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HD Deve Gowda served as prime minister from 1 June, 1996 to 21 April, 1997 with the help of regional parties and Congress. Later, when Congress withdrew support, Gowda had to step down. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2VcQN9v Press Trust of India

After the violence at Bhima Koregaon last year, Dalit groups from across Maharashtra are likely to throng the destination this time to make a statement, and the police have their work cut out for them. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2Qb7RIY Parth MN

The recommendations call for Indian pilgrims to be given free entry through the Kartarpur corridor, and that facilitation centres and security check-posts to be set up on both sides of the border. The pilgrims will be allowed in groups of a minimum of 15 people and Pakistan shall issue special permits to them. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2Vj26Nt Press Trust of India

WCD minister Maneka Gandhi has taken note of the case after a woman in Bengaluru was allegedly given triple talaq by her US-based husband through a text and voice message. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2Qb8sdG Asian News International

An FIR was registered and four women employees of the Delhi shelter home - a welfare officer, an in-charge and two house mothers - were arrested. They have been sent to judicial custody and an investigation is underway, the police said. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2VggHJj Press Trust of India

As operation to rescue 15 trapped miners continue at the 370-foot-deep illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district, a survivor of the 13 December accident said on Saturday that there is no way the trapped miners will come out alive. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2Qb8qm4 Press Trust of India

On a day the Enforcement Directorate (ED) told a court that AgustaWestland case accused Christian Michel had made a reference to "Mrs Gandhi", the Congress on Saturday claimed that the government is using the probe agencies to malign the Gandhi family while the BJP said the "truth is coming out". from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2Vq6day Press Trust of India

Divers from the Navy and the NDRF went inside the flooded Meghalaya mine on Saturday to conduct a recce and measure the level of accumulated water as part of the rescue operation of the 15 trapped miners. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2Qb8pP2 Press Trust of India

Today's top stories: The Congress and BJP trade bards over Christian Michel's reported "Mrs Gandhi" revelation in the AgustaWestland case; India win the third Test against Australia; NASA's New Horizon sends one final ping before its New Year's Day fly-by of Ultima Thule; and more. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2VggFBb FP Staff

Four women employees of a shelter home in Delhi, where girls were allegedly abused by its staff, were arrested on Saturday. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2CF2zlv Press Trust of India

Hotels, bars and pubs in Mumbai can remain open till 5 am on 1 January for New Year celebrations with prior permission from local police stations. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2TgaTh6 Press Trust of India

A group of youngsters, carrying Islamic State flags, forcibly entered the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2CEJosn Press Trust of India

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday told Delhi's Patiala Court that the prime accused in the AgustaWestland VVIP Chopper case, Christian Michel, has named "Mrs Gandhi" while being interrogated, but the context of his statement was not clear. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2TcC5NU FP Staff

Uttar Pradesh Police constable Suresh Vats (48) was hit on the head by a stone when he went to end the traffic jam. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2CFw6fa FP Staff

The waving of Islamic State flags and the chanting of IS slogan from the pulpit of the Jamia mosque in Srinagar after Friday prayers is a chilling reminder. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2Thy3Ue David Devadas

The ED on Friday told Delhi's Patiala court that the prime accused in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, Christian Michel, has named "Mrs Gandhi". from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2CERe4W FP Staff

Congress accused the BJP-led government of using its agencies to put pressure on alleged middleman Christian Michel, arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, to name a particular family. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2Tinbpb Press Trust of India

The area was cordoned off following the discovery of the bomb on Friday and the police, Navy and the Army duly informed, said Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) Chairman Vinit Kumar. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2AnNp2H Press Trust of India

Three Aam Aadmi Party leaders were arrested for allegedly circulating "fake news" on social media attributed to Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2So7cWE Press Trust of India

What used to be a three-hour journey across the Brahmaputra in the past is now just a 7-minute sauntering drive, after the inauguration of the Bogibeel bridge. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2Q6Zmig Sanjib Kr Baruah

The collisions between the three flights - Dutch carrier KLM, Taiwan's Eva Air, and US-based National Airlines were averted on 23 December following multiple auto-generated warnings by the Air Traffic Control (ATC). The three foreign airlines were flying almost at the same level which is a clear violation of mandatory separation. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2VeEPMs Asian News International

The tourists were returning from Sikkim's Nathu La and Tsomgo (Changu) Lake on Friday evening when snowfall in the region blocked roads, leaving over 300 to 400 civil vehicles stranded at various points on Jawahar Lal Nehru Road, East Sikkim District Magistrate Kapil Meena said. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2Q6ZgHq Press Trust of India

The Coal India Limited official also pointed out the possibility of water entering the mine from other shafts nearby which have been abandoned. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2VfcplA Kyrmenlang Uriah

In the recent incident from a few days ago, the local villagers of Jalifa were scared to find lava erupting from the lower portion of the electric pole on the roadside and reported the matter to the fire extinguishing team and local police. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2QbDwKy Asian News International

Naseeruddin Shah's detractors should know that by telling someone they should be happy with whatever freedom they have been granted, they are implying that they weren't supposed to be free in the first place from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2ViXZ42 Shireen Azam

An expenditure of over Rs 2,021 crore was incurred on chartered flights, maintenance of aircraft and hotline facilities during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visits to foreign countries since June 2014, according to the government. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2Q9Gejw Press Trust of India

Acting on specific information about the presence of militants in Hanjan area of Pulwama in south Kashmir, security forces launched a cordon and search operation, a police official said. He said as the forces were conducting searches, the hiding militants fired upon them. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2Vju9vZ FP Staff

The incident comes exactly one year after a similar fire broke out in the Kamala Mills compound, and killed 14. The massive fire of 29 December, 2017 broke out at the two pubs in the Kamala Mills compound. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2Q9V61E FP Staff

Seven people were killed and five were injured when a vehicle rammed into two SUVs due to heavy fog on the Ambala-Chandigarh national highway on Saturday, police said. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2VjYsCG FP Staff

A low-intensity explosion rocked the main bus stand in Jammu district, with the police suspecting that a grenade was lobbed to target the police station building in the vicinity, police officials said Saturday. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2QdfE9y Press Trust of India

The incident comes exactly one year after a similar fire broke out in the Kamala Mills compound, and killed 14. The massive fire of 29 December, 2017 broke out at the two pubs in the Kamala Mills compound. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2GKRSCj FP Staff

Modi is desperate to claw back support among India's 263 million farmers and their many millions of dependents after his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost power earlier this month to the opposition Congress in three big heartland states. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2RnIqIZ Reuters

On sixteenth day of rescue operations for 15 Meghalaya miners trapped inside a flooded rat-hole mine, three helmets have been recovered even as hope of saving the men, trapped in a tunnel-like space under 70 feet of water since 13 December, becomes bleak. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2GKRS5h FP Staff

Special CBI Judge SJ Sharma made the remarks in a 350-pages judgement on 21 December, while acquitting all the 22 accused in the Sohrabuddin case. The court acquitted the accused due to insufficient evidence and expressed sorrow over the loss of "three lives." from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2RhEh9B Press Trust of India

The prosecutor's office said it was investigating Turkey's Fox Haber channel's Fatih Portakal for "openly inciting others to commit a crime" after the journalist speculated whether Turks could protest like those in the Yellow Vest movement in France, Hurriyet and Milliyet dailies said. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2GLjk2I Agence France-Presse

Jammu and Kashmir chief electoral officer Shailendra Kumar apprised the governor about the steps taken to educate the public about the use of EVM-VVPAT (voter-verifiable paper audit trail) and progress achieved till date in the special summary revision of electoral rolls, the spokesperson said. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2RqpadO Press Trust of India

from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2GVc3NE Agence France-Presse

Today's top stories: IAF, Navy join efforts to rescue trapped Meghalaya miners; Trump advisor heads to Turkey, Israel after Syria pullout; Anupam Kher against special screening of The Accidental Prime Minister; and more. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2RjWV0t FP Staff

The Apollo Hospital has demanded constitution of a medical board comprising doctors and medical professionals to examine the medical records of late former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2GMkpHH Asian News International

Given the BJP's record of stalling the release of films it considers inimical to its interest, The Accidental Prime Minister becomes an eloquent example of essentially illiberal forces exploiting the liberal ethos to spin propaganda from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2RjL4Qa Ajaz Ashraf

According to the Pune Police, provocative speeches at the conclave, said to have been funded by Maoists, triggered violence at Bhima Koregaon. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2GJIb6R Press Trust of India

Hopes of evacuating 15 workers trapped in a flooded coal mine for over two weeks were raised on Friday with the impending arrival a diving team of the Navy along with specialised equipment, including high-pressure pumps. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2RffqDp Asian News International

A court on Friday sent to 14-day judicial custody the man who allegedly shot dead a police inspector during mob violence in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district earlier in December. Prashant Nat, who was arrested Thursday from Sikandrabad, was produced in the court of the additional chief judicial magistrate. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2GMkoDD Press Trust of India

In his media statement, Modi said he has assured the Bhutanese prime minister that India, as a "trusted friend", will continue to play an important role in Bhutan's overall development. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2RpaU56 Press Trust of India

The Indian Navy and Indian Air Force joined rescue operation on Friday as authorities face criticism over their lackadaisical attitude towards rescuing the trapped miners in Meghalaya from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2GKGUg4 Press Trust of India

NHRC has sent a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government following reports of its agencies allegedly harassing and threatening the Unnao rape victim from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2Rk9UPM Press Trust of India

Patidar leader Alpesh Kathiria, a close aide of Hardik Patel, was arrested by the Surat city police Friday on the charges of rioting and misbehaving with traffic police. He was later released on bail from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2GJiFij Press Trust of India

In a rare incident, three planes of three foreign airlines, carrying hundreds of passengers, came perilously close in the Delhi flight information region and collisions were averted after multiple auto-generated warnings and intervention from ATC, an official said on Friday. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2RoeWL0 Press Trust of India

Virat Kohli needs to ensure his bowlers stay fit and fresh for the forthcoming Sydney Test and beyond. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2GJiEuL FP Staff

Violence had marred the bicentenary celebration of the battle of Bhima-Koregaon and its repercussions had haunted Maharashtra for the next few months. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2RpaTOA Press Trust of India

A year after the gruesome killing of her elder son Rahul Phatangade in the violence near Bhima Koregaon war memorial in Pune district, his mother is yet to come to terms with the loss from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2GNGENd Press Trust of India

Days after a pregnant woman contracted HIV after allegedly being transfused contaminated blood supplied by a blood bank here, a five-member medical team from Chennai visited the Sivakasi government hospital Friday for conducting a probe into the medical negligence from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2RtyaPH Press Trust of India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch several of infrastructure projects in Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Sunday. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2BIh6eF Press Trust of India

The government expressed hope on Friday that the triple talaq bill, which criminalises the practice of instant divorce by Muslim men, will find support in the Rajya Sabha, whose approval is necessary for the bill to become law. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2QYDta7 Press Trust of India

Days after a Noida park was declared out of bounds for religious activities, only a dozen people turned up there for the Friday namaz but found parts of the ground waterlogged from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2BIw7gr Press Trust of India

Fifteen days have passed since the miners were trapped in a mine in Meghalaya and everyone is still horsing around. At this late stage, there is no data to indicate the condition of the miners let alone have a blueprint of how to reach them. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2QSn9Yu Bikram Vohra

Tragically, for decades India has allowed itself to be represented in Kashmir by the barrel of a gun from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2BLio8B Sameer Yasir

The NIA on Friday presented a point-by-point rebuttal to the political furore over the raids done by the investigative agency in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2GJrdWs FP Staff

The miners are trapped in a 370-foot-deep illegal coal mine in the Ksan area of Lumthari village in Meghalaya since 13 December from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2QTKau8 Press Trust of India

Only by a strange twist of fate will the miners - trapped in the flooded mine at Ksan in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills for over two weeks - survive the catastrophe from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2RnMfhi Patricia Mukhim

The action against Cathal McNaughton, chief photographer at the news agency's Delhi office who was recently sent back from the airport in New Delhi after his arrival from an overseas trip, is not permanent and can be reviewed after six months or a year. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2GTI9t8 Press Trust of India

Parliament LIVE updates: Following All India Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien's prediction on Twitter that the Rajya Sabha will be disrupted, MPs entered the Well and began sloganeering. Chairman Venkaiah Naidu adjourned the House for the day shortly after the ruckus began. O'Brien tweeted a response to the development, and called it "so predictable." from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2RqfobA FP Staff

A fire broke out inside the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Ahmedabad on Friday. Five fire tenders at the spot, no details of casualties have been reported so far. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2GIOEPv FP Staff

As the third week of the Winter Session of the Parliament came to an end, the Upper House did not transact much business. As had been the case during the entire session thus far, Rajya Sabha was once again disrupted by protests over the Cauvery issue, and was adjourned. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2ERHGpD FP Staff

As the NDA government passed the triple talaq bill in Lok Sabha on Thursday amid Opposition walkout, one is struck by the predictable monotony of our political discourse that is caught in a time warp and seems destined to play out in a never-ending loop. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2EP2Bce Sreemoy Talukdar

Parliament LIVE updates: Following All India Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien's prediction on Twitter that the Rajya Sabha will be disrupted, MPs entered the Well and began sloganeering. Chairman Venkaiah Naidu adjourned the House for the day shortly after the ruckus began. O'Brien tweeted a response to the development, and called it "so predictable." from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2ERHI0J FP Staff

The Sena, in an editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamana', pointed out that onion farmers in Aurangabad's Vaijapur Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) were getting as little as 20 paise per kilogram for their produce. "These onions could become bombs and explode," the Sena editorial warned. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2ET9RUf Press Trust of India

The concession for a person of the third gender, aged 60 years or above, will be available from New Year's Day, said Central Railway spokesperson Sunil Udasi. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2EWO2nM Press Trust of India

As the state and central government push to address issues of population growth and family planning by incentivising the sterilisation of women, there fails to be an equal provision of safe medical services. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2ERFzkW Khabar Lahariya

Shiv Sena youth wing chief Aditya Thackeray on Thursday has demanded that major cities in Maharashtra should allow hotels and entertainment establishments to remain open "24X7" on the coming New Year's eve. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2EWO27g FP Staff

The NHRC on Thursday sent notices to the Centre and the Tamil Nadu in connection with a 24-year-old pregnant woman contracting HIV allegedly after being transfused contaminated blood supplied by a blood bank which failed to conduct proper screening for the virus. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2EOmUq2 Press Trust of India

As per Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's direction, the matter will be probed by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) and it will submit its report within 10 days after taking statements of all parties in the case from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2ETo04M Press Trust of India

The NDRF team, which has been engaged in rescue operation at an illegal coal mine in Ksan area of East Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya for over two weeks now, have denied media reports which claimed that NDRF had "indicated" that the 15 trapped miners may be already dead from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2EP2z46 Syeda Ambia Zahan

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Banderpora area of Awantipora in the south Kashmir district Friday morning following specific information about the presence of militants there, a police official said. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2GJAoWQ FP Staff

The 'Aryans,' it is now clear, migrated to India once upon a time. Just like everyone else. And there is nothing special or frightening about this fact. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2RnYieo Tony Joseph

The arrest of Prashant Nat in connection with the killing of Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh in Bulandshahr takes the total number of arrested people to 29. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2GW5VVN FP Staff

Arguing that there was "no rationale to criminalise the practice of talaq-e-biddat", they said that if the triple talaq bill was passed, Muslim men will be incarcerated violating their rights of conjugality and would also lead to unwanted separation of the couple, against the wishes of the wife. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2Rkuwr4 Indo-Asian News Service

The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Karnataka is conducting raids at 17 locations corresponding to five government officials on Friday in connection withdisproportionate assetscases. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2GJRkfU FP Staff

Khattar encouraged farmers in Haryana to adopt micro-irrigation and said that farmers would be given solar energy unit and they would utilise the energy generated during the daytime, and incentive amounting to Rs 1 per unit would be given to farmers for maintenance purpose from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2RdAmdZ Asian News International

Electronic chipsets of Saankhya Labs are also being manufactured at Samsung facility in South Korea. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2GS3aEW Press Trust of India

Today's top stories: Five killed as fire breaks out in Mumbai high-rise; Apple could start assembling its premium iPhones models in India; Police claim arrest of prime accused in Bulandshahr violence; and more. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2RjvJ1X FP Staff

The fate of 15 miners trapped inside an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district is still unknown. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2GK6sdf Kyrmenlang Uriah

Talking to reporters at his residence, Chouhan said, "I extended my wishes to the new government, but it is a matter of concern the way formation of cabinet was delayed and now portfolio distribution is being delayed." from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2RhXlVg Press Trust of India

A mob ransacked shops in Rohru market in Shimla district after the discovery of a severed cattle head on Thursday, police said. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2GJAqxW Press Trust of India

Five people, including four women, were killed while several others including a fireman were injured after a major fire broke out in a 16-storey residential building in Chembur on Thursday evening. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2RjqvTO FP Staff

Train 18, India's fastest train, will begin operations in January 2019 at a curtailed speed of 130 kmph, sources said Thursday. Train 18, which is set to replace the Shatabdi series, has the potential to run between 160 kmph to 200 kmph. At trials, it breached the 180-kmph mark. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2GTmelQ Press Trust of India

A court in Bhopal on Thursday issued a bailable warrant against BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra, accused in a case of violation of the model code of conduct in Madhya Pradesh. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2Q7ofKD Press Trust of India

Almost exactly a year ago, similar scenes were witnessed in the Lok Sabha as the Lower House debated an earlier version of the triple talaq bill. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2RrIWWF FP Staff

There are many Jafrabad-like neighbourhoods in urban India, and callous handling of incidents like Wednesday's NIA raids in North East Delhi could push them further away from the mainstream from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2GJo3lk Pallavi Rebbapragada

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that Union minister Nitin Gadkari has showered more love on the Delhi government than maybe on his own partymen, and hoped the AAP dispensation would have the same working relations with the Centre that it shared with the BJP leader. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2RfXzw0 Press Trust of India

India has consistently conveyed its concerns over the Brahmaputra river to China and urged the country to ensure that interests of downstream states are not harmed by any activities in the upstream areas, the government informed the Lok Sabha Thursday. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2GW5V8f Press Trust of India

The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018, commonly known as the triple talaq bill even as some of the Opposition staged a walkout. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2RfXAA4 FP Staff

At least 16 passengers were taken ill after smoke was detected inside an air-conditioned coach of the Kolkata Metro Thursday from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2GGzqut FP Staff

The National Commission for Women on Thursday welcomed the passage of the triple talaq bill in Lok Sabha. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2LBkhcI Press Trust of India

While the triple talaq bill was passed by 245 votes in favour and 11 against it in the Lok Sabha, it faces a sterner test in the Rajya Sabha. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2s0Rk0U FP Staff

From Cheteshwar Pujara firmly stamping his authority as a batsman within another ton in Australia, to how furore over MHA snooping order ignores telephone taping, to how religious fundamentalism seems set to impact Bangladesh Election 2018, here are Thursday's top stories from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2LGMu1W FP Staff

Shiv Sena youth wing chief Aditya Thackeray has demanded that major cities in Maharashtra should allow hotels and entertainment establishments to remain open all night on 31 December from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2AjRDZ1 Press Trust of India

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday stressed that his government will not tolerate any attempt to create a rift between communities and will deal with an iron hand if anyone tries to disturb the state's secular fabric from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2Sm0NLB Press Trust of India

Sajjan Kumar's lawyer said options are running out for him as the Supreme Court is not likely to grant hearing to his appeal during the vacation. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2AlpQaC Press Trust of India

There is no doubt that this $1-billion industry needs to be regulated, but banning commercial surrogacy entirely might not be the way. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2SkIV3K Ankita Virmani

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday lauded the NIA for busting an alleged Islamic State terror plot and defended a recent government order authorising investigative agencies to monitor any computer from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2AfNnda Press Trust of India

The MHA notification authorising central agencies to intercept any information generated, transmitted, received in any computer kicked up a furore. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2AjFWBQ Srinivasa Prasad

On 3 December, a woman visited the Sattur government hospital for antenatal checks where she was advised blood transfusion as she was anaemic. Four days after the procedure, it came to light that the blood transfused was HIV positive and was negligently labelled safe by the hospital's lab technicians from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2SsaMiM Press Trust of India

Parliament LIVE updates: Congress buckled under the pressure of fanatics, didn't let a law be made against triple talaq, said BJP MP Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. He said that just like the sati pratha, triple talaq should be banned. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2AidcsV FP Staff

In a notification, the Registrar General of India said the decision has been taken as the exercise to enumerate citizens in the NRC, a list of Assam's residents, could not be completed within the specified date of 31 December, 2018 from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2SsaEQk Press Trust of India

The meeting followed the opposition party's loss in Jasdan Assembly by-election. Speaking to the media later, many of those who attended the meeting hit out at state Congress chief Amit Chavda without naming him. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2Ahxvqm Press Trust of India

His criticism of the Opposition over loan waivers comes days after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said his party will not let Modi rest till the Centre writes off farm loans across the country. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2SsaCrG Press Trust of India

The bill, once implemented, will help regulate clinical establishments and pathological laboratories and in the national capital. "The minister has given approval to the Bill, which will be presented in the cabinet in January. Once the bill is implemented, it will help regulate clinical establishments in Delhi," the official said. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2AjFWlk Press Trust of India

The parents of an infant girl who died four days after the fire in Mumbai's ESIC hospital had alleged that they were paid less compensation. Sanjay Kumar Sinha, additional commissioner, ESIC, said Thursday that the balance amount would be paid by Friday. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2SlPbbB Press Trust of India

The list of delayed trains included Varanasi-Delhi Kashi Vishwanath Express, Malda -Delhi Frakka Express, Howrah-New Delhi Poorva Express, Gaya-New Delhi Mahabodhi Express, Bhagalpur -Anand Vihar Vikramshila among others. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2AhyTJV Asian News International

Various initiatives to turnaround Air India, which is staying afloat on a bailout package extended by the previous government, including monetisation of real estate assets are progressing from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2SmLdiZ Press Trust of India

To counter the protest by Tamil Nadu's AIADMK and the DMK, MPs from Karnataka, including from the Congress and the BJP, came together and demonstrated in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue inside the Parliament complex. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2VbgXcB Press Trust of India

A private school in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday punished students who came late by making them stand naked outside the school building. A complaint was registered against the school management, and education authorities have begun investigating the incident. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2Q581Sb FP Staff

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), in its ongoing inspection of the Kamala Mills Compound premises, has found gross illegalities, including rampant floor space index (FSI) misuse, and amalgamation and alterations of balconies without permission in many units. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2VeYhIT FP Staff

The injured students have been shifted to a hospital. No casualties have been reported so far. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2Q1Lupn FP Staff

Two soldiers were killed after a door of a helicopter hangar collapsed at the Southern Naval Base in Kochi on Thursday, a defence spokesperson confirmed. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2Vb28GS FP Staff

Preliminary inquiries revealed that donor is a 21-year-old from Sivakasi who donated blood on 30 Nov. According to a relative of the donor, they had no knowledge of his HIV status at that time and he had come along with a female relative who needed a blood transfusion. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2Q63z5G Mydeen Abdul Kader

With 93 attacks as of 26 December, the year 2018 saw the most hate crimes motivated by religious bias in India in a decade. In 2018, 30 people were killed - the highest number since 2009 - and at least 305 were injured in such attacks. from Latest News India on Firstpost http://bit.ly/2Vd2Rre FactChecker