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Uttarakhand Governor Returns UCC and Religious Conversion Bills

December 17, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 17: In a setback to the Pushkar Singh Dhami government in Uttarakhand, the Governor Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh (Retd.) has returned the amendment Bills related to the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and the State’s Freedom of Religion and Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion Act, citing technical flaws. Sources in the government confirmed that […]

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RS Passes 100% FDI in Insurance Sector Bill

December 17, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 17: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, which allows 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the insurance sector, a day after the Lok Sabha passed it. The Upper House also cleared the Repealing and Amending Bill that repeals 71 obsolete laws. The […]

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BS-4 and Above Compliant Engines to get Exemption in Delhi, Government Planning Overhaul of PUC Certificates

December 17, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 17: Only vehicles with BS4 compliant engines and above will be exempted from action if they are found running in Delhi, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday, modifying its earlier order banning 10-year-old diesel-run vehicles and 15-year-old petrol-run vehicles from December 18 in view of the massive air pollution in Delhi. A […]

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Delhi Court Rejects ED’s Money Laundering Complaints against Gandhis in National Herald Case

December 17, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 17: A Delhi has refused to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s money laundering complaint against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, in connection with the National Herald newspaper case. Special judge Vishal Gogne of the Rouse Avenue Court noted that the complaint filed by the Central agency, under […]

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Smoking in Parliament, BJP Complaints to Speaker against TMC MP, Demands Apology from Mamata

December 17, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 17: The “smoking in Parliament” row erupted again on Wednesday with the BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya naming the alleged offender to be Trinamool Congress member and former Indian cricketer Kirti Azad and demanding Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla to take stern action against him for violating the rules […]

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Rahul Gandhi in Germany Claimed Manufacturing in India “Declining,” BJP Calls it “Fake News”

December 17, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Dec 17: The Congress leader Rahul Gandhi ruffled feathers with the BJP on Wednesday claiming that manufacturing in India was “declining” in the Narendra Modi regime, quickly drawing retort from the ruling party calling his claim a “fake news.” The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha arrived in Germany […]

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Indian currency: Rupee recovers 55 paise, closes at 90.38/ US dollar

December 17, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: The Indian rupee on Wednesday recovered 55 paise from its all-time low level to close at 90.38 (provisional) against the US dollar after a volatile trade, amid likely aggressive RBI intervention, the media reported. Experts said the rupee’s recent fall against the US dollar was primarily driven by external factors, not […]

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Bangladesh: Ahead of Feb polls, anti-India outfits compete with each another

December 17, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Ahead of the proposed parliamentary elections in February 2026 in Bangladesh, political outfits’ competitive anti-India stance forced New Delhi on Wednesday to summon Dhaka’s High Commissioner to register its strong protest, the media reported. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) summoned Bangladesh High Commissioner M Riaz Hamidullah over concerns regarding […]

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Tariffs: Trade is being weaponized, says Nirmala Sitharaman

December 17, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said global trade is increasingly “getting weaponised” through tariffs and other measures, and India will have to negotiate its way carefully. She said that the overall strength of the economy will give the country an added advantage, the media reported her as saying […]

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Bondi Beach Terror Attacker was an Indian, Last Visited his Hometown Hyderabad in 2022

December 16, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Dec 16: One of the two men behind the mass shooting at a Jewish event in Bondi Beach at Sydney in Australia on Sunday killing 15 people was originally from Hyderabad and continues to hold an Indian passport, even though he migrated to Australia nearly three decades ago. The suspect, Sajid Akram, 50, […]

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