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• 12 Dec 2022, 09:41:41 PM IST

  Himachal Bhawan, Himachal Sadan to have food & rent expenses for MLAs same as common people: CM Sukhu

  Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu on Monday said, “We have decided that in Himachal Bhawan and Himachal Sadan, rent & food expenses for MLAs will be same as for common people. Earlier, common people paid full amount and MLAs got these facilities at subsidised rates,but that won’t happen anymore.”

• 12 Dec 2022, 09:27:45 PM IST

  India and Poland held the 10th round of Foreign Office Consultations in Warsaw

  Ministry of External Affairs stated that India-Poland exchanged views on regional and global issues, including developments in the Indo-Pacific, India’s neighbourhood, Ukraine conflict, cooperation in multilateral fora including the UN, and UNSC reforms, ANI reported.

• 12 Dec 2022, 08:34:29 PM IST

  Himachal CM SS Sukhu issues order to sumbit report on all tenders passed in Jal Shakti Dept during last 6 months

  Himachal chief minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu on Monday issued an order to submit a comprehensive report of all tenders passed during last 6 months in Jal Shakti Department, ANI reproted. Sukhu also directed the department to give details within 72 hrs on foundation stones laid during this period.

• 12 Dec 2022, 08:06:32 PM IST

  IB ministry issues directions for blocking sites & apps of Pak-based OTT platform Vidly TV

  Information and Broadcast (IB)Ministry on Monday issued directions for blocking of website, 2 mobile applications, 4 social media accounts& 1 smart TV app of Pak-based OTT platform Vidly TV, ANI reported. A recently released web-series on the platform was reportedly found to be detrimental to national security of India.

• 12 Dec 2022, 07:51:06 PM IST

  Gujarat portfolios announced, CM Bhupendra Patel keeps urban development, Harsh Sanghavi gets home

  Gujarat portfolios were announced on Monday in which CM Bhupendra Patel keeps Urban Development, Urban Housing Development, Road & Building, Mining, Tourism, Port and Information broadcasting. Harsh Sanghavi gets Youth and Cultural activities, Home and Transport.

• 12 Dec 2022, 07:43:13 PM IST

  Indian, Chinese troops clash near LAC in Arunachal on Dec 9, suffered injuries

  Indian and Chinese army troops clashed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Tawang Sector in Arunachal Pradesh on December 9. Some Indian soldiers were injured in the clash. Read more

• 12 Dec 2022, 07:19:37 PM IST

  MBBS final year student in Rajasthan's Bharatpur dies by suicide, PTI reports

  A final year MBBS student died by suicide in Rajasthan's Bharatpur on Monday, ANI reported. He was on antipsychotic medications and today due to depression he took this step, the report further said.

• 12 Dec 2022, 06:52:00 PM IST

  Three coaching centre students die by suicide in Rajasthan's Kota

  Three teenagers studying at private coaching institutes in Rajasthan’s Kota have committed suicide in two separate incidents, the police said on Monday. Read more

• 12 Dec 2022, 05:48:40 PM IST

  India’s retail inflation declines to 11-month low at 5.88% in November from 6.77% in October

  India’s retail inflation declined to 11-month low at 5.88% in November from 6.77% in October.

• 12 Dec 2022, 05:47:21 PM IST

  Delhi court grants interim bail to Umar Khalid for 7 days to attend his sister's wedding

  Delhi court grants 7-day interim bail to Delhi riots accused Umar Khalid to attend sister's wedding. Umar Khalid, former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student is facing charges of rioting, vandalism, arson and promoting religious enmity in a case of the northeast Delhi riots in 2020.

• 12 Dec 2022, 05:40:39 PM IST

  Actor Nora Fatehi files defamation case against Jacqueline Fernandez in Delhi court, says 'name unfairly dragged in case'

  Actor Nora Fatehi on Monday filed defamation case against Jacqueline Fernandez in Delhi court and said that her 'name unfairly dragged in case'. Both were questioned by ED in a money laundering case of ₹200 cr. Jacqueline has been charge-sheeted in the matter.

• 12 Dec 2022, 05:22:17 PM IST

  Cyclone Mandous weakened, currently in North Kerala 

  Chennai's Regional Metrological Centre official stated that the ChennaiCyclone Mandous has weakened now and that it's currently in North Kerala, according to ANI reports. He further said a heavy rainfall likely expected in coastal areas and north interior parts of Tamil Nadu and that Chennai will witness moderate rainfall.

• 12 Dec 2022, 05:18:34 PM IST

  Over 11,000 faculty positions vacant in IITs & IIMs : Ministry of Education

  The statistics of the Ministry of Education stated that there are more than 11,000 faculty positions vacant in central universities, IITs and IIMs across country, PTI reported.

• 12 Dec 2022, 04:08:40 PM IST

  Explosion at building housing foreigners in Kabul, Afghanistan

  Loud blast, shots heard near China guest house in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, AFP reported citing witnesses. Read more

• 12 Dec 2022, 03:56:54 PM IST

  Shiv Sena symbols row: Hearing adjourned to January first week after both sides seek more time

  Hearing adjourned to January first week after both sides seek more time in Shiv Sena symbols row case.

• 12 Dec 2022, 03:38:56 PM IST

  JNU VC Santishree suspects outsiders invovment over anti-Brahmin slogans on campus

  Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice-Chancellor Santishree D Pandit on Monday said to PTI, “It appears outsiders were involved in scribbling of anti-Brahmin slogans on JNU campus, inquiry underway.” She further said that JNU is for everyone and nobody can use it to spread hatred against any group. Read more

• 12 Dec 2022, 03:09:08 PM IST

  Schools shut in Tamilnadu's Tiruvallur due to increase in rainfall

  Due to the increase in rainfall and forecast for continuous rain, all schools in Tamilnadu's Tiruvallur district have been instructed to close by 3 pm on Monday, ANI reproted. District authorities also declared a holiday for tomorrow.

• 12 Dec 2022, 02:27:16 PM IST

  BJP's Bhupendra Patel takes oath as Gujarat CM for 2nd consecutive time

  Bhupendra Patel from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sworn in as Gujarat chief minister for the second consecutive time. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the oath-taking ceremony. Follow Guajarat CM oath-taking live here

• 12 Dec 2022, 02:19:38 PM IST

  1,179 Bru militants surrender in Assam's Hailakandi district, PTI reports

  1,179 Bru militants from two outfits surrendered on Monday in Assam's Hailakandi district, lay down 350 firearms, PTI reported citing police officials.

• 12 Dec 2022, 01:45:04 PM IST

  China slams US sanctions over alleged rights abuses in Tibet

  US sanctions on two senior Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses in Tibet were illegal and seriously harmed Sino-US ties, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday.

• 12 Dec 2022, 12:59:29 PM IST

  ₹200 crore money laundering case: Patiala House Court adjourns hearing till Dec 20

  ₹200 crore money laundering case: After a brief hearing in the case, Patiala House Court has adjourned the hearing in the matter till December 20.

• 12 Dec 2022, 12:14:20 PM IST

  Jacqueline Fernandez arrives at Patiala House Court in money laundering case

  Actor Jacqueline Fernandez on Monday arrived at the Patiala House Court in the national capital in connection with the ₹200 crores money laundering case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar.

• 12 Dec 2022, 11:53:26 AM IST

  Maharashtra's former home minister Anil Deshmukh gets bail by Bombay HC

  Former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Anil Deshmukh on Monday got a bail from the Bombay High Court in a corruption case filed by the CBI, news agency PTI reported.

• 12 Dec 2022, 10:43:29 AM IST

  Justice Dipankar Datta takes oath as judge of Supreme Court

  Justice Dipankar Dutta, ex Bombay HC chief justice, has taken oath as judge of Supreme Court. He will have tenure till February 2030.

• 12 Dec 2022, 10:37:42 AM IST

  53 detained from illegal dance bar in Thane's Dombivali

  Police raided an illegal dance bar in Dombivali city in Thane district of Maharashtra and detained 53 people, including 26 women, for indulging in obscene acts, an official said on Monday, PTI reported.

• 12 Dec 2022, 10:13:58 AM IST

  Jyotiraditya Scindia inspects traffic at Delhi airport's Terminal 3

  Union Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia is currently inspecting Delhi's air traffic movement at T3.

• 12 Dec 2022, 10:00:44 AM IST

  Rupee falls 35 paise to 82.63 against US dollar in early trade

  Rupee falls 35 paise to stand at 82.63 against US dollar in early trade, on Monday PTI reports.

• 12 Dec 2022, 09:33:15 AM IST

  Tata's Air India to buy Airbus, Boeing 500 jets: Report

  Air India is close to placing landmark orders for as many as 500 jetliners worth tens of billions of dollars from both Airbus and Boeing, industry sources said on Sunday.

• 12 Dec 2022, 08:57:22 AM IST

  Abu Dhabi Investment Authority to invest in India's Lenskart

  Sovereign wealth fund Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is in advanced talks with Indian eyewear retailer Lenskart for an investment of up to $350 million to $400 million at a $4.5 billion valuation, reported Reuters.

• 12 Dec 2022, 08:17:36 AM IST

  'India at essence of forming multi-polar world': Russia's Sergey Lavrov

  “India is part of a range of integration structures in South Asia within SCO & it takes an active role in United Nations. India is a country that not only aspires to be but is at the essence of the forming of a multi-polar world as one of its most important poles,” Russia's Sergey Lavrov.

• 12 Dec 2022, 07:53:05 AM IST

  Pak PM Sharif's son Suleman returns after four years in self-exile

  Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's son Suleman Shehbaz arrived in Pakistan in the early hours of Sunday after four years in self-exile.

• 12 Dec 2022, 07:37:28 AM IST

  Scientists say eruption of Hawaii volcano continues to ease, reports AP

  Scientists have said the eruption of Hawaii volcano continues to ease, as per AP.

• 12 Dec 2022, 07:13:28 AM IST

  Andhra Pradesh: Kakinada-Uppada Beach road damaged due to Mandous

  In Andhra Pradesh, Kakinada-Uppada Beach road has damaged due to strong waves during Mandous Cyclone in Kakinada District.

• 12 Dec 2022, 06:43:04 AM IST

  Bhupendra Patel to take oath as Gujarat CM today

  Bhupendra Patel will take oath as Gujarat chief minister after BJP's record win seventh win in the state.

• 12 Dec 2022, 06:13:20 AM IST

  Libyan accused in Lockerbie bombing now in American custody, reports AP

  Libyan, who was an accused in Lockerbie bombing is now in American custody, reports AP.

• 12 Dec 2022, 05:54:03 AM IST

  British trade minister visits India to engage in new round of trade talks

  British trade minister Kemi Badenoch will hold her first face-to-face meeting with Indian counterpart to kick off new round of trade talks for a free trade agreement between the two countries.

• 12 Dec 2022, 05:28:34 AM IST

  Four arrested for printing fake currency notes in UP's Varanasi

  "In UP's, a man named Mukesh alias Raunak was arrested in Varanasi for printing fake currency notes, making the total to four arrests. Notes worth 1.5 lakhs were recovered, prinited on paper bought from Guangzhou, China," said Mustaq Ahmad, SP GRP, Mathura to ANI.