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GUWAHATI: Fifteen Bangladeshi intruders were asked by the administration to leave Assam within 24 hours on 17th December. In an order signed by Nagaon District Commissioner (DC) Devasish Sharma, 15 Bangladeshi intruders who had been residing in Assam for an extended period and had been declared foreigners by the Foreigners …

MUMBAI: BJP leader Kirit Somaiya has alleged the exposure of a massive, organised birth certificate racket operating out of Shendursani village in Yavatmal district. The village, whose population is barely around 1,400–1,500, recorded an astonishing 27,397 birth registrations within just three months September, October and November 2025 a figure that …

Demolition work has begun on the upper portions of the disputed Sanjauli mosque in Shimla following explicit directions from the Himachal Pradesh High Court. Acting on the court’s order, the local administration has started dismantling the second, third and fourth floors of the structure, while the ground and first floors …

On June 13, 1955, Jagannath Rao Joshi, a Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader along with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Karyakarta of Karnataka, launched the Goa Satyagraha. Joshi was accompanied by a team of about 3,000 workers, including women. On reaching the Goa border, the Portuguese resorted to lathi charge and …

In a deeply disturbing incident from Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh, a man named Farooq brutally murdered his wife and two minor daughters and buried their bodies in the septic tank in the courtyard of his home. The crime took place on December 8 in Garhi Daulat village, which falls …

IMPHAL: The Coordination Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) strongly condemns the armed firing and bombing that took place at Torbung village in  Bishnupur District, on December 16 at around 8:30 PM. The incident terrorised innocent civilians who were just returned to their homes after spending almost 2.6 years in relief …

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government is considering tougher legal provisions to curb repeated violations of rules within the 12th-century Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri, following the circulation of a viral photograph allegedly taken from the highly restricted sanctum area of the shrine. Reacting strongly to the incident, Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan …

A modern, world-class cancer hospital is set to be established in Ramnagari Ayodhya under the leadership of the Namo Cancer Foundation, in collaboration with the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. The facility will be developed on 6 to 8 acres of land, provided free of cost, and is expected …

Thiruvananthapuram: The land grab by the Pinarayi Vijayan-led government in the aftermath of the Sabarimala gold plating controversy has now come to light, exposing what has unfolded to be a large-scale seizure of Devaswom land belonging to various Hindu temples across Kerala. According to the information that has emerged, thousands …

BHOPAL: In Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, a nine-year-old girl was tragically murdered by a neighbour, identified as Riyaz Khan. Reports indicate that the suspect attacked the child after an attempted sexual assault. When the victim resisted and cried out for help, the assailant reportedly forced her into a sack and used …