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5:54 PM

Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day

5:34 PM

Assam cabinet to be expanded by inducting four ministers on December 7: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

5:25 PM

The Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024 passed in Rajya Sabha

4:25 PM

Honda to recall over 205,000 US vehicles over fuel leak concern: NHTSA

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday that Honda would recall about 205,760 SUVs in the United States over a fuel leak issue. The recall includes some Passport and Pilot vehicles from model years 2023-2025.

4:20 PM

Isro's PSLV rocket carrying Proba-3 lifts off from Sriharikota

Isro's PSLV rocket carrying European Space Agency satellites Proba-3 has successfully completed the lift-off from Sriharikota. 

3:52 PM

People neither have respect nor fear of law: Gadkari in LS on deaths in road accidents

Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that despite the government's continuous efforts to reduce deaths in road accidents, the casualties have been on the rise as people neither have respect nor fear of the law. Responding during Question Hour in the Lok Sabha, Gadkari said he himself has been a victim of a road accident and is sensitive about the issue.

3:17 PM

LS adjourned after protests over BJP's attempts to link Opposition to George Soros

Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned twice on Thursday over BJP member Nishikant Dubey's remarks targeting Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and seeking to link him to a US-based multi-billionaire George Soros.

3:01 PM

Services on Delhi Metro's blue line back to normal after delays

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced on Thursday that services on the Blue Line have been restored after disruptions due to a cable theft incident between Moti Nagar and Kirti Nagar stations.

2:43 PM

Low GDP growth: Don't throw baby out with the bathwater, urges CEA

Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran has cautioned against "overinterpreting" the dismal Q2 GDP figures, emphasising that India's underlying growth story remains intact amid global uncertainties.

2:40 PM

NBCC India subsidiary secures Rs 600-Cr order; Shares advance over 3%

Shares of state-owned Navratna company NBCC (India) rallied 3.40 per cent to hit a day's high of Rs 103.40 on the BSE on Thursday, December 5, 2024, after its subsidiary, HSCC (India), bagged work orders worth Rs 600 crore.

2:31 PM

Opposition makes constant attempts to derail govt: BJP leader Nishikant Dubey slams Congress in Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Thursday after a word of war broke out between BJP leader Nishikant Dubey and Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi after BJP alleged Congress' hand in 'attacks on national interest from abroad.'

2:15 PM

Rahul Gandhi 'traitor of highest order,' claims BJP

The BJP on Thursday claimed a link between Rahul Gandhi and international forces, including an investigative media platform, trying to destabilise India and that the Congress leader was a "traitor of the highest order". Citing a report in the French media outlet 'Mediapart,' Patra claimed that billionaire investor George Soros and some US-based agencies, investigative media platform Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), and Gandhi occupy three sides of a "dangerous" triangle trying to destabilise India and stoke public disaffection for a regime change.

1:48 PM

Jitender Singh Shunty joins AAP ahead of Delhi Assembly elections

Padma Shri awardee and social worker Jitender Singh Shunty joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls slated for February next year. Shunty, the president of the Shaheed Bhagat Singh (SBS) Foundation, gained recognition for his humanitarian efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic.

1:23 PM

Sambhal administration will put up posters of perpetrators of Nov 24 violence, says official

The Sambhal administration on Thursday said it will put up posters of those involved in the November 24 violence. "We will put up posters of those involved in Sambhal violence ... in all likelihood today," District Magistrate Rajender Pensiya told PTI. He said the authorities have identified more than 400 people and arrested 32 so far in connection with the violence that broke out last month over a local mosque survey.

1:06 PM

News update: Stephen Marandi takes oath as pro-tem Speaker of Jharkhand assembly