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Goa nightclub fire: Govt widens crackdown, confirms identity of victims

Of the 25 people who lost their lives in the blaze that erupted in the early hours of Sunday, four of them were tourists, and the others were staff members

Parliament Winter Session LIVE: LS to hold special discussion on 150 years of Vande Mataram today

Parliament Winter Session LIVE updates day 6: Follow all the latest updates from Parliament as government and opposition debate key issues

Lok Sabha to hold 3-hour discussion on 150 years of 'Vande Mataram' today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to participate in the discussion, which will also touch upon many important and lesser-known facets of the iconic song

10 Naxalites surrender in MP, CM says Dindori, Mandla free of Naxal menace

The Naxalites, including four women, laid down their modern weapons, including AK-47 and INSAS rifles, in front of CM Yadav on Sunday

Delhi's AQI remains 'very poor'; CM criticises anti-pollution protests

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta criticised recent protests over air pollution, questioning why similar demonstrations were absent during previous administrations

Nashik accident: PM Modi mourns 6 deaths, CM Fadnavis announces ₹5 lakh aid

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis described the incident as "extremely tragic" and announced financial assistance of 5 lakh rupees to the devotees' next of kin

Delhi not merely a city but 'living civilisation': CM Rekha Gupta

Gupta said this at the 20th session of the Unesco Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage held at the Red Fort

Telangana to name key roads after Ratan Tata, Trump and tech giants

The state government will write to the Union Ministry of External Affairs and the US Embassy to inform them of the plans

UIDAI to mandate registration for entities using Aadhaar verification

The new verification process will also resolve issues related to several works that get hampered due to downtime of intermediate servers that connect with the central Aadhaar database

At least 25 killed, 6 injured in massive fire at nightclub in Goa

Most of the dead were the club's kitchen workers, and included three women, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said. There were three to four tourists among those killed, he added

Law, identity, and the 2026 Assam mandate amid Sarma's reform pitch

Report looks at how the Sarma government's pitch for reform and transparency through three key decisions could open wounds in the state right before it goes to the polls

eNAM 2.0 rollout hits trouble as Rajasthan flags data-migration glitches

Rajasthan has red-flagged major issues in the eNAM 2.0 pilot, with data-migration failures forcing mandis back to manual trading during peak harvest season

Jagan to submit 10 mn signatures against AP medical college privatisation

Jagan alleged that the NDA coalition government is attempting to hand over newly established government medical colleges to private entities, 'weakening essential public health services across Andhra'

StatsGuru: Half the nation's electoral power hinges on the SIR exercise

India's voter base continues to expand, with 12 states adding 160 million electors since 2004 as the Election Commission prepares to release fresh SIR data on December 16

Goa orders probe after nightclub fire kills 25, leaves several injured

Police were alerted to the blaze at the Birch by Romeo Lane club at 12:04 am (1834 GMT on Saturday), Goa's police chief told the ANI news agency

Isro in 2025: From Shubhanshu Shukla's Axiom-4 to 100th satellite launch

Breakthrough missions, new indigenous tech and the return of an Indian astronaut shaped Isro's eventful 2025, a year that strengthened India's push in space, human flight and undersea exploration

Odisha govt aims to develop 15 fully operational airports by 2047

The programmes undertaken to achieve the target were discussed at the 4th Meeting of the High Power Committee on Aviation

Lok Sabha to hold special discussion on 150 yrs of Vande Mataram on Monday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will initiate the debate at 12 noon on Monday, marking the formal beginning of the proceedings

Earthquakes, heatwaves and floods: How extreme weather shaped 2025

From deadly heatwaves and massive floods to powerful quakes and cyclones, 2025 witnessed severe natural disasters across the globe

Delhi's air stays 'very poor' as smog deepens, cold wave grips North India

Delhi's air quality remained in the 'very poor' category as dense smog blanketed the city, while a cold wave swept through north India. Pollution levels surged, with several hotspots crossing the 300