The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday dismissed as fake a letter circulating widely on social media that purported to show External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar warning the French Embassy about a leak of sensitive information related to the Rafale aircraft deal. The ministry’s official fact-checking handle issued a clear rebuttal, urging citizens to remain vigilant against fabricated documents

Read more...

NCP–SCP MP Fauzia Khan delivered a stark and sobering account of Maharashtra’s agrarian distress in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, revealing that as many as 766 farmers died by suicide in the state within just three months. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Khan questioned the government’s priorities and asked, with evident frustration, when India’s farmers

Read more...

Amid persistent speculation about a possible leadership change in Karnataka, Yatindra Siddaramaiah, Congress MLC and son of chief minister Siddaramaiah, has firmly reiterated that the party does not intend to alter the state’s leadership structure “as of now.” Speaking to reporters in Belagavi on Thursday, Yatindra attempted to put an end to days of political

Read more...

In a significant clarification aimed at preventing a legal and administrative vacuum, the Union government informed the Delhi High Court on Thursday that all existing labour courts, industrial tribunals, and national industrial tribunals will continue to adjudicate both pending and future matters under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (IRC) until the new tribunals mandated by the Code

Read more...

The Indian rupee tumbled to a fresh record low on Thursday, sliding past the 90-per-dollar mark despite global cues that briefly favoured emerging-market currencies following the US Federal Reserve’s latest policy action. According to Reuters, the rupee was trading near ₹90.42 per US dollar at 1:45 pm, marking its weakest level ever and underscoring the

Read more...

Lucknow, December 11, 2025 – In a major escalation of enforcement against the illegal trade of codeine-based cough syrups, the Uttar Pradesh government has identified more than a dozen key suspects allegedly at the center of a highly organised criminal network. The state administration, through coordinated action by the Uttar Pradesh Police and the Food Safety and Drug Administration

Read more...

New Delhi, December 11, 2025 — The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) has submitted a damning report on the Chhattisgarh train collision that occurred on November 4, 2025, holding the rail administration responsible for deploying an unfit loco pilot (LP) who had failed the mandatory aptitude test. The rear-end collision between a local MEMU passenger train and a goods

Read more...

The tragic blaze at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in North Goa that claimed 25 lives has taken a significant legal turn as Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, the brothers behind the Romeo Lane restaurant chain, have been detained in Thailand. Authorities have confirmed that the process to deport them to India to face charges related to

Read more...

The high-profile 2017 sexual assault case involving a prominent multi-lingual actress in Kerala has entered a critical phase, as the prosecution has confirmed its intention to seek life imprisonment for the six men convicted by the Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court. The quantum of sentence for the accused is scheduled to be heard on Friday, bringing the years-long legal

Read more...

Delaware governor Matt Meyer has sharply criticised the United States’ tariff regime targeting India and other nations, calling the measures economically harmful and counterproductive to America’s strategic interests. In an interview during preparations for his upcoming economic mission to India, Meyer — along with Delaware’s Indian-American Secretary of State Charuni Patibanda-Sanchez — outlined why the

Read more...