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Comedian Russell Peters to bring Relax World Tour to India in March 2026
The Emmy winning comedian, who has toured India multiple times, will perform in Mumbai, Pune and Chennai among others
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Parliament Winter Session LIVE: Rajya Sabha reconvenes, Bills laid on table
Parliament Winter Session LIVE Updates: Follow all the latest updates from Parliament as government and opposition debate key issues
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10 schools in Ahmedabad get bomb threat, turns out to be hoax after search
As a precautionary measure, these schools declared a holiday for the afternoon shift as the morning shift was already over when they received the emails
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Centre gives another extension to commission probing Manipur violence
The inquiry commission was mandated to probe the causes and spread of the violence and riots targeting members of different communities
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AI-based digital toll collection to be implemented by 2026-end: Gadkari
Commuters will not have to wait any longer at toll plazas, and this will help save fuel worth ₹1,500 crore and add ₹6,000 to the government revenue
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Indigo crisis: HC rejects PIL seeking higher compensation for passengers
A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said it has already taken cognisance of the issue in another public interest litigation
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Delhi Police arrests 5 in murder of Lawrence Bishnoi's former aide Parry
Inderpreet Singh alias Parry, a former close aide of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, was killed on December 1 in Sector 26 shortly after he left a club
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SC asks Centre, SCBA to suggest steps to prevent shoe-hurling incidents
The court also asked for a standard operating procedure for the media to report on such incidents
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Bangladesh envoy summoned after threat to Indian High Commission in Dhaka
India summoned Bangladesh High Commissioner M Riaz Hamidullah after a threat was received by the Indian High Commission in Dhaka
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SC defers hearing in West Bengal VC appointment matter to January
The top court, at the joint request of the attorney general and the counsel of the state government, adjourned the case for hearing till January
Why were Bollywood filmmaker Vikram Bhatt, his wife arrested in Mumbai?
Vikram Bhatt and his wife, Shwetambari, were remanded to judicial custody in a Rs 30 crore fraud case in Udaipur. Police say a doctor was cheated via a Rs 47 crore film deal and forged bills
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SC transfers RG Kar Medical doctor rape-murder case to Calcutta HC
A bench of justices MM Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma directed that the case papers be sent to the high court
Delhi offices to run at 50% capacity from Dec 18 amid pollution crisis
From December 18, all Delhi offices will run at 50 per cent capacity, with half staff working from home; essential services are exempt
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10 flights cancelled at Delhi Airport due to low visibility conditions
Flight services in Delhi and other northern states have been severely impacted due to dense fog and adverse weather conditions
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Delhi govt to pay ₹10,000 to workers hit by anti-pollution restrictions
The minister also said all government and private institutions must mandatorily switch to work from home for 50 per cent of the staff from Thursday, or face action
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Madhya Pradesh forms panel to probe HIV infection among 6 children
Tarun Rathi, Commissioner of the Public Health and Medical Education Department, issued an order announcing the formation of the investigation team and directed it to submit a report within 7 days
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11 flights cancelled at Chennai Airport due to dense fog in North India
Cancellations were attributed to persistent dense fog, poor weather, and air pollution affecting flight operations across Delhi and several northern regions over the past few days
AI Summit in Delhi gives Global South voice in shaping AI agenda: MoS
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will attend the IndiaAI Impact Summit 2026 that will be held on February 19-20 in New Delhi
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BS-VI rule in Delhi explained: What it is and how to check your vehicle
BS emission standards are enforced to phase out high-polluting vehicles. Here's what BS-VI means, how it differs from older norms, and how to check your vehicle's category
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IMD issues alerts for cold wave, dense fog and snowfall across India
IMD has warned of dense fog, cold wave conditions and snowfall across multiple states, with Delhi facing flight disruptions and several regions bracing for low visibility and falling temperatures
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