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Oppn protests G RAM G Bill in Parliament, Kharge vows to take fight to streets

Behind a huge banner of 'Mahatma Gandhi NREGA', they marched from the Gandhi statue at Prerna Sthal to Makar Dwar, raising slogans against the government

18 December,2025 12:58 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
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AI Express flight makes emergency landing at Cochin airport due technical issues

An Air India Express flight from Jeddah to Kozhikode carrying 160 passengers made an emergency landing at Cochin International Airport due to a landing gear and tyre failure. The aircraft landed safely at 09.07 am under full emergency conditions, it said

18 December,2025 11:47 AM IST | PTI
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Maharashtra: FDA cracks down on pharmacies selling intoxicant tablets in Nanded

The Maharashtra FDA has cancelled licences of 13 medical stores and suspended 32 others in Nanded district for allegedly selling intoxicant tablets without prescriptions. After the explanations submitted were found unsatisfactory, the licences of 32 medical stores were suspended, while the licences of 13 stores were permanently cancelled

18 December,2025 11:09 AM IST | PTI
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Tigress TARA enters Sahyadri Tiger Reserve core forest after soft release

Forest officials said the gates of the soft-release enclosure were opened on December 13 at 7 am, but the tigress initially chose to stay in and around the area. During this period, she displayed natural wild behaviour, made a successful kill, and fed on it for nearly three days

18 December,2025 10:44 AM IST | Ranjeet Jadhav
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Toxic smog engulfs city, AQI hits 370; pollution control measures triggered

Areas around Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium were covered in thick smog, with an AQI of 349, also placing it in the ‘very poor’ category. Najafgarh recorded a slightly lower AQI of 284, though the area was still surrounded by heavy smog, CPCB data indicated

18 December,2025 09:54 AM IST | mid-day online correspondent
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Delhi airport, airlines issue advisories as dense fog disrupts visibility

In a travel advisory issued at 4.30 am, Delhi Airport authorities said foggy weather had significantly reduced visibility levels, leading to the activation of LVP to ensure the safety of aircraft operations

18 December,2025 09:53 AM IST | mid-day online correspondent
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Delhi: Entry ban on non-city private vehicles below BS-VI comes into force

Fuel pumps are not dispensing fuel to vehicles without valid PUC certificates, and this is being enforced with the help of automatic number plate reader cameras, voice alerts at pumps, and police support

18 December,2025 09:33 AM IST | mid-day online correspondent
World News

PM Modi appreciates enthusiasm of Indians in Oman, says it reflects people-to-pe

PM Modi lauded the enthusiasm of Indians in Oman, saying it reflected the people-to-people ties between both nations.

18 December,2025 09:07 AM IST | ANI
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Benjamin Netanyahu approves USD 35 billion natural gas export deal to Egypt

The gas will be delivered to Egypt over the next 15 years by US energy giant Chevron, a key owner of the gas field off Israel's coast in the Mediterranean Sea

18 December,2025 09:03 AM IST | AP
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GRAP restrictions: Delhi to pay Rs 10,000 to affected construction workers

On Wednesday, Mishra said GRAP-3 remained in force in Delhi for 16 days, during which all construction activities across the city were suspended, severely impacting daily wage labourers dependent on the sector

18 December,2025 09:00 AM IST | ANI
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New York to allow medically assisted suicide for terminally ill

Democratic Gov Kathy Hochul plans to sign the proposal next year after pushing to add a series of 'guardrails' in the bill, she announced in an op-ed in the Albany Times Union

18 December,2025 08:54 AM IST | Agencies
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FAA investigates after small plane crashes into New Hampshire condominiums

Emergency crews found the aircraft upside down in a snow bank in the parking lot of a wooded condominium complex in Nashua Wednesday afternoon

18 December,2025 08:45 AM IST | AP
GDP to grow at 7.5 per cent in FY26, moderate to 7 per cent in FY27: Report

GDP to grow at 7.5 per cent in FY26, moderate to 7 per cent in FY27: Report

The rupee, which is hitting lifetime lows lately and has breached the 91-mark, will appreciate and is expected to be at the 89-90 level in FY27, according to Careedge Ratings

18 December,2025 06:32 AM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
Delhi-NCR pollution: Govt mandates 50 per cent work from home under GRAP IV

Delhi-NCR pollution: Govt mandates 50 per cent work from home under GRAP IV

According to an advisory issued by the Labour Department, the direction follows amendments made by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) after hearings and consultations held in November

18 December,2025 06:27 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
Balbharati raids printing press, finds illegally printed textbooks

Balbharati raids printing press, finds illegally printed textbooks

During the inspection, officials discovered 10,000 to 30,000 illegally printed textbooks of Balbharati. While Balbharati’s production officer estimated the quantity to be between 10,000 and 20,000, officials said

17 December,2025 10:49 PM IST | Nagpur | mid-day online correspondent
INAS 335 'Ospreys' commissioned at INS Hansa in Goa

INAS 335 'Ospreys' commissioned at INS Hansa in Goa

The commissioning of INAS 335 marks a major step in strengthening the Navy’s aviation and maritime combat capabilities. The first MH-60R squadron was commissioned earlier at Kochi, Kerala, in March 2024, the statement said

17 December,2025 10:35 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Goa nighclub fire: Court remands Luthra brothers in police custody for five days

Goa nighclub fire: Court remands Luthra brothers in police custody for five days

A court in North Goa remanded nightclub owners Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra to five days of police custody in connection with the Birch by Romeo Lane fire that killed 25 people. The brothers were produced in court after multiple medical examinations

17 December,2025 09:49 PM IST | Goa | mid-day online correspondent
PM Modi arrives in Oman on final leg of three-nation tour after Ethiopia visit

PM Modi arrives in Oman on final leg of three-nation tour after Ethiopia visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Oman on Wednesday, concluding the final leg of his three-nation tour after visits to Jordan and Ethiopia. His visit marks 70 years of India–Oman diplomatic ties and focuses on boosting strategic and economic cooperation

17 December,2025 09:23 PM IST | Muscat | mid-day online correspondent
Elgar case: Bombay HC permits accused Navlakha to shift to hometown in Delhi

Elgar case: Bombay HC permits accused Navlakha to shift to hometown in Delhi

A bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Shyam Chandak said Navlakha shall appear every Saturday before the local police station in Delhi to mark his presence, surrender his passport and not leave Delhi without prior permission from the special court

17 December,2025 09:07 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Fake law degree case: Delhi court denies anticipatory bail

Fake law degree case: Delhi court denies anticipatory bail

A Delhi court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of a man accused of enrolling as an advocate using forged law degree documents. Additional Sessions Judge Shunali Gupta, who was hearing the plea filed by advocates K Rajan and Kartik Chettiav on behalf of J Vansanthan, denied the relief, saying the allegations against Vansanthan were serious

17 December,2025 08:39 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Rescued Indian giant squirrels rehabilitated, released into the wild

Rescued Indian giant squirrels rehabilitated, released into the wild

In a boost to wildlife conservation, two rescued Indian Giant Squirrels (Shekru) were successfully rehabilitated and released into the wild by RAWW and the Maharashtra Forest Department on Saturday last week after nearly three months of medical care and monitoring

17 December,2025 08:38 PM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Brown University suspect caught on multiple cameras

    Brown University suspect caught on multiple cameras

    The FBI has released a detailed video timeline tracking the movements of a person of interest in the Brown University mass shooting — but despite multiple camera sightings, the suspect remains unidentified. The newly released footage compiles clips from residential security cameras near Brown University, showing the suspect roaming campus-adjacent streets before the attack and walking past police vehicles shortly after gunfire erupted inside an engineering building. Two students were killed and nine others were wounded in the shooting. So why is it still a nightmare for investigators to identify the suspect?  

    18 December,2025 01:25 AM IST
    Ethiopia sees PM Modi’s visit as boost to development cooperation

    Ethiopia sees PM Modi’s visit as boost to development cooperation

    Tesfaye further noted that ties between the nations have been primarily people-to-people, as people from both countries have contributed to each other's independence struggles

    18 December,2025 08:42 AM IST | Addis Ababa | ANI

    New bio-plastic decomposes rapidly in seawater, study finds

    When mixed the negatively charged cellulose and positively charged ions attract each other, giving the plastic its strength. In salt water, those salt bridges break apart, triggering decomposition

    18 December,2025 06:44 AM IST | Tokyo | Agencies

    New microscope makes invisible 2D material visible to the naked eye

    The team used nonlinear microscopy with infrared light so that monolayers of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) light up brightly. Their approach resonantly drives a lattice vibration in hBN, producing a strong signal that not only makes the material visible but also reveals its crystal orientation

    18 December,2025 06:41 AM IST | Berlin | Agencies
    Strictest punishment for blast perpetrators; will send message to world: Shah

    Strictest punishment for blast perpetrators; will send message to world: Shah

    Amit Shah made the remarks via video link while inaugurating the Shri Motibhai R Chaudhary Sagar Sainik School and Sagar Organic Plant at Boriyavi village in Mehsana district, Gujarat

    13 November,2025 09:36 PM IST | Ahmedabad | mid-day online correspondent

    CM opens Pune double-deck flyover

    Move to ease traffic congestion near Pune University, along Ganeshkhind Road

    20 August,2025 10:17 PM IST | Pune | Archana Dahiwal

    Happy Krishna Janmashtami: Messages and Wishes to share with family

    Janmashtami, which commemorates the birth of Lord Krishna, on the occasion, here are some of the best messages and wishes you can share this Janmashtami with your family and friends-

    05 August,2025 11:36 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
    Celebrities carry a much higher burden of responsibility

    Celebrities carry a much higher burden of responsibility

    Taking to Instagram, he wrote that  he would like to request all bike riders to wear helmets

    17 December,2025 07:26 AM IST | Mumbai | The Editorial
    14 December,2025 06:54 AM IST | Mumbai | Rahul da Cunha
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