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NEW DELHI: The Centre has sold 12.41 lakh tonne of 'Bharat' dals at subsidised prices to consumers to ease the burden of inflation on households, the government told the Parliament on Wednesday.

GUWAHATI: Assam Congress President Bhupen Borah said on Wednesday that the party will hold a three-day meeting to review its debacle in the state by-elections.

KARWAR: A shocking incident has been reported from Murudeshwar coastal town in Karwar district of Karnataka, where four girl students on an educational trip drowned in the sea. The state government announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the family of each deceased girl on Wednesday.

BHOPAL: While the BJP-led government has prepared plans to celebrate one year in office in Madhya Pradesh, the Opposition Congress has sharpened its attack on Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and will hold a protest on December 16.

HAVANA:Cuba denounced as a "theft of Cuban trademarks" a new US law which secured Bacardi's Havana Club rum trademark in the American market amid a lengthy legal battle.

RANCHI: A huge political row has erupted in Jharkhand over the lathi-charge on protesting students in Hazaribagh. The students were demanding the cancellation of the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) examination conducted by the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC).

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The winning streak of the Congress-led UDF Opposition in Kerala continues in elections.

NEW DELHI: BJP MP from Delhi and Union Minister of State (MoS), Harsh Malhotra, on Wednesday expressed confidence that the people of the national Capital have decided to oust the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and elect a BJP chief minister in the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.

JAMMU:Officials said here on Wednesday that a two-member team of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) met the members of the Rohingya community staying illegally in J&K's Jammu city.

GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday announced that various grants and assistances will be distributed under various government schemes in the next 12 days across the state.

BENGALURU: The members of Karnataka Backward Caste Federation met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru on Wednesday and submitted a memorandum with a warning that if Panchamasali Lingayats are given reservation under the 2A Category, they would resort to a statewide stir.

JAIPUR: Five-year-old Aryan, who fell into a borewell in Kalikhad village in Rajasthan's Dausa district on December 9, remained trapped even after continued rescue efforts on Wednesday.

BHOPAL:Revered Hindu saint Siyaram Baba died of prolonged illness at his ashram on the banks of river Narmada in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district early on Wednesday.

NEW DELHI:The Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day following a ruckus by the opposition parties over a no-confidence motion against House Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.

RANCHI: Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar, addressing the first Special Session of the sixth Assembly on Wednesday, announced several key initiatives on behalf of the Jharkhand government. Most importantly, the Jharkhand government, led by Chief Minister Hemant Soren has pledged to provide 33 per cent reservation for women in state government jobs.

KOLKATA: Security agencies, both central and state, have beefed up surveillance at the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) with Bangladesh in West Bengal, apprehending illegal crossover of Bangladeshi citizens including member of underground outfits who had become active again amid the ongoing crisis there.

PATNA: Tejashwi Yadav, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, criticised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday, ahead of his Mahila Samvad Yatra, questioning the substantial allocation of Rs 225.78 crore for the initiative.

NEW DELHI: BJP MP and former Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday accused the Opposition of repeatedly "disrupting Parliament proceedings" and alleged links with foreign forces to "undermine India's democracy."

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid homage to former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, on his birth anniversary, calling him a "statesman par excellence."

NEW DELHI: Sharmistha Mukherjee, daughter of former President Pranab Mukherjee, has reminisced about the exceptional relationship between her father and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, describing it as "a rare example of camaraderie that transcended political boundaries".

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will launch 'Jan Kalyan Parv' on Wednesday on the completion of one year of his government.

NEW DELHI:The quick fall -- and flight -- of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad has evoked triumph in certain quarters and disquiet in others, as it seems to have upended the political situation and strategic calculus of the Middle East. However, a look at the record of the key Arab country and others may suggest the last word on what follows remains to be said.

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday that his party will go solo in the upcoming Assembly elections in the national capital and there was no possibility of any alliance with the Congress.

NEW DELHI: The proceedings in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday may witness chaos as the INDIA bloc has submitted a notice to bring a motion for removing House Chairman Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar.

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Forest Department has issued a public advisory urging residents near the forest in Valparai, Coimbatore district, to avoid venturing out at night due to the increasing threat posed by wild elephants straying into human habitats.

NEW DELHI:India evacuated 75 of its nationals from Syria on Tuesday, two days after rebel forces overthrew President Bashar al-Assad's authoritarian government, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday.

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced the second list of 31 candidates for the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections. Former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has been shifted from his seat in Patparganj and will contest from the Jangpura Assembly seat. Sisodia is the MLA from the Patparganj Assembly seat. He also began his election campaign in Jangpura on Tuesday.

MOHALI: Students of School of Law of Rayat Bahra University have bagged honours at the 2nd National IUU Trail Advocacy Competition 2024 by bagging the position as a Semi Finalist and Best Speaker Award (Female). The competition was organised by IMS Unison University, Dehradun.

BHUBANESWAR: Singapore will be the first country partner at the 'Utkarsh Odisha -- Make In Odisha Conclave 2025', scheduled to be held in Bhubaneswar from January 28 to 29.

MUMBAI: The 'Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana' has emerged as a major success across Maharashtra, with women beneficiaries expressing their heartfelt appreciation for the scheme and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

NEW DELHI:Delhi residents have criticised AAP national convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after the BJP released a video of his former official residence, what the party refers to as 'Sheesh Mahal'.

BENGALURU: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Tuesday expressed condolences for the death of veteran politician S.M. Krishna and said that he shared a close bond with them.

MUMBAI: The toll in the BEST electric bus tragedy toll climbed to seven dead and another 34 injured as it emerged that the driver at the wheel was a rookie.

CHENNAI: Social activists and residents continued their protest on Tuesday against the proposed tungsten mining project in Madurai district and urged the Central Government to scrap it.

NEW DELHI: Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha and Union Minister J.P. Nadda on Tuesday accused Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi of acting as a "tool" for foreign forces and contributing to bring instability in the nation.