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    Winter Session marked by brisk passage of Bills, limited committee scrutiny

    The Federal
    21 Dec 2025 7:20 PM IST

    Parliament functioned even beyond scheduled hours, clearing most legislation within days while referring only a small share of Bills to committees

    Lok Sabha
    India
    Rediscovering a Ramayana legacy: The Janakpur-Ayodhya corridor
    The Federal Special

    Rediscovering a Ramayana legacy: The Janakpur-Ayodhya corridor

    21 Dec 2025 5:14 PM IST
    BJP sweeps local body polls; Fadnavis says fought it on development plank
    Maharashtra

    BJP sweeps local body polls; Fadnavis says fought it on 'development plank'

    21 Dec 2025 2:59 PM IST
    Former CEC SY Quraishi slams SIR: ‘Why scrap 99 pc accurate voter roll?’
    India

    Former CEC SY Quraishi slams SIR: ‘Why scrap 99 pc accurate voter roll?’

    21 Dec 2025 6:17 PM IST
    Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat

    Bangladesh unrest affecting Bengal, says Bhagwat; urges Centre to intervene

    21 Dec 2025 8:39 PM IST
    Rape

    Mumbai: Serial predator nabbed after deaf and mute survivor breaks 16-year silence

    21 Dec 2025 8:21 PM IST
    delhi pollution smog

    Delhi's air quality hits 'very poor' category with AQI at 377

    21 Dec 2025 8:21 PM IST
    Protest for Dipu Chandra Das

    India rejects claims of breach at Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi

    21 Dec 2025 7:37 PM IST
    The physical brawl involving Capt. Virender Sejwal (left) and Ankit Dewan, a passenger, at Delhi airport

    Delhi airport assault: Air India Express to set up external probe

    21 Dec 2025 7:18 PM IST
    The physical brawl involving Capt. Virender Sejwal (left) and Ankit Dewan, a passenger, at Delhi airport

    Delhi airport row: Release claims passenger hurled casteist threats at pilot

    21 Dec 2025 5:32 PM IST
    Srinagar International Airport

    Bad weather forces 11 flight cancellations at Srinagar airport

    21 Dec 2025 4:26 PM IST
    Elephants deaths

    Assam: Elephant death toll rises to 8 after Hojai train collision

    21 Dec 2025 4:20 PM IST
    Bengal singer harassed to sing secular song instead of devotional Jago Ma, man arrested

    Bengal singer harassed to sing ‘secular’ song instead of devotional ‘Jago Ma’, organiser held

    21 Dec 2025 4:19 PM IST
    Russia has accused Ukraine of launching attacks on one of its nuclear power plant. (Representative Image: iStock)

    Congress says SHANTI Bill bulldozed through Parliament for ‘TRUMP’, ‘ADANI’

    21 Dec 2025 4:12 PM IST
    Delhi Airport shrouded in heavy fog

    Dense fog hits Delhi flights; nearly 100 cancelled, 200 delayed

    Agencies
    21 Dec 2025 3:08 PM IST

    As winter fog deepens across North India, passengers at Delhi airport face mounting travel disruptions, highlighting ongoing visibility and scheduling...

    Sridhar Vembu interview

    Vembu slams call for impeachment of HC judge in Thiruparankundram case

    21 Dec 2025 3:03 PM IST
    India Bangladesh relationship

    Indian visa centre in Chittagong shuts down amid protests in Bangladesh

    21 Dec 2025 3:01 PM IST
    MK Stalin

    Stalin slams BJP for 'hating secularism' at Tamil Nadu Christmas event

    21 Dec 2025 2:51 PM IST
    DRI officer arrested by CBI

    CBI probes Rs 2-cr fraud at India’s Geneva mission; accounts officer booked

    21 Dec 2025 2:22 PM IST
    Imran Khan

    Imran Khan slams ‘military-style trial’, seeks mass uprising after 17-year jail verdict

    21 Dec 2025 1:53 PM IST
    Delhi raliway station stampede what led to tragedy

    Train travel to become more expensive from December 26

    21 Dec 2025 1:43 PM IST
    Kerala bids adieu to versatile actor-director Sreenivasan

    Kerala bids adieu to versatile actor-director Sreenivasan

    21 Dec 2025 1:43 PM IST
    Does VB- G RAM G just overhaul MGNREGA or dismantle rural job security? | Explained

    Does VB- G RAM G just overhaul MGNREGA or dismantle rural job security? | Explained

    21 Dec 2025 1:39 PM IST
    Thiruparankundram row: Why the urgency? Former justice D Hariparanthaman flags haste

    Thiruparankundram row: Why the urgency? Former justice D Hariparanthaman flags haste

    21 Dec 2025 1:15 PM IST
    Pennum Porattum: Rajesh Madhavan’s audacious rural comedy speaks radical truth

    Pennum Porattum: Rajesh Madhavan’s audacious rural comedy speaks radical truth

    21 Dec 2025 12:07 PM IST
    Australia retain the Ashes with 2 tests to spare after a tense win over England

    Australia retain the Ashes with 2 tests to spare after a tense win over England

    21 Dec 2025 11:46 AM IST
    Crime scene

    Nine killed in South Africa's second mass shooting within weeks

    21 Dec 2025 11:27 AM IST
    Union minister Mandaviya forced to walk after convoy delay on Puducherry–TN border

    Union minister Mandaviya forced to walk after convoy delay on Puducherry–TN border

    21 Dec 2025 10:52 AM IST
    National hearing raises alarm over SIR as testimonies cite mass deletions, bias

    National hearing raises alarm over SIR as testimonies cite mass deletions, bias

    21 Dec 2025 10:19 AM IST
    AIIMS, cybersecurity, cyberattack, cyber crime, AIIMS server breakdown, ransomware

    Seven Indians rescued from Myanmar cyber slavery racket after police probe

    21 Dec 2025 9:08 AM IST
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