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The panel discussion was moderated by Dr. Rakesh Kalapala, director of the Centre for Obesity and Metabolic Therapy at AIG Hospitals

The anomaly came to the fore during a vigilance drive by the health department, said a release by the district information officer

The nine-member SIT, headed by Special DGP Munna Prasad Gupta, had submitted the charge sheet before the Kamrup (Metro) Chief Judicial Magistrate on December 12

A report by C-LAB for Children says courts across the country disposed of 87,754 POCSO cases in 2025 against 80,320 new registrations, pushing the national disposal rate to 109%

A Hindu man was beaten to death and his body set ablaze in Bangladesh's Mymensingh district following blasphemy allegations. This incident occurred amidst broader unrest, including attacks on media institutions and protests following the death of a student leader, raising concerns over minority safety and press freedom.

The victim managed to lock the accused in a hotel room after the alleged rape on Wednesday (December 17, 2025) evening and alert the police, they said

The exchange of fire started in the morning in the forested hills of Bhairamgarh-Indravati area when a District Reserve Guard team was out on an anti-Maoist operation, according to a police official

Both the houses of parliament were adjourned sine die minutes after it assembled on the last day of the winter session

Rahul Gandhi said by capping work and creating more ways to deny it, the VB-G RAM G Bill weakens the one instrument the rural poor had

Upon completion of the investigations, the findings will be submitted to the State Coroner in Singapore, who will hold a Coroner’s Inquiry, which is scheduled for January and February 2026

Satheesan said the Kerala Government’s request to META to take down the song has an authoritarian bent

Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan desist from ordering changes to the draft since the final SOP was subject to judicial review

Ms. Moitra had claimed that the Lokpal order that granted sanction to the CBI to file charges against her was erroneous and a gross violation of principles of natural justice

The court ruled that the mark ‘CEFDON’ was “entirely subsumed” in ‘CEDON’, creating a clear likelihood of confusion. 

Petitioners argue Maharashtra’s liquor stocking mandate creates an artificial classification and violates trade freedom

The fund, launched in August 2014 at Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital, has so far registered 272 children for their multi-stage and prolonged treatment lasting one to two years

The Karnataka Legislative Council on December 18 passed seven bills that were passed earlier by the Legislative Assembly

Trying to hard-sell the State as an investment destination, the Chief Minister said that about 2,800 companies and 2 lakh professionals are working in the IT sector in West Bengal, and Bengal’s Silicon Valley is attracting an investment of ₹35,000 crore, which will create over 1 lakh jobs.

There is also a financial angle. Cannabis companies have long been denied standard tax deductions because the federal government technically treats them as drug traffickers. Reclassification would allow them to deduct business expenses, offering major relief to an industry that is legal in many states but punished at the federal level.