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MP Woman Stabs Husband's Employee To Death Suspecting Affair

Press Trust of India | Friday December 20, 2024, Jabalpur (MP)

The police arrested Shikha Mishra (35) for the killing that took place at Professor Colony on Wednesday.

"Can't Speak Kannada? Come To Delhi": CEO's Hiring Post Sparks Controversy

NDTV News Desk | Friday December 20, 2024, New Delhi

A social media post by Vikram Chopra, CEO of Cars24, has triggered a debate over linguistic identity and workplace inclusivity. Mr Chopra shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) aimed at those living in Bengaluru open for jobs in Delhi-NCR.

Om Prakash Chautala, Former Haryana Chief Minister And INLD Chief, Dies At 89

Edited by Srishti Kapoor | Friday December 20, 2024, New Delhi

Five-time Haryana Chief Minister and veteran Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Om Prakash Chautala died at the age of 89 following a cardiac arrest.

"World Watching Us": Jagdeep Dhankhar On Chaotic Parliament Session

Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday December 20, 2024, New Delhi

Parliament's winter session - its final week roiled by protests by MPs over Amit Shah's "Ambedkar is the fashion" remark and fractious debates over the 'one nation, one election' push - concluded Friday, with a stern message from Rajya Sabha Chair.

NRI Among Two Dead As Car Crashes Into Tractor-Trolley In Punjab

Press Trust of India | Friday December 20, 2024, Phagwara

Two people, including an Australia-based NRI, died and one sustained serious injuries when the taxi they were travelling in collided with a sugarcane-loaded tractor-trolley.

Gas Leak, Then Blast: CCTV Shows Moments After Jaipur Crash That Killed 9

NDTV News Desk | Friday December 20, 2024, New Delhi

CCTV footage showed smoke filling into the street and then a blast, minutes after a collision between a gas tanker and multiple vehicles turned the Jaipur-Ajmer highway into an inferno.

"Saw Blast, Jumped Out Of Car": Man Narrowly Escapes Jaipur Fire That Killed 9

Edited by Manjiri Chitre | Friday December 20, 2024, Jaipur

A deadly collision involving a CNG tanker and several vehicles turned a stretch of the Jaipur-Ajmer highway in Rajasthan into an inferno on Friday morning, killing at least nine people.

Insurgents From Myanmar Civil War Worsen Manipur Ethnic Conflict: Report

Reuters | Friday December 20, 2024, Imphal

Indian insurgent groups that took refuge in Myanmar and fought in its civil war have been streaming back across the border to Manipur this year, security officers said, inflaming the ethnic conflict there with weapons and battle-hardened cadres.

'Every Child In Madrasa...': MLAs' War Of Words Over National Anthem

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday December 20, 2024, Bhopal

Two senior legislators from Madhya Pradesh's capital city Bhopal indulged in a bitter war of words over the national anthem in government-funded madrasas operating in the state.

Nearly Half Of The Fake News Stories In India Are Political: Study

IANS | Friday December 20, 2024, New Delhi

The study, conducted by the Indian School of Business (ISB) and CyberPeace, showed that with social media emerging as the primary vector of misinformation, fake news and deepfake concerns are rising in the country.

High Court Upholds Tender Awarded To Adani Group To Redevelop Dharavi Slum

Press Trust of India | Friday December 20, 2024, Mumbai

On Friday, the Bombay High Court upheld the tender awarded to Adani Properties Private Limited by the Maharashtra government for the Dharavi slum redevelopment project in Mumbai.

3 Injured As Truck Rams Kiosks On Kanpur Sagar Highway In Madhya Pradesh

Asian News International | Friday December 20, 2024, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

In an accident late at night, a truck rammed into kiosks near an old church on the Kanpur Sagar highway in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

'One Nation, One Poll' Bill Referred To Joint Parliamentary Committee

Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday December 20, 2024, New Delhi

Two bills to amend the Constitution - and allow simultaneous federal and state elections by 2034 - were sent to a 39-member joint parliamentary committee Friday morning.

Congress MP Manickam Tagore Moves Adjournment Motion, Seeks Amit Shah's Resignation

Asian News International | Friday December 20, 2024, New Delhi

Congress MP Manickam Tagore submitted an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on Dr BR Ambedkar in Rajya Sabha and demanded his apology and resignation.

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Passes Jan Vishwas Bill To Promote Ease Of Business

Asian News International | Friday December 20, 2024, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)

Chief Minister Mohan Yadav termed the Madhya Pradesh Jan Vishwas bill as a concrete step towards strengthening the state's ease of doing business and living rankings.