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ED seizes crores in cash, gold, and silver in ‘Donkey Route’ case
Enforcement Directorate uncovers illegal immigration syndicate targeting Indian nationals to the U.S.
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People with nothing to hide need not be bothered about surveillance, SC says
State of Telangana defends right to privacy, says even President cannot order illegal surveillance against anyone
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Possible Middle Palaeolithic site found at Mallankinaru in Virudhunagar
N. Thilagarajan, a student of the Department of Ancient History and Archaeology, discovered the stone tools during an exploration at Mallankinaru in Virudhunagar district
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Puncha season under threat as fertilizer shortage grips Kerala’s Kuttanad
Union government was to supply Kerala around 43,000 tonnes of urea between October and December, but the State has received only about 20,000 tonnes so far, say sources
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CPI(M) condemns delay in announcing Sahitya Akademi Awards
Condemning the Union Ministry of Culture’s intervention, Mr. Shanmugam alleged that, henceforth, awards would be given only to those who “play second fiddle to the BJP government and supporters of Sanatana ideology.”
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ED attaches assets of Yuvraj Singh, Sonu Sood and other actors in ‘illegal’ betting app case
The properties of actor Neha Sharma, mother of model Urvashi Rautela and Bengali actor Ankush Hazra have also been attached
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Nitish hijab row: AYUSH doctor will join duty in Bihar on Dec. 20, says official
Dr. Mahfoozur Rahman said the AYUSH doctor will first join Government Tibbi College and Hospital, and later will be shifted to her place of posting
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Air purifiers to be installed in 10,000 classrooms in first phase: Delhi Education Minister
We are committed towards the issue of eradicating pollution. I want to assure people of Delhi that we are taking all possible steps which will show their results on the ground very soon, says Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood
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Iltija Mufti seeks to book Nitish Kumar over removing veil of a female doctor
Having personally known and admired Nitish ji, I was shocked to see him pull down a young Muslim woman’s naqaab (veil), says Peoples Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti
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Several Noida schools receive hoax bomb threat emails: Police
"Upon receiving information, senior police officers, along with local police teams, bomb disposal squads, dog squads, and anti-sabotage units, carried out thorough inspections of the schools," says ACP Mishra
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Watch: Explained: What are Supplementary Demands for Grants?
Every Budget is presented in February and lays out the plan for the government’s spending in the financial year that will start in April that year. This relies on a fair bit of estimation. Once about 8-9 months are past, the government is in a much better state to have an accurate idea of how much it is going to spend in the year. So, in December, it submits what is known as a Supplementary Demand for Grants if it needs more money.
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Congress dares Kerala government to arrest creators and broadcasters accused of politically parodying Ayyappa devotional song
Congress cast police case registered against creators of the song as an infringement on artistic freedom and political dissent. Satheesan opposes police's move to remove the parody song from social media platforms, writes to Meta
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Don’t turn Marina beach into Marina bazaar, Madras High Court tells Chennai Corporation
Justices R. Suresh Kumar and A.D. Jagadish Chandira decide to inspect the beach on December 22 to take stock of GCC’s proposal to regulate vendors and obtain blue flag certification
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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah joins PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi for dinner amid leadership speculation
The gathering followed a dinner earlier on December 17 night where Mr. Jarkiholi hosted over 30 ‘like-minded’ legislators at a hotel in Belagavi
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Former V-P travels by Vande Bharat after Air India Express flight to Vizag cancelled
Former Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, who is scheduled to unveil a statue of Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Vizianagaram on December 19, travelled on the Vande Bharat Express to Visakhapatnam
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Changing name of NREGS, removing Mahatma Gandhi’s name from it is reprehensible: Harish Rao
The new 60:40 funding rule puts a very heavy financial burden on the States and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party Government of trying to make the employment guarantee scheme weak
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Karnataka Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar tells BJP's B.Y. Vijayendra to furnish proof that he is ‘father of corruption’
“On what basis has he made this allegation? Time will answer his questions,” Mr. Shivakumar told reporters at the Circuit House in Belagavi on December 19
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Kerala was not denied additional rice allocation, says Union government
Kerala was advised to procure extra food grains through existing policy mechanisms, says Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
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