India

Delhi Speaker presents coffee table book on parliamentary legacy to PM

12 Dec 2025 | 6:23 PM

New Delhi, Dec 12 (UNI) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday at the Prime Minister’s Office in Parliament House and presented a new coffee table book chronicling a century of India’s parliamentary evolution.

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ECI deploys Special Roll Observers for SIR in eight major states

12 Dec 2025 | 6:07 PM

New Delhi, Dec 12 (UNI) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has appointed Special Roll Observers (SROs) to oversee the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the Electoral Rolls in eight major states: West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan.

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Cabinet nod for 100 pc FDI in Insurance Sector

12 Dec 2025 | 5:50 PM

New Delhi, Dec 12 (UNI) The union Cabinet has approved a major change in India’s insurance regulations by clearing the proposal to allow100 per cent foreign direct investment in insurance companies.

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4 DGCA officials fired over IndiGo chaos; independent global review ordered

12 Dec 2025 | 5:26 PM

New Delhi, December 12 (UNI): The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has dismissed four flight operation inspectors in connection with the recent IndiGo crisis, which led to massive flight disruptions earlier this month.

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Rs 100 crore notice to Khera

12 Dec 2025 | 5:24 PM

New Delhi, Dec 12 (UNI)
Congress spokesperson and Chairman of the party’s Media and Publicity department Pawan Khera has been served with a defamation notice of Rs 100 crore for a post on X released early Friday.

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Cabinet greenlights CoalSETU window to boost coal auctions

12 Dec 2025 | 5:22 PM

New Delhi, Dec 12 (UNI) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Friday approved a landmark policy introducing the 'CoalSETU window' under the Non-Regulated Sector (NRS) Linkage Auction Policy, enabling seamless, efficient, and transparent utilization of coal for diverse industrial purposes and exports.

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Cabinet approves Minimum Support Price for Copra for 2026 season

12 Dec 2025 | 5:20 PM

New Delhi, Dec 12 (UNI) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Friday approved the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for copra for the 2026 season, union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnav announced at a press briefing.

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Cabinet approves Census 2027 with Rs 11,718 crore outlay

12 Dec 2025 | 4:41 PM

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New Delhi, Dec 12 (UNI) The union Cabinet on Friday approved the scheme for conducting the Census of India 2027, allocating Rs 11,718.24 crore for the massive national exercise.

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CBI court sentences ex-village pradhan to 10 years jail for Rs 1 crore fraud

12 Dec 2025 | 4:30 PM

New Delhi, Dec 12 (UNI) A special CBI court on Thursday sentenced two people to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for defrauding the government exchequer of over Rs one crore, the agency confirmed on Friday.
The convicted individuals are Satya Narayan Prasad Patel, the then village pradhan; and Shahnawaj Alam, the then fair price shopkeeper (Kotedar). The court also imposed a total fine of Rs 55,000 on them.

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UPSC introduces 'Centre of Choice' facility for all PwBD candidates

12 Dec 2025 | 3:51 PM

New Delhi, Dec 12 (UNI) In a major step towards ensuring accessible examinations for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD), the union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has decided to allot 'Centre of Choice' to all PwBD candidates for its examinations.

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Creating job opportunities in labour-intensive sectors crucial for sustaining 8 pc growth: NCAER Report

12 Dec 2025 | 3:30 PM

New Delhi, Dec 12 (UNI) The increase in employment in India is primarily due to the rise in self-employment, while transition to a skilled labour force has been slow, said a report by NCAER. Strengthening employment opportunities in labour-intensive manufacturing and services sectors could help sustain GDP growth at around 8 per cent, consistent with the vision of Viksit Bharat, it said.

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‘Bharat Ki Soch’ launched to apply ancient Indian wisdom to modern policy challenges

12 Dec 2025 | 3:14 PM

New Delhi, Dec 12 (UNI) A new think tank, Bharat Ki Soch, was launched on Friday with a mission to bring India’s civilisational knowledge systems into contemporary policy-making.

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IndiGo receives tax penalty notice of Rs 58.75 crore

12 Dec 2025 | 3:02 PM

New Delhi, Dec 12 (UNI) The crisis-ridden IndiGo received a tax penalty notice of Rs 58.75 crore on December 11 from the Additional Commissioner of CGST, Delhi South Commissionerate, for the financial year 2020-21, the company announced on Friday.
In a filing to the BSE, IndiGo termed the tax order erroneous. It asserted that it has a strong case on merits, supported by external tax advisors.

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