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December 16, 2025 8:40 PM December 16, 2025 8:40 PM

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West Bengal Sports Minister Arup Biswas resigns after Messi event mismanagement

In the context of the mismanagement and arson following football icon Lionel Messi's departure from the Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on 13th December, the Sports Minister of the West Bengal government, Arup Biswas, has resigned from his post.   According to a social media post by Ku...

December 16, 2025 6:27 PM December 16, 2025 6:27 PM

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Delhi High Court seeks DGCA response on Pilots Guild contempt plea

The Delhi High Court today sought a response from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation on a plea by the Indian Pilots Guild. The plea is seeking contempt action against authorities for allegedly not fully implementing the new flight duty time limitation norms approved by the court earlier this ...

December 16, 2025 1:10 PM December 16, 2025 1:10 PM

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Vijay Diwas Observed in Puducherry

Vijay Diwas, marking India’s victory in the 1971 India-Pakistan War, was observed in Puducherry today. Lieutenant Governor K. Kailasanathan and Chief Minister N. Rangasamy paid floral tributes at the War Memorial on Beach Road. A two-minute silence was observed in honour of the martyrs who sacrifice...

December 16, 2025 8:22 AM December 16, 2025 8:22 AM

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SOG Jawan Martyred in Udhampur Gunfight

In Jammu and Kashmir, a Special Operations Group, or SOG, jawan was martyred, and a terrorist is believed to have been injured in a gunfight in Udhampur district last evening. Our correspondent reports that the encounter took place in Sohan village of Majalta tehsil when security forces launched a s...

December 16, 2025 8:16 AM December 16, 2025 8:16 AM

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Statue of SP Balasubrahmanyam Inaugurated in Hyderabad

In Telangana, the statue of legendary playback singer S P Balasubrahmanyam was inaugurated on the premises of Ravindra Bharati, a state-run cultural complex in Hyderabad, yesterday. Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Haryana former Governor Bandaru Dattatreya and Telangana Industries Minister D...

December 16, 2025 7:51 AM December 16, 2025 7:51 AM

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Maharashtra Bans Physical and Mental Punishment in Schools

The Maharashtra government has ordered a complete ban on physical and mental punishment in schools, reinforcing provisions of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, with special emphasis on Section 17. A new government resolution was issued in this regard yesterday. Teachers, headmasters and even t...

December 15, 2025 5:35 PM December 15, 2025 5:35 PM

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Union Environment Minister reviews Action Plans for NCR to tackle air pollution

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, today chaired a high-level meeting to undertake a detailed review of the Action Plans of Ghaziabad and Noida aimed at tackling air pollution.   During the meeting, the Minister took an update from the Central Pollution Contr...

December 15, 2025 4:33 PM December 15, 2025 4:33 PM

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Senior officials review real-time operations at Delhi Airport

In view of the prevailing fog conditions at Delhi Airport, senior officials of the Ministry of Civil Aviation visited the Airport Operations Control Centre and reviewed real-time operations. The Ministry said that airports have been instructed to maintain close coordination with stakeholders, ensure...

December 15, 2025 2:13 PM December 15, 2025 2:13 PM

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Former MP Ram Vilas Das Vedanti passes away in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh

Former M.P. Dr Ram Vilas Das Vedanti, a key figure in the Ram Temple movement, has passed away at a hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district. He was a native of Rewa and was undergoing treatment there. The news of his demise has sent shockwaves in Ayodhya, where he was a prominent figure. His fami...