Sri Lankan Minister expresses gratitude to India as INS Gharial carrying assistance reaches Trincomalee

IANS | December 9, 2025 1:49 PM

Colombo, Dec 9 (IANS) Amid India's relentless relief and rescue efforts under the ongoing Operation Sagar Bandhu, Indian Naval Ship (INS) Gharial carrying 700 tonnes of food items, essentials and clothing from Tamil Nadu has reached Sri Lanka's Trincomalee. Sri Lanka's Deputy Foreign Minister Arun Hemachandra received the consignment and expressed appreciation for India's swift assistance.

Over 1500 Afghan refugees forcibly deported from Pakistan, Iran in single day

IANS | December 9, 2025 1:43 PM

Kabul, Dec 9 (IANS) Over 1,500 Afghan refugees were forcibly repatriated from Iran and Pakistan in a single day, according to Taliban official statement on Tuesday, local media reported.

Shabana Azmi celebrates 41 years of marriage with 'Jadu' Javed Akhtar

IANS | December 9, 2025 1:42 PM

Mumbai, Dec 9 (IANS) Veteran actress Shabana Azmi celebrated 41 years of marital bliss with acclaimed writer Javed Akhtar with a special social media post.

Actress Kolla Hema cleared in 2024 rave party case; blames media trial for mother’s death

IANS | December 9, 2025 1:41 PM

Bengaluru, Dec 9 (IANS) Tollywood actress Kolla Hema released an emotional video on Tuesday after the Karnataka High Court cleared her of all charges in the 2024 rave party case. In the video, she said that her mother had died, unable to bear the distress caused by the case.

Country now in full-fledged ‘Reform Express’ phase, says PM Modi at NDA parliamentary party meet

IANS | December 9, 2025 1:39 PM

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) parliamentary party leaders that India has entered a full-fledged “Reform Express” phase, marked by rapid, intent-driven and citizen-focussed governance changes, sources said.

Small and medium REIT market in India projected to exceed $75 billion: Report

IANS | December 9, 2025 1:39 PM

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Small and Medium Real Estate Investment Trusts (SM REITs) market in India is projected to exceed $75 billion, drawing from more than 500 million square feet of eligible office, logistics and retail assets, a report said on Tuesday.

Ashutosh Rana reflects on how emotions shape human reactions following Jaya Bachchan’s remarks on paparazzi

IANS | December 9, 2025 1:36 PM

Mumbai, Dec 9 (IANS) Actor Ashutosh Rana has shared his perspective following Jaya Bachchan’s recent controversial remarks on paparazzi.

LS election reform debate: BJP accuses Cong of vote chori in 1947

IANS | December 9, 2025 1:32 PM

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Tuesday saw heated exchanges during a debate on election reforms, with Congress MP Manish Tewari and BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal exchanging barbs over the credibility of electoral practices and the history of political manoeuvring in India. Jaiswal claimed that the earliest example of “vote-chori” occurred in 1947, when Jawaharlal Nehru was appointed Prime Minister despite most members of the Congress Working Committee supporting Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel for the position.

EC came up with electoral reforms to give full rights to voters: Anurag Thakur as debate in Lok Sabha underway

IANS | December 9, 2025 1:28 PM

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) As the discussion on electoral reforms is underway in Lok Sabha, BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said that the Election Commission has also introduced reforms to ensure full voting rights for citizens and that there should be no opposition to such measures.

IndiGo operations stabilising, airline being held accountable: Naidu

IANS | December 9, 2025 1:28 PM

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that the operations of low-cost carrier IndiGo are stabilising and all other airlines continue to operate smoothly across the country, adding that no airline will be permitted to cause such hardship to passengers through planning failures, non-compliance or non-adherence to statutory provisions.