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December 10, 2025 1:55 PM

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Hornbill Festival to conclude today in Nagaland

The 26th edition of Nagaland’s famed Hornbill Festival - the “Festival of Festivals” - draws to a grand close this evening at Unity Plaza, Naga Heritage Village, Kisama. Akashvani correspondent reports, at 5 PM, the curtains will fall on ten spectacular days of culture, colour, and global participat...

December 10, 2025 12:58 PM

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33 Indian fishermen released from Sri Lankan prisons

Thirty three Indian fishermen were freed from Sri Lankan prisons. The fishermen from Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Kottaipattinam and Rameswaram who were in Sri Lankan prisons were arrested on 3rd November. They were given emergency certificates by the Indian Embassy officials to travel back to Indi...

December 10, 2025 11:28 AM

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South Goa administration bans indoor fireworks at tourist establishments

The District Magistrate of South Goa has issued a strict order prohibiting the use, bursting, ignition, or operation of fireworks, pyrotechnic devices, sparklers, flame effects, smoke effects, and any similar fire or smoke-producing devices inside tourist establishments across the district.    This ...

December 10, 2025 11:09 AM

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J&K: Joint search operations conducted International Border in Jammu region 

In Jammu and Kashmir, Police, Army and Border Security Forces (BSF) conducted joint search operations in forward areas along the International Border (IB) in Kathua, Samba and Jammu districts yesterday as part of enhanced vigilance and security measures.    Teams of  Special Operations Group (SOG) o...

December 10, 2025 9:50 AM

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IMD forecasts cold wave conditions for the next two days

India Meteorological Department has forecast cold wave conditions over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, West Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Maharashtra, North Interior Karnataka, and Telangana for the next two days. Dense fog conditions will prevail over Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, East Utta...

December 10, 2025 8:41 AM

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Shubhanshu Shukla to attend several programs in Kolkata today

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to return from the International Space Station, is arriving in Kolkata today. He will spend time with high school and college students at the Indian Centre for Space Physics in the city. He will visit a museum and tour a pavilion named afte...

December 9, 2025 9:56 PM

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NIA Arrests 8th Accused in Delhi Red Fort Blast Case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested another key accused in connection with last month’s Delhi bomb blast case. NIA said that Dr. Bilal Naseer Malla of Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir is the 8th accused to be arrested in the case. He was nabbed by an NIA team from Delhi.   The anti-terr...