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Mid-sea crash: Navy orders 'board of inquiry' to establish facts of case

The Navy said Search and Rescue (SAR) efforts had continued through the night of December 18 - 19 in the vicinity of the accident. Two persons from the ferry are still reported to be missing

102 aircraft on ground due to supply chain issues: Govt tells Lok Sabha

Supply chain woes have been impacting the airlines' industry in recent years, especially after the coronavirus pandemic and due to certain geopolitical developments

CBSE inspects 29 schools for 'dummy' students, plans legal action

Majority of inspected schools were found to have violated Board's Affiliation Bye-Laws by enrolling students beyond their actual attendance records, effectively creating 'non-attending' enrolments

Women hold only 10% key managerial personnel positions in India: Report

The 'Mind the Gender Gap' report is based on insights from 300 Indian companies through their Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR) disclosures

LIVE news updates: Airtel prepays Rs 3,626 crore to Centre to clear 2016 spectrum dues

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Air pollution linked to more hospitalisations for all causes, finds study

Study published in British Medical Journal (BMJ) Open, found that a higher exposure to nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter combined was linked to a higher hospitalisations

Winter vacations state-wise list 2024: Schools declare winter holidays

Winter vacations 2024 for the months of December, January and February 2025 have been announced across many states in India, know the state-wise schedule

Modi govt's initiatives reduced brain drain of youth, says CR Patil

Addressing a press conference, Patil said now even those who went abroad are returning and contributing to the nation's progress

Unnao rape case: BJP's Kuldeep Singh requests extension of his interim bail

Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who is already serving a life sentence in a rape case in 2017, is also serving a 10-year term for the custodial death of the rape survivor's father

KKR backs Rebel Foods for its latest growth equity investment in India

Deal part of KKR's to support 'innovative and disruptive companies' in Asia

Parliament LIVE: BJP's charges attempt to divert from Ambedkar row, Adani issue, says Rahul Gandhi

Parliament winter session news updates: The BJP has claimed that Rahul Gandhi pushed Pratap Sarangi during a melee, a charge rejected by the Congress leader

DMK stage protest in TN, demand Shah's apology for comments on Ambedkar

DMK leader R S Bharathi stated that if PM Modi truly valued democratic principles, Shah should be temporarily removed from his ministerial position

SCs, STs' representation in govt workforce as per prescribed limit: Centre

The representation of SC and ST is as per the prescribed limit of 15 per cent and 7.5 per cent respectively. The representation of OBCs in direct recruitment has also consistently been more than 27%

Over 400,000 backlog vacancies for SC,ST, OBC filled since 2016: Govt

As per the data furnished by the ministries/departments, more than 400,000 backlog reserved vacancies in respect of SC/ST and OBC candidates have been filled up since 2016

Ruckus erupts in MCD house over Rohingya immigrants, Amit Shah's remark

The session, scheduled to begin at 2 pm, was yet to start as Mayor Mahesh Khichi had not arrived by 3 pm, further escalating tensions

Delhi's new signages to display info in Hindi, English, Punjabi, and Urdu

The directive applies to metro stations, hospitals, public parks, and government offices, including the nameplates outside bureaucrats' offices

Political parties disregard court's orders: Bombay HC on illegal hoardings

The Bombay High Court pulled up political parties for ignoring its orders on illegal hoardings, directing municipal authorities and police to take strict action against violations in Maharashtra

Home minister Amit Shah to chair NEC meet in Agartala on December 21

DoNER minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, along with governors, chief ministers of all eight Northeastern states, and senior officials, will also attend the meet

Five arrested in Bengal for issuing forged Indian passports to Bangladeshis

The group is believed to have illegally issued at least 73 counterfeit Indian passports, mainly to infiltrators, including Bangladeshi nationals, using fake documents

Centre urges states to expedite tap water connections for 40 mn rural homes

Eleven states and Union territories have achieved 100 per cent coverage of tap water connections under the Jal Jeevan Mission