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Train accidents remain low at 11 this year: Vaishnaw

New Delhi The number of train accidents has come down significantly from 135 in 2014-15 to 11 in 2025-26 till November as safety is accorded the highest priority, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a written statement in the Rajya Sabha on Friday. While responding to questions about whether the Union government has taken adequate safety measures to ensure zero accidents in railways, Vaishnaw said that as a con...

DU study finds Delhi air damaging trees, affecting leaf functions

New Delhi The capital's toxic air could be detrimental for plant life, reducing chlorophyll levels that are "directly proportional" to the amount of oxygen produced by a tree, a Delhi University (DU) study has found. Researchers at DU's Acharya Narendra Dev College examined ten species of trees found widely in the city. These include 'Bael' (Aegle marmelos), 'Saptparni' (Alstonia sch...

Cabinet nod to repeal 71 laws which have outlived utility

New Delhi The Union Cabinet on Friday cleared a Bill to repeal 71 laws which have outlived their utility in the statute books, officials said. Out of the 71 laws, 65 are amendments to principal Acts and six are principal laws. At least one law proposed to be repealed is of the British era, the officials said. The proposed repeal and amendment bill is not aimed at striking off colonial laws ...

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‘Dominic and the Ladies’ Purse’ to stream soon on OTT

New Delhi ZEE5 on Friday announced that the Mammootty-starrer “Dominic and the Ladies’ Purse” will premiere on the platform from December 19. The Malayalam mystery-comedy-thriller marks filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon’s directorial debut in the language. It was released in theatres in January this year. Backed by Mammootty Kampany, the film features the veteran actor as Dominic,...

Judging Gill after two T20Is is unfair: Nehra

New Delhi Gujarat Titans head coach Ashish Nehra is not amused by the snap judgements being passed on skipper Shubman Gill’s form, cautioning that writing him off after a couple of outings in the volatile T20 format reflects the growing tendency of arriving at quick conclusions. Gill, who made a comeback to the T20I set-up as vice-captain during the Asia Cup, has totalled 181 runs in the last 10 games at a belo...

Zubeen Garg case: Four accused charged with murder

Guwahati (Assam) A Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing into the death of singer Zubeen Garg, on Friday charged four accused – Shyamkanu Mahanta, Siddhartha Sharma, Shekhar Jyoti Goswami and Amritprava Mahanta – with murder in its chargesheet filed in a Guwahati court. Shyamkanu Mahanta was the chief organiser of the North East India Festival, which was attended by Garg in Singapore, where he died un...

India has 954 IFS officers, including 263 women: Govt

New Delhi The total strength of Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officers, as on December 1, 2025 is 954, and these include 200 officers from SC/ST category, and 263 women officers, the Centre informed the Parliament on Friday. Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh, in a written response to a query in Lok Sabha, also said, currently, there are a total of "26 Ambassadors/High Commissioners/Perman...

Ten Naxalites surrender in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district

Sukma (Chhattisgarh) Ten Naxalites including six women, collectively carrying a reward of Rs 33 lakh on their heads, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Friday, police said. With this, a total of 263 Maoists have quit violence in the district this year, said Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan. The cadres surrendered in the presence of senior police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF...

1,068 hectares of railway land encroached: Vaishnaw

New Delhi Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated on Friday in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha that as on March 31, 2025, the total land in possession of the Indian Railways was about 4.99 lakh hectares, out of which 1068.54 hectares were encroached in various parts of the country for quite a long period. While responding to questions regarding the land parcels of the railways presently under encroachment in the ...

Sensex surges 450 points on metal rally, global cues

Mumbai Benchmark stock index Sensex rallied nearly 450 points while broader Nifty closed above the 26,000 level on Friday following buying in metal shares and positive global trends. Rising for the second day, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 449.53 points or 0.53 per cent to settle at 85,267.66. During the day, it jumped 502.69 points or 0.59 per cent to 85,320.82. Rebounding from the month's low l...

Shah, Bhagwat unveil statue of Savarkar in Andamans

Sri Vijaya Puram Union Home Minister Amit Shah and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday unveiled a statue of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar at Beodnabad in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The statue has been installed in a park in the South Andaman district. After the unveiling event at 3.15 pm, Shah and Bhagwat planted ‘Rudraksha’ trees inside the park. The home minister and the RSS ch...

Nearly 6,000 Indians evacuated from Middle East: Govt

New Delhi Keeping in view their safety and security, the government has evacuated 5,945 Indian nationals from Israel, Iran, Syria and Iraq in the Middle East during the last three years, the Centre informed the Parliament on Friday. These evacuation operations include 'Operation Ajay' in Israel in 2023 and 'Operation Sindhu' in Iran and Israel in 2025, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, said in a...

Land decision won’t stall A&D park: Minister

Belagavi (Karnataka) Karnataka Industries Minister MB Patil on Friday told the Assembly that the state government's decision to drop acquisition of 1,777 acres in Devanahalli near Bengaluru, following farmers' protests, will not be a setback to the Aerospace & Defence Park project there. He pointed out that Karnataka contributes 65 per cent of India's aerospace and defence output and globally the stat...

Rupee hits new low at 90.41

Mumbai The rupee depreciated by 9 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.41 against the US dollar on Friday, as uncertainty over the India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows dented investor sentiment. Forex traders said the rupee is under pressure, largely due to aggressive dollar purchases by importers amid surging global precious metal prices. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupe...

Ex-Judges: Impeachment bid against HC Judge "threat" to Judicial Independence

New Delhi A group of former Supreme Court and High Court judges has issued a strong appeal asking Members of Parliament to stop the move to impeach Madras High Court judge Justice G.R. Swaminathan, saying it is unfair and dangerous for the independence of the judiciary. In their statement, the judges say this attempt looks like an effort to pressure or scare judges who do not follow certain political or ideological views. They add that...

Shivraj Patil faced flak during 26/11 over attire changes

Mumbai Congress veteran and former Lok Sabha Speaker Shivraj Patil donned many hats during his decades-long political career and was a prominent figure in Maharashtra and national politics, but had to resign as Union Home Minister after the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai. Patil (90), who passed away on Friday at his residence in Latur district of Maharashtra after a brief illness, remained a Congress and Nehru-Gandhi family loyalist ti...

Delhi CM hands over job letters to kin of 1984 riot victims

New Delhi Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday handed over appointment letters to 36 family members of those affected by the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. During the event, she said that while no government assistance can erase the trauma of the victims, her administration remains committed to supporting them with dignity and justice. Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa was also present at the event. Addressing the gathering, Gupta re...

Maharashtra brings IAS officers under Lokayukta

Nagpur The Maharashtra legislative assembly has approved amendments to the Lokayukta Act that will, for the first time, bring Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers and several state-appointed officials under the purview of the anti-corruption watchdog. The amendment bill, which was passed on Thursday evening, expands the scope of the Maharashtra Lokayukta Act, 2023, and removes ambiguities flagged earlier by the President’...

Thailand's Parliament dissolved for new elections early next year

Bangkok (Thailand) Thailand's Parliament was dissolved Friday for new elections early next year as the country engaged in deadly fighting with Cambodia. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved the House of Representatives after getting approval from King Maha Vajiralongkorn, whose endorsement became effective Friday with its publication in the Royal Gazette. Anutin had signalled the move with a Facebook post late Thursday ...

Govt must promote domestic production of anti-doping kits: P T Usha

New Delhi Rajya Sabha nominated member P T Usha on Friday urged the government to launch a programme to promote domestic production of anti-doping kits, stressing the need to make the country a dope-free sporting nation. Raising the issue in Zero Hour, she emphasised the need to promote indigenous production of anti-doping kits under the Make in India initiative. She noted that this matter is important as it affects the integrity o...

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