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An ancient stone sculpture of Durga Mata was recovered from the River Jhelum in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district and has now been formally handed over to the Archaeology Wing for preservation and conservation. The sculpture was discovered on December 25, 2025, by a local fisherman, Nazir Ahmad Latoo, son of …

SHAMLI: The Uttar Pradesh police and district administration have seized assets worth nearly Rs 30 crore belonging to absconding gangster and history-sheeter Firoz Khan of Shamli. Acting under the direct supervision of senior authorities, the operation sent a strong message that crime-built empires will no longer be spared. The large-scale …

GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma warned that the future of Assam and its people hangs in grave danger due to the Congress party’s misguided appeasement politics, which allowed a new civilisation to take root and swelled the population of Bangladeshi-origin Muslims to 1.5 crores. He predicted this group …

In a major breakthrough against cross-border drug trafficking, Hiranagar police in Kathua district have busted a Pakistan-based heroin smuggling network operating through drones and arrested the fifth accused in the case. Four accused of being involved in this racket had been arrested earlier and facing prosecution for their alleged involvement …

Bhubaneswar: Strong protests erupted across several districts of western Odisha following the brutal killing of Dipu Chandra Das, a young Hindu man in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The demonstrations were organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Odisha (Paschim ) Prant, along with the Bajrang Dal, to condemn what they described as …

On the solemn occasion of the 36th Martyrdom Day of Pt. Prem Nath Bhat, Advocate on December 27, 2025, we pay our respectful homage to the departed great soul of the Kashmir valley. He was brutally killed by the Islamic terrorists in Anantnag-Kashmir on December 27, 1989 during the daytime …

Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Thursday, December 25 said that conversion through lure is wrong and should be opposed. The CM noted that while Bharat is a secular country and wilful conversion to any other religion is not prohibited, conversion through means of inducement and coercing should be …

LUCKNOW: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against Maulana Shamsul Huda Khan, a former government-recognised madrassa teacher from Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. Khan is accused of fraudulently drawing government salary and retirement benefits for nearly a decade while living in the …

PURNIA: More than 100 individuals returned to Sanatan Dharma through a Ghar Wapsi ceremony organised by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal in Banmankhi, Purnia district, on Christmas Day. The event witnessed participants undergoing traditional purification rituals, including havan, yagya, and the application of tilak, before declaring, “Hum …

The Delhi Police have booked senior Aam Aadmi Party leaders Saurabh Bhardwaj and Sanjay Jha, along with Adil Khan, in connection with a political skit performed at Connaught Place that used Santa Claus imagery to comment on worsening air pollution in the capital. The case has been registered following a …