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Attack on TV Actor Anuj Sachdeva, FIR Registered

15 Dec 2025 | 6:39 PM

Mumbai, Dec 15 (UNI) Television actor Anuj Sachdeva was allegedly attacked in his housing colony at Goregaon, a north western suburb, after he posted a complaint in the society’s WhatsApp group that a resident's car was parked in the wrong place on the premises, a police official said on Monday. Sachdeva had identified the person as Pradeep Singh.

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TN CM STALIN SLAMS CENTRE'S MOVE TO RENAME MGNREGA

15 Dec 2025 | 6:35 PM

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday criticised the Union Government's proposed move to rename MGNREGA, a very successful rural livelihood security scheme.

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INDOCRYPT-2025 inaugurated at IIIT-Bhubaneswar: Global experts deliberate on cryptography and IT

15 Dec 2025 | 6:26 PM

Bhubaneshwar, Dec 15 (UNI) The four-day international conference INDOCRYPT was formally inaugurated today at the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Bhubaneswar, marking the beginning of an important global dialogue on cryptography and information security research and innovation.

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CM, Speaker & others congratulate Saraogi on becoming Bihar BJP president

15 Dec 2025 | 6:24 PM

Patna, Dec 15 (UNI) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Speaker of Assembly Prem Kumar and several other leaders on Monday congratulated Sanjay Saraogi on becoming president of Bihar BJP.

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1,800 Crore Scam Alleged in Maharashtra’s School Mid-Day Meal Scheme

15 Dec 2025 | 6:15 PM

Mumbai, Dec 15 (UNI) The Shiv Sena (UBT faction) MLA Kailas Patil on Monday made a serious allegation of a rupees 1,800 crore scam in Maharashtra’s school nutrition (mid-day meal) scheme.

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Mumbai Municipal Corporation polls to be held on Jan 15

15 Dec 2025 | 5:53 PM

Mumbai, Dec 15 (UNI) After a prolonged delay, the dates for the long-pending municipal corporation elections in Mumbai were announced on Monday.
The State Election Commission announced that polling at 29 places in Maharashtra will be held on January 15, while counting of votes and results will be declared on January 16.
With immediate effect, the model code of conduct has come into force in all municipal corporations.

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Court grants bail to Rahul Easwar in defamation case

15 Dec 2025 | 5:52 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 15 (UNI) The Principal Sessions Court here on Monday granted bail to activist Rahul Easwar, who was arrested in connection with a defamation case linked to alleged online comments about a woman complainant in a sexual assault case.
Easwar had been in judicial custody for 16 days after police registered a case accusing him of making defamatory statements on social media and of revealing information that could lead to revealing the identity of the survivor, an act prohibited under law. His earlier bail pleas had been rejected by lower courts.

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AP: US Consul General engages with startups at Ratan Tata Innovation Hub

15 Dec 2025 | 5:45 PM

Vijayawada, Dec 15 (UNI) The Ratan Tata Innovation Hub( RTIH), Government of Andhra Pradesh, hosted an interactive engagement with Laura Williams, Consul General of the United States, during her visit to the RTIH, Amaravati, near here on Monday. .

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Stalin flays BJP-led government for trying to rechristen MGNREGS scheme

15 Dec 2025 | 5:40 PM

Chennai, Dec 15 (UNI) Flaying the BJP-led Government at the Centre for trying to rechristen the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) scheme with North Indian name, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President
M K Stalin today said like how the people pushed the union government to backfoot on the three Farm Laws and Caste Census,
they will do so again for its attempts to destroy the scheme named after Mahatma Gandhi.

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SP Balasubrahmanyam statue unveiled at Ravindra Bharathi

15 Dec 2025 | 5:30 PM

Hyderabad, Dec 15 (UNI) A statue of legendary playback singer S P Balasubrahmanyam (SPB) was unveiled at Ravindra Bharathi here on Monday, with several dignitaries, family members and admirers in attendance.

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Maxivision Somajiguda strengthens retinal diagnostics with advanced widefield imaging technology

15 Dec 2025 | 5:21 PM

Hyderabad, Dec 15 (UNI) Maxivision Super Speciality Eye Hospitals has enhanced its retinal diagnostic capabilities at its Somajiguda Centre of Excellence with the introduction of an advanced widefield fundus imaging system, significantly upgrading its eye care technology.

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Dense fog trigger multiple accidents across Uttar Pradesh

15 Dec 2025 | 5:19 PM

Lucknow, Dec 15 (UNI) A severe cold wave combined with snowfall in the hilly regions has intensified winter conditions across Uttar Pradesh.

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NEHU contributes to India's semiconductor mission with indigenous chip to protect tea gardens

15 Dec 2025 | 5:18 PM

Shillong, Dec 15 (UNI) In a significant step towards indigenous innovation under the India Semiconductor Mission, the North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) in Meghalaya, has developed an innovative indigenous semiconductor chip aimed at repelling the Red Spider Mite (RMS) one of the most destructive pests affecting tea gardens across the Northeast and other tea-growing regions of India, an official said on Monday.

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Gadkari greenlights upgrading of 2 roads in Himachal

15 Dec 2025 | 5:16 PM

Shimla, Dec 15 (UNI) union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday approved the upgrade of two roads in Himachal Pradesh.

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Freedom fighter Etukuri Krishnamurthy, 104, continues to receive pension, a rare honour in Telugu states

15 Dec 2025 | 5:14 PM

Hyderabad, Dec 15 (UNI) Freedom fighter and former Revenue Department employee Etukuri Krishnamurthy has earned a rare distinction by becoming the only person in the two Telugu states to be alive and receiving a pension at the age of 104. Now in his 105th year, he is living with his son in Hyderabad.

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