States

Bomb threat emails trigger panic, force evacuation at multiple schools in Jalandhar

15 Dec 2025 | 3:06 PM

Chandigarh, Dec 15 (UNI) Several schools in Jalandhar received bomb threat emails, prompting immediate evacuations and heightened security measures.

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Case of honour killing: Retired UP Police Sub-Inspector arrested for killing daughter over love affair

15 Dec 2025 | 2:55 PM

Agra, Dec 15 (UNI) A shocking case of honour killing has come to light in Agra, where a retired Uttar Pradesh Police Sub-Inspector allegedly strangled his own daughter to death after opposing her love relationship. The victim’s body was later dumped in the Yamuna River.

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Senior Odisha Congress leader Mohammed Moquim expelled from Party

15 Dec 2025 | 2:51 PM

Bhubaneswar, Dec 15 (UNI) Senior Congress leader and former Cuttack-Barabati MLA Mohammed Moquim, who recently stirred controversy by questioning the leadership of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Bhakta Charan Das, has been expelled from the primary membership of the Congress party.

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Fadnavis talks about betrayal which changed the history at Sambhaji Maharaj's statue launch

15 Dec 2025 | 2:47 PM

Kolhapur, Dec 15 (UNI) State Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that the life of both Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Sambhaji Maharaj would continue to inspire people and had there was no betrayal. no one would have dared to capture the army of Sambhaji Maharaj. Inaugurating the statue of Sambhaji Maharaj in Ichalkaranji city on Monday, the Chief Minister said that if betrayal didn't happen, the history of the country would have been different.

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Special Intensive Revision flags over one-third electors for deletion in 10 border districts

15 Dec 2025 | 2:27 PM

Kolkata, Dec 15 (UNI) In a significant development, 10 of West Bengal’s 23 districts that share international borders account for more than one-third of the total proposed deletions in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, highlighting longstanding concerns over porous borders and potential infiltration in these regions.

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Ilaiyaraaja dismisses AI threat to music creativity

15 Dec 2025 | 2:20 PM

By BD Narayankar
Bengaluru, Dec 15 (UNI) At a time when algorithms are composing melodies and trends change overnight, Ilaiyaraaja remains firmly anchored to a belief that has defined his five-decade journey in cinema — that music is born from within and cannot be manufactured by machines.

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Seed companies profiting at farmers’ cost; draft Central Seed Act has serious flaws: Kodanda Reddy

15 Dec 2025 | 2:15 PM

Hyderabad, Dec 15 (UNI) Chairman of the Telangana Farmers’ Commission Kodanda Reddy on Monday said seeds are a critical component of agriculture in both the country and Telangana, but seed companies are reaping higher profits than the farmers who cultivate them.

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Two arrested for attack on Jammu Police Sub-Inspector

15 Dec 2025 | 2:15 PM

Jammu, Dec 15 (UNI) Jammu Police have arrested two accused in connection with the attack on a Sub-Inspector here.

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Suvendu Adhikari moves Calcutta High Court; challenges Mamata’s Yuva Bharati probe panel

15 Dec 2025 | 2:07 PM

Kolkata, Dec 15 (UNI) Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, on Monday moved the Calcutta High Court challenging the authority and competence of the state government appointed committee probing the fiasco at Yuva Bharati Krirangan during Lionel Messi's event on last Saturday.
Altogether two Public Interest Litigations (PILs) were filed before the High Court questioning the validity of the committee constituted by the Mamata Banerjee-led government.

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Telangana Gram Panchayat polls: SEC declares second-phase results

15 Dec 2025 | 1:49 PM

Hyderabad, Dec 15 (UNI) The State Election Commission (SEC) on Monday announced the results of the second phase of the three-phase Gram Panchayat elections held across Telangana on Sunday.

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Baffling both Dravidian and Saffron, GENZ spearheads changing political lingua of TN

15 Dec 2025 | 1:44 PM

Chennai, Dec 15 (uni) As the GENZ gains greater visibility in the political domain, they appear to redraw the contours of public discourse and political lingua.

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Odisha increases stipends for PG students in Ayurvedic & Homeopathic colleges

15 Dec 2025 | 1:38 PM

Bhubaneswar, Dec 15 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday approved a substantial increase in stipends for postgraduate (PG) students studying in Government Ayurvedic and Homeopathic Medical Colleges across the state.
The decision has been taken to encourage students pursuing higher education in Ayurvedic and Homeopathic medicine.

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Medical student killed, father injured in road accident in Telangana

15 Dec 2025 | 1:36 PM

Hyderabad, Dec 15 (UNI) A medical student was killed, and her father sustained injuries after a speeding car hit them while they were crossing the road at RTC Colony within the Hayatnagar police station limits on Monday.

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Ilaiyaraaja 50 years, Akshaya Patra 25 unite in Bengaluru celebration

15 Dec 2025 | 1:33 PM

Bengaluru, Dec 15 (UNI) In a landmark convergence of culture and service, The Akshaya Patra Foundation’s 25-year Silver Jubilee, celebrated music maestro Shri Ilaiyaraaja’s 50 years in Indian music, and Mercuri Productions’ 100th event will come together in a single grand celebration in Bengaluru early next year.

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Global visa application centre to be established in Bhubaneswar

15 Dec 2025 | 1:25 PM

Bhubaneswar, Dec 15 (UNI) Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has approved the establishment of a Global Visa Application Centre in Bhubaneswar.

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