New Delhi, Dec 21 (UNI): The Modi government’s decision to scrap the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has sparked widespread outrage, with Congress leaders accusing the government of dismantling a landmark legislation that provided a legal right to work for rural families. Congress General Secretary K C Venugopal on Sunday said, “The…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (UNI): Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera has launched a blistering attack on the Modi government, accusing it of “surreptitiously” hiking railway fares just weeks before the annual budget. Khera’s remarks come after an internal Railway document—circulated unofficially to reporters on Sunday—revealed a new “rationalised” fare structure set to take effect on…
Ajit Jha New Delhi, Dec 21 (UNI): The year 2025 proved to be extremely challenging for the Indian aviation sector. While the Air India plane crash in the first half of the year shook the entire nation, the IndiGo crisis in the final months saw thousands of passengers stranded for hours at airports, and much…
New Delhi, Dec 21 (UNI): The air quality in national capital Delhi and nearby areas continued to hover in the ‘severe’ category on Sunday morning. A number of key areas in the city recorded AQI well over 400 mark in early morning time. As per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) figures, the AQI stood…
New Delhi, Dec 21(UNI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Priyanshu Boiragi, proprietor of Guwahati’s Purbashree Printing House, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the agency’s Guwahati Zonal Office announced on Sunday. The arrest followed search operations at Boiragi’s premises. A Special PMLA Court has remanded him to ED custody for five days….
New Delhi, Dec 21 (UNI) Samajwadi party chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has launched a passionate appeal to Delhi residents to join the “Save Aravalli” campaign, warning that the destruction of the Aravalli range will have catastrophic consequences for the city’s environment, economy, and quality of life. “The Aravalli range is…
Washington, Dec 21 (UNI/SPUTNIK) At least 16 files have disappeared from the section of the US Justice Department’s website where documents related to the case of financier Jeffrey Epstein had been published, the Associated Press reported. The US Justice Department released some of the Epstein case materials on Saturday in compliance with a previously passed…
Stuttgart, Dec 21 (UNI/SPUTNIK) The main train station in the German city of Stuttgart was evacuated due to the discovery of suspicious luggage, the DPA agency reported, citing law enforcement. A large contingent of federal police is conducting the operation, the agency said, citing a police spokesperson. Train traffic is partially restricted, it added. In…
Moscow, Dec. 21 (UNI) One person was killed and two others injured in an explosion in Khimki city in the Moscow region, local authorities said Saturday. According to the regional health ministry, the two injured people were taken to local medical institutions, with one of them in critical condition and the other in moderate condition….
Ahmedabad, Dec 20 (UNI) Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya shared a heartwarming moment with a cameraman after one of his powerful sixes accidentally struck the crew member during the fifth and final T20I against South Africa Pandya, whose aggressive strokeplay lit up the match, inadvertently sent the ball crashing into the cameraman’s arm while attacking the…
