Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh – The Varanasi police have moved to seize assets worth ₹38 crore belonging to Shubham Jaiswal, a key figure in the illegal trade of codeine-laced cough syrup, officials confirmed on Thursday. Jaiswal, who currently carries a ₹50,000 reward and is subject to a lookout notice, is at the center of a sprawling

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Kota, Rajasthan – Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Thursday highlighted the enduring lessons she learned in governance during crises from former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, particularly during the 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests. Speaking at an event marking Vajpayee’s 101st birth anniversary in Jhalawar, Raje reflected on her experiences as a junior minister

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Gujarat’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a case against former Surendranagar district collector Rajendrakumar Patel, his personal assistant Jayrajsinh Jhala, clerk Mayursinh Gohil, and deputy mamlatdar (tehsildar) Chandrasinh Mori, following a money laundering investigation led by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The move comes after the ED allegedly seized ₹67.5 lakh in cash from Mori’s residence

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New Delhi: The national capital experienced a modest improvement in air quality on Thursday, December 25, 2025, as the 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) dropped to 234, categorizing the air as ‘poor’ instead of the ‘severe’ levels observed earlier in the week. While this offered temporary relief to residents, authorities have cautioned that the

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New Delhi: The Ministry of Railways on Thursday officially notified an increase in passenger train fares, which will come into effect from Friday, December 26, 2025. This marks the second fare revision in a year, following a previous increase implemented in July. The fare hike aims to strike a balance between affordability for passengers and

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New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking to set aside the Delhi High Court’s recent order granting bail to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case. The high court had suspended Sengar’s life sentence, providing him temporary relief, a decision that has sparked widespread criticism and

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New Delhi: Delhi’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) unit chief Saurabh Bharadwaj, along with Burari MLA Sanjeev Jha and AAP leader Adil Ahmad Khan, have been booked in a First Information Report (FIR) over a Christmas-themed political skit that allegedly outraged the religious feelings of the Christian community. The case was lodged on Thursday following a

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Navi Mumbai: The long-awaited Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) officially began operations on Thursday, marking a new chapter in India’s aviation infrastructure. The first aircraft to touch down at the new facility was an IndiGo Airbus A320 arriving from Bengaluru at 8 am, greeted with a ceremonial water cannon salute. Just 40 minutes later, at

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Bhubaneswar: In a significant move to bolster the operational capabilities of Odisha’s elite anti-Maoist force, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday inaugurated a state-of-the-art Special Operations Group (SOG) training and briefing centre at Chandaka. The centre is expected to serve as a hub for counter-terrorism training, strategic planning, and operational preparedness, strengthening the state’s

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Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University has suspended a faculty member and constituted an inquiry committee after an examination question on the experiences of Muslim minorities in India provoked widespread criticism. The question, included in the first semester examination paper for the Department of Social Work, was deemed “provocative” by some sections of students and public

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