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RS: Raghav Chadha raises toll plazas waiting issue, Minister Gadkari assures ‘zero time’ before 2026

Dec 17, 2025

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) AAP MP Raghav Chadha has demanded toll tax exemption for commuters forced to wait more than five minutes at highway toll plazas, while Union Minister Nitin Gadkari assured that by 2026 India will move to a “zero wait time” system using satellite-based tolling.In a sharp intervention during the Question Hour in the Rajya…

Parody song row puts CPI(M) on defensive in Kerala, sparks double standards debate

Dec 17, 2025

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 17 (IANS) Even as the local body election dust settles, a political parody song has triggered an uncomfortable debate for the CPI(M) on faith, free expression and ideological consistency.The song “Pottiye, Kettiye…”,…

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Luthra brothers brought to Goa a day after deportation from Thailand

Dec 17, 2025

Goa, Dec 17 (IANS) Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners of the North Goa nightclub 'Birch by Romeo Lane,' were brought back to Goa on Wednesday by the police, a day after they were deported from Thailand. The development comes in connection…

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Bengal Guv calls Messi event chaos ‘dark day’, says mismanagement is…

Dec 17, 2025

Kolkata, Dec 17 (IANS) West Bengal Governor C.V. Anand Bose, in an interview with IANS on Wednesday, said the term 'mismanagement' would be an "understatement" of what unfolded during the event organised for Argentine footballer Lionel…

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ED raids suspected hawala operator’s house in Bengal’s Hooghly

Dec 17, 2025

Kolkata, Dec 17 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), on Wednesday, was conducting a raid at a house in the Rishra area of West Bengal's Hooghly district to investigate illegal transactions through the 'hundi' system.The raid was…

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‘Marathi Manoos save Mumbai’: Final battle for identity and existence, says Shiv…

Dec 17, 2025

Mumbai, Dec 17 (IANS) Invoking the spirit of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Wednesday claimed that the elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), in particular, and 28 other…

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Indian Railways using 898 MW solar power at 2,626 stations: Govt

Dec 17, 2025

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Indian Railways has achieved a major milestone in clean energy use and by November this year, it has commissioned 898 MW of solar power for its operations.This is a sharp increase from just 3.68 MW in 2014 and marks…

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Three burnt alive in two-vehicle collision on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway

Dec 17, 2025

Alwar, Dec 17 (IANS) Three people were burned alive when a pickup truck collided with another truck and caught fire on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan's Alwar, police said on Wednesday. According to the officials, a pickup truck…

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TN’s Thoothukudi Salt, Authoor Poovan Banana, Villiseri Lemon seek GI tag

Dec 17, 2025

Chennai, Dec 17 (IANS) Producers of three iconic agricultural products from Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu -- Thoothukudi salt, Authoor Poovan banana and Villiseri lemon -- have applied for the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, aiming…

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Grateful to people, govt for conferring ‘Great Honour Nishan of Ethiopia’, says PM Modi

Dec 17, 2025

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed gratitude to the people and the Government of Ethiopia for conferring upon him the country's highest award, ‘Great Honour Nishan of Ethiopia.' Taking to the…

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