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BJP backs Amit Shah’s fiery face-off with Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha

IANS | December 11, 2025 2:16 PM

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The BJP on Thursday supported Union Home Minister Amit Shah after he launched a sharp attack on the Congress party and other opposition parties in the Lok Sabha, accusing them of spreading lies about the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), maligning India’s democratic processes, and asserting that the Narendra Modi government “will not allow infiltrators to get voting rights”.

RS witnesses uproar as JP Nadda digs out Nehru's letters on Vande Mataram

IANS | December 11, 2025 2:09 PM

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed a charged debate over the national song Vande Mataram, with Leader of the House J.P. Nadda asserting that former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was responsible for altering the song under pressure from communal elements.

Global investors bet big on India’s 2nd infrastructure wave

IANS | December 11, 2025 1:48 PM

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Global capital is betting big on India as the world’s fastest major economy enters what investors describe as the country’s “second infrastructure wave.”

'He is always negative': BJP MP Gulam Ali Khatana hits out at Rahul Gandhi over SIR

IANS | December 11, 2025 1:36 PM

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) BJP's Rajya Sabha member Gulam Ali Khatana on Thursday criticised Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of carrying a “negative” mindset after the Congress leader’s sharp exchange with Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the debate on election reforms.

Indian Army sets up full-scale field hospital in flood-hit Sri Lanka under Op Sagar Bandhu

IANS | December 11, 2025 1:24 PM

New Delhi/Colombo, Dec 11 (IANS) The Indian Army contingent deployed in Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu has established and operationalised a fully functional field hospital in one of the region's worst-hit areas devastated by floods, providing urgent medical relief to thousands of affected citizens.

'He was very nervous, his hands were trembling': Rahul Gandhi on Amit Shah's LS speech

IANS | December 11, 2025 1:21 PM

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) A day after the debate on the election reforms in the Lok Sabha, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday, made startling claims that Home Minister Amit Shah was "very nervous", “used wrong language” and “his hands were trembling”.

Swift Intel, quicker action: How India and Thai agencies tracked down Luthra brothers across borders

Vicky Nanjappa | December 11, 2025 1:07 PM

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) A swift multi-agency operation, which stretched across two countries, eventually led to the detention in Thailand of Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, owners of Goa’s Birch By Romeo Lane nightclub. A total of 25 people died in the blaze at the nightclub, following which the Luthra brothers fled the country.

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BJP backs Amit Shah’s fiery face-off with Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha

RS witnesses uproar as JP Nadda digs out Nehru's letters on Vande Mataram

Global investors bet big on India’s 2nd infrastructure wave

'He is always negative': BJP MP Gulam Ali Khatana hits out at Rahul Gandhi over SIR

Indian Army sets up full-scale field hospital in flood-hit Sri Lanka under Op Sagar Bandhu

'He was very nervous, his hands were trembling': Rahul Gandhi on Amit Shah's LS speech

Swift Intel, quicker action: How India and Thai agencies tracked down Luthra brothers across borders

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Lok Sabha erupts in chaos as BJP's Anurag Thakur accuses Trinamool MP of smoking e-cigarette

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