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Raipur: In a significant step towards integrating remote areas into the digital mainstream, a mobile tower has been installed for the first time at Kondapalli village, located in the Naxal-affected Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. This region, long isolated from the outside world due to dense forests and lack of infrastructure, is now witnessing a breakthrough in connectivity that officials

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea filed by Gitanjali J Angmo, the wife of jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, challenging his detention under the stringent National Security Act (NSA). The plea, which seeks the quashing of Wangchuk’s preventive detention, contends that the order is “illegal and an arbitrary exercise violating his

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Bhubaneswar: In a disturbing incident highlighting the rising cases of self-immolation among young women in Odisha, an 18-year-old college student from Rajgangpur town in Sundargarh district sustained over 90 percent burn injuries after allegedly setting herself on fire at her residence late on Friday night. The young student, who is an undergraduate at a local college, is currently battling

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New Delhi: Senior Congress MP Manish Tewari has introduced a private member’s bill in the Lok Sabha seeking to allow lawmakers to vote according to their conscience, rather than strictly following party directives. The proposal, presented during the ongoing winter session, aims to amend the anti-defection law and reduce the influence of “whip-driven tyranny” in Parliament. Currently, MPs are legally bound to

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North Goa, Arpora: A devastating fire at Birch by Romeo Lane, a nightclub in Arpora, North Goa, killed at least 25 people around midnight on Saturday, leaving behind a trail of destruction captured in chilling videos from the scene. Footage shared by news agency ANI shows charred remains of the club, which just hours earlier had been a bustling nightlife

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North Goa, Arpora: A video circulating on social media shows the harrowing moments when a fire erupted at Birch by Romeo Lane, a nightclub in Arpora, North Goa, on the late night of Saturday, December 6, ultimately claiming 25 lives. Among the victims were four tourists and 14 staff members, with others including locals. The video, apparently recorded by

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North Goa, Arpora: A series of lucky coincidences saved two Delhi tourists from being inside Birch by Romeo Lane, the nightclub in North Goa’s Arpora where a devastating fire claimed the lives of 25 people on the night of Saturday, December 6. The fire, suspected to have been triggered by LPG cylinder explosions, swept through the nightclub in the early

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New Delhi: The United States’ Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Allison Hooker, is scheduled to visit New Delhi and Bengaluru from December 7 to 11, in a move aimed at strengthening the US-India strategic partnership, expanding economic cooperation, and fostering collaboration in emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and space research. The US Embassy in India issued a

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Mumbai: In a landmark acquittal, a 56-year-old man who had spent eight years in prison for allegedly sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl with intellectual disabilities was freed on Sunday by a special POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) court in Mumbai. The court cited serious deficiencies and contradictions in the prosecution’s evidence as the basis for the verdict. The

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New Delhi: IndiGo, India’s largest airline, reported on Sunday that it plans to operate 1,650 flights, with 650 cancellations out of the total 2,300 daily flights it runs, as the airline continues to manage operational disruptions for the sixth consecutive day. The crisis, which began earlier this week, has significantly affected air travel across the country. Friday marked the worst day

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