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Saudi Arabia deports more Indians than US in 2025: MEA

More than 24,600 Indians were deported from 81 countries in 2025, according to the data tabled by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in the Rajya Sabha on December 18, with Saudi…
Trump official honoured for India-Pak ceasefire New Delhi says didn’t happen

The Trump administration has honoured Indian-origin US official Ricky Gill with the National Security Council’s Distinguished Action Award for his role in ceasefire negotiations between India and Pakistan this year, even as…

Hyderabad’s CCMB helps Noida airport combat bird strikes with DNA tech

Hyderabad: The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad has provided training to officials from the upcoming Noida International Airport on using DNA barcoding technology to prevent bird strikes. CCMB…
SIR hearings to begin on Saturday in Bengal; 32 L unmapped voters to be covered

Kolkata: The hearings under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in West Bengal will commence on Saturday, with 3,234 centres set up across the state, a senior official said.…
MEA vows to bring back Lalit Modi, Mallya after ‘biggest fugitives’ jibe

New Delhi: India on Friday said it is committed to bring back from abroad the economic fugitives including Lalit Modi and Vijay Mallya to face the law in the country. The assertion…
Mumbai: Teesta Setalvad joins protest against attacks on Christians

Mumbai: Several hundred people held a protest on Friday evening in Goregaon in Mumbai against Christmas-related attacks by right-wing outfits across India. The protest was organised by Samvidhan Jaagar Yatra Samiti (SJYS)…
Group forcibly removes Christmas decorations in Indore

Indore: Right-wing activists created a ruckus and forcibly removed a Christmas tree and other Xmas decorations from a food street in Indore, police said on Friday. A video of the incident that…

Planning a 360-degree assault on organised crime: Amit Shah

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday launched two databases – the Organised Crime Network Database and the Weapons Database for lost, looted & recovered arms – hosted by the…
Putin’s India visit reaffirms aligned strategic goals: Russian Foreign Ministry

Moscow: Agreements reached during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent India visit reaffirmed the alignment of strategic goals and the “steadfastness” of the two countries’ “time-tested mutual trust, the Foreign Ministry here said…
CM Stalin alleges communal harmony in Tamil Nadu ‘irritates’ BJP

Kallakurichi: Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday slammed the BJP over alleged incidents of attacks on Christians and said that though the Saffron party wanted to replicate such a model in…
Earthquake of 4.6 magnitude recorded in Gujarat’s Kutch

Ahmedabad: An earthquake of 4.6 magnitude hit Kutch district in Gujarat early Friday morning, creating panic among residents, though no casualty or damage to properties was reported, officials said. It was recorded…
Court acquits Ola cab driver in outraging modesty case involving woman passenger

Mumbai: A sessions court here has acquitted an Ola cab driver of charges related to insulting a woman’s modesty, but upheld his conviction for criminal intimidation offence with reduced sentence in an…
ED files final prosecution complaint in Chhattisgarh liquor ‘scam’

Raipur: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday filed a final prosecution complaint in the alleged liquor scam case in Chhattisgarh, naming 59 persons, taking the total number of accused in the money…
Meghalaya BJP seeks strict action over attempts to disrupt Christmas

Shillong: Amidst reports of attempts to disrupt Christmas celebrations in parts of the country, the Meghalaya unit of the BJP on Friday demanded the strictest punishment for those involved, asserting that every…
Boy who ran errands during Operation Sindoor gets prize from President

Chandigarh: A 10-year-old Punjab boy who made headlines for his running errands for soldiers battling the Pakistan forces during Operation Sindoor was conferred with a national award by President Droupadi Murmu on…