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Four killed, 2 injured after being hit by train on way to attend PM Modi's rally

Four people were killed and two others injured after being hit by a train near Taherpur station in West Bengal’s Nadia district while travelling to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally

20 December,2025 02:51 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
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INS Sindhughosh decommissioned after 40 years of service to Indian Navy

INS Sindhughosh, the lead submarine of her class, was formally decommissioned at Mumbai’s Naval Dockyard after four decades of distinguished service. Commissioned in 1986, the submarine played a key role in strengthening India’s maritime security and naval capabilities

20 December,2025 12:50 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
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Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi get 17 years jail in Toshakhana case

A Pakistan accountability court has sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years’ imprisonment each in the Toshakhana 2 corruption case linked to state gifts. The case is about alleged fraud in state gifts, which the former first couple received from the Saudi government in 2021

20 December,2025 12:30 PM IST | PTI
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Dense fog disrupts air traffic; 66 flights cancelled at Delhi airport

As dense fog reduced visibility in the national capital, 66 arrival and departure flights were cancelled at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday. Delhi Airport also noted that all flight operations are functioning normally in the city

20 December,2025 12:29 PM IST | ANI
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Kerala: Five arrested for lynching migrant worker on theft suspicion

The accused have been booked for the offence of murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, an officer of Walayar police station said. They were produced before a court here and remanded to judicial custody on Friday, the officer said

20 December,2025 11:39 AM IST | Agencies
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No PUC, no fuel: 2,800 vehicles denied fuel in Delhi on day one

Between 6 am on Thursday and 6 am on Friday, around 2800 vehicles were identified without valid PUC certificates, a senior Transport Department official said

20 December,2025 11:38 AM IST | Agencies
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Dense fog grips Delhi-NCR, AQI remains in 'very poor' category

The weather department explained that "very dense fog" is recorded when visibility drops to between 0 and 50 metres, while visibility of 51 to 200 metres is categorised as "dense"

20 December,2025 11:18 AM IST | mid-day online correspondent
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DOJ releases tranche of Epstein files, including Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson;

Other prominent figures, Mick Jagger, Woody Allen, and Noam Chomsky, are also featured in the released documents

20 December,2025 10:14 AM IST | ANI | Bipin Dani
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Donald Trump’s drug price cuts set to impact global pharma, including India

Trump said Americans would soon pay no more than the lowest price charged anywhere in the world. “You’re going to get most favored nations pricing,” Trump said.

20 December,2025 09:54 AM IST | IANS
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Air India, IndiGo issue travel advisories amid fog-related disruptions

They said that they understand the importance of their passengers' travel plans, especially during this holiday season, and promised to work around the clock to minimise any inconvenience

20 December,2025 09:52 AM IST | ANI
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‘Seen us engaged’ in resolving India-Pakistan conflict, says Marco Rubio

"In ways that perhaps other nations can't, we've been viewed as indispensable in that regard, and it's a role the President takes great pride in, in the promotion of peace around the world and something he deserves a lot of credit for. He has personally engaged in all of this," he added.

20 December,2025 09:49 AM IST | AP | PTI
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Bangladesh unrest part of conspiracy to derail 2026 polls, says BNP

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir stated that these "heinous attacks" are aimed at disrupting the democratic transition process and foiling the election.

20 December,2025 09:47 AM IST | ANI
Net direct tax collection rises 8 per cent to Rs 17 lakh crore till December

Net direct tax collection rises 8 per cent to Rs 17 lakh crore till December

Net corporate tax mop up grew 10.54 per cent to over Rs 8.17 lakh crore. Non-corporate tax (which includes taxes paid by individuals, HUFs, firms) grew 6.37 per cent at Rs 8.47 lakh crore

20 December,2025 08:49 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
Opposition cries foul over passage of G RAM G Bill in Parliament

Opposition cries foul over passage of G RAM G Bill in Parliament

INDIA bloc parties say the bill will ‘kill’ the rural employment programme; several members of the opposition staged a walkout in the Rajya Sabha during the passage of the bill after demanding its withdrawal and raising slogans against the government. They also tore pages of the bill

20 December,2025 08:40 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
National Herald case: ED moves Delhi HC against order favouring Gandhis

National Herald case: ED moves Delhi HC against order favouring Gandhis

The ED has assailed the trial court’s order issued on Wednesday, which held that taking cognisance of the agency’s complaint was “impermissible in law” as it was not based on a FIR. The court ruled that an investigation and the consequent prosecution complaint under PMLA

19 December,2025 10:11 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
New police station set up at Tumarkothi in Maoist-sensitive Gadchiroli district

New police station set up at Tumarkothi in Maoist-sensitive Gadchiroli district

The new police station was set up within 24 hours with the deployment of a large security force comprising around 1,000 C-60 commandos, 21 Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) teams, newly recruited police personnel, 500 special police officers and private contractors

19 December,2025 08:26 PM IST | Gadchiroli | mid-day online correspondent
Woman murders husband in Rajasthan, attempts to kill self

Woman murders husband in Rajasthan, attempts to kill self

In a shocking incident in Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh district, a woman allegedly killed her husband with an axe in Tamlav village and later attempted suicide by jumping into a well. She was rescued by villagers, and police have launched an investigation into the matter

19 December,2025 07:55 PM IST | Jaipur | mid-day online correspondent
ED facilitates Rs 311.67 crore payout for Kingfisher Airlines employees’ dues

ED facilitates Rs 311.67 crore payout for Kingfisher Airlines employees’ dues

The Enforcement Directorate’s Mumbai Zonal Office has facilitated the restitution of Rs 311.67 crore towards long-pending workmen dues of Kingfisher Airlines. The amount will be transferred to the Official Liquidator for disbursement to former employees, following DRT orders

19 December,2025 06:31 PM IST | Mumbai | Anish Patil
Maharashtra: 3 workers killed, 6 injured after water tank collapses at Butibori

Maharashtra: 3 workers killed, 6 injured after water tank collapses at Butibori

Three workers were killed and six others injured after a water tank collapsed at a solar panel manufacturing plant in Nagpur’s Butibori MIDC

19 December,2025 06:31 PM IST | Nagpur | mid-day online correspondent
Maharashtra cop on night patrol duty killed in hit-and-run in Ahilyanagar

Maharashtra cop on night patrol duty killed in hit-and-run in Ahilyanagar

The hit-and-run took place on Thursday when the cop, a Police Constable, identified as Sudam Rajkumar Pokale, was on a patrolling duty with colleagues in Rashin village

19 December,2025 06:23 PM IST | Beed (Maharashtra) | mid-day online correspondent
Chennai Mayor reviews road repairs; BJP walks out alleging wage irregularities

Chennai Mayor reviews road repairs; BJP walks out alleging wage irregularities

Chennai Mayor R. Priya informed the Corporation council about progress on road repairs after monsoon damage, while BJP councillors walked out alleging denial of speaking time and wage irregularities among sanitation workers. Mayor Priya responded, providing details on ongoing repair efforts

19 December,2025 06:12 PM IST | Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India] | ANI
Trump Widens Travel Ban | Seven More Countries Face Full U.S. Entry Shutdown

    Trump Widens Travel Ban | Seven More Countries Face Full U.S. Entry Shutdown

    Trump has sharply expanded the U.S. travel ban, signing a new proclamation that blocks entry from seven additional countries, citing national security risks, visa overstays, and failures in identity screening systems. The move marks one of the most sweeping immigration restrictions of his presidency and signals a renewed hard line on border and visa enforcement. Under the new order, full travel bans are imposed on Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, Syria, Laos, and Sierra Leone, along with individuals holding travel documents issued by the Palestinian Authority. The White House confirmed the expanded restrictions will take effect on January 1 and apply to both immigrants and non-immigrants. WATCH 

    20 December,2025 03:13 PM IST
    US launches Operation Hawkeye in Syria after killing of two soldiers

    US launches Operation Hawkeye in Syria after killing of two soldiers

    The two US service members killed in Syria were identified this week as Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, Iowa

    20 December,2025 09:43 AM IST | Washington DC | ANI

    Donald Trump suspends green card lottery programme

    Neves Valente, 48, is suspected in the shootings at Brown University that killed two students and wounded nine others, and the killing of an MIT professor. He was found dead on Thursday evening from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

    20 December,2025 09:08 AM IST | New York | Agencies

    Singapore to introduce caning for scammers from December 30

    Scam mules who enable scammers by laundering scam proceeds, providing SIM cards or giving up their confidential Singpass credentials will face discretionary caning of up to 12 strokes. Singpass is important for citizens to have access to official websites.

    20 December,2025 09:05 AM IST | Singapore | 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
    Who’s the Indian baddie?

    Who’s the Indian baddie?

    Social media would have you believe that Indian baddies – gorgeous girls grooving at a Tyla concert — are finally having a moment. But do you have to be skinny to be considered a baddie?

    19 December,2025 07:53 AM IST | Mumbai | Aastha Atray Banan
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