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Centre will not impose penalties for delayed Waqf registration for three months: Kiren Rijiju

IANS | December 5, 2025 12:44 PM

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced on Friday that the Central government will not impose penalties or initiate strict action for delayed registration of Waqf properties on the UMEED portal for the next three months. The relaxation comes even as the formal deadline for registration ends on December 5.

‘This is why SIR is necessary,’ says Praveen Khandelwal as 50 lakh names flagged for exclusion in Bengal voter list

IANS | December 5, 2025 12:32 PM

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on Friday defended the Election Commission’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, after nearly 50 lakh names were identified for potential exclusion from the voters’ list.

Akhilesh Yadav alleges irregularities in UP’s SIR exercise, demands release of data

IANS | December 5, 2025 12:10 PM

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday demanded greater transparency and accountability in the ongoing Special Summary Revision (SIR) of voter lists in Uttar Pradesh, raising concerns over alleged irregularities and undue pressure on officials.

IndiGo cancels all domestic flights departing from Delhi Airport till midnight today amid disruptions

IANS | December 5, 2025 12:00 PM

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Delhi Airport on Friday issued a fresh passenger advisory, announcing that all IndiGo domestic flights departing from the airport are cancelled until midnight.

Air pollution can heighten anxiety and trigger panic-like symptoms: Doctors

Rachel V Thomas | December 5, 2025 11:50 AM

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Amid continuing poor air quality in the national capital, doctors on Friday noted that air pollution can not only harm your lungs or lead to cardiac illness but can also heighten anxiety and trigger panic-like symptoms.

'Drop colonial title Lord from textbooks, govt records': BJP MP in RS

IANS | December 5, 2025 11:46 AM

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha, BJP MP from Odisha, Sujeet Kumar, called for an urgent review of school textbooks, government documents, and official websites that continue to refer to British Governors-General and Viceroys with the colonial honorific 'Lord'.

RBI slashes India’s inflation forecast to 2 pc for 2025-26

IANS | December 5, 2025 11:39 AM

Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) The RBI’s monetary policy committee (MPC) on Friday slashed its forecast for India’s inflation rate for the financial year 2025-26 to 2 per cent -- from 2.6 per cent predicted in October due to the sharp decline in food prices and the GST rate cuts playing out.

RBI raises India’s GDP growth forecast to 7.3 pc

IANS | December 5, 2025 11:21 AM

Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday raised its GDP growth forecast of the Indian economy to a robust 7.3 per cent for 2025-26 from 6.8 per cent earlier, on the back of an improved outlook driven by strong agricultural prospects, GST rate cuts continuing to play out, low inflation and strong balance sheets of corporates and banks.

Rahul Gandhi targets Centre over IndiGo flights chaos, calls it result of ‘monopoly model’

IANS | December 5, 2025 11:10 AM

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Amid the ongoing chaos at several airports across the country, triggered by IndiGo flights cancellations, the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi trained guns at the Centre, holding it accountable for the unprecedented crisis. He said that chaos at airports is the consequence of Modi government's monopoly-driven economic model.

States must work towards a Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat: Annpurna Devi

IANS | December 5, 2025 10:56 AM

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) States must work towards a Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat, said Union Minister for Women and Child Development (WCD) Annpurna Devi, while launching the second edition of 100-Day intensive awareness campaign for a child marriage free country.

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Centre will not impose penalties for delayed Waqf registration for three months: Kiren Rijiju

‘This is why SIR is necessary,’ says Praveen Khandelwal as 50 lakh names flagged for exclusion in Bengal voter list

Akhilesh Yadav alleges irregularities in UP’s SIR exercise, demands release of data

IndiGo cancels all domestic flights departing from Delhi Airport till midnight today amid disruptions

Air pollution can heighten anxiety and trigger panic-like symptoms: Doctors

'Drop colonial title Lord from textbooks, govt records': BJP MP in RS

RBI slashes India’s inflation forecast to 2 pc for 2025-26

RBI raises India’s GDP growth forecast to 7.3 pc

Rahul Gandhi targets Centre over IndiGo flights chaos, calls it result of ‘monopoly model’

States must work towards a Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat: Annpurna Devi

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