of ₹25.47 lakh, is now in the custody

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New Delhi: The Delhi Assembly is set to adopt a novel and humane approach to tackle the persistent problem of monkeys entering the Vidhan Sabha complex by hiring people trained to mimic langur calls, officials said on Friday. The move comes in response to frequent incidents of monkeys straying into the Assembly premises, creating safety

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New Delhi: The Delhi Police has dismantled a sophisticated cyber-fraud syndicate operating through a network of shell companies and mule bank accounts, arresting two key accused involved in siphoning off nearly ₹180 crore from victims across India, officials said on Friday. The investigation, conducted under operation “Cy-Hawk,” a special drive targeting organised cybercrime, revealed that

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Indore: The Sahu family’s decade-long prayers for a child ended in tragedy when their six-month-old son, Avyan, died last week after consuming milk prepared with contaminated municipal water, highlighting the human cost of the ongoing water crisis in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area. Avyan passed away on December 29, according to the family. Speaking to PTI, his

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New Delhi: Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Friday released the 10th edition of the Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP 2026), India’s official compendium of drug standards, underscoring its role in ensuring patient safety, regulatory rigor, and international recognition of Indian pharmaceutical standards. The launch took place at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi.

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