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Ministers ask Prakasam Collector to study tremors
14 hours, 51 minutes ago

Ministers ask Prakasam Collector to study tremors

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: In the wake of tremors reported in Darsi constituency of Prakasam district on Saturday and Sunday, Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar and Social Welfare Minister Dola Sri Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy have taken proactive measures to address the situation. The two ministers have reached out to the Prakasam District Collector, urging him to conduct a study on the recurring seismic …

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BJP releases 'charge sheet' against AAP: Delhi has most corrupt ministers
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14 hours, 51 minutes ago

BJP releases 'charge sheet' against AAP: Delhi has most corrupt ministers

India Today  

Stepping up its attack on the Aam Aadmi Party, the Delhi BJP on Saturday released an ‘aarop patra’ alleging the ruling party has indulged in "corruption" and "made fake promises". Addressing the media at the Delhi BJP office, party MP and former Union Minister Anurag Thakur said, "This charge sheet has stories of AAP's corruption. AAP said that they would …

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After Portfolios Declared, Mahayuti Ministers Compete for District Guardian Ministership
20 hours, 11 minutes ago

After Portfolios Declared, Mahayuti Ministers Compete for District Guardian Ministership

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: After the cabinet portfolio distributions, tug of war has begun among the Maharashtra ministers over the post of ‘guardian minister’ of the districts. Shiv Sena cabinet Bharat Gogawale has staked claim over Raigad district, while Sanjay Shirshat wants to become the guardian minister of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar. NCP leader and Maharashtra agriculture minister Manikrao Kokate also said that the …

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Sunday View: The Best Weekend Opinion Reads, Curated Just for You
1 day, 11 hours ago

Sunday View: The Best Weekend Opinion Reads, Curated Just for You

The Quint  

"It is my view that the Home Minister spoke carelessly about Dr Ambedkar. But it is true that it had become fashionable to chant Ambedkar’s name by those who only sought to use it as a political tool at election time," says senior journalist Tavleen Singh in her weekly column for The Indian Express. "In the Home Minister’s speech in …

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Maharashtra Portfolios: Fadnavis Gets Home, Shinde Urban Development, Ajit Pawar Takes Finance
1 day, 13 hours ago

Maharashtra Portfolios: Fadnavis Gets Home, Shinde Urban Development, Ajit Pawar Takes Finance

Deccan Chronicle  

Nagpur: More than two weeks after he took the oath of office, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday allocated portfolios to his council of ministers, retaining the crucial Home department with him. Shiv Sena Ministers' portfolios: Gulabrao Patil Water Supply and Sanitation, Dadaji Bhuse School Education, Sanjay Rathod Soil and Water Conservation, Uday Samant Industries and Marathi language, Shambhuraj …

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Pope calls Gaza airstrikes 'cruelty' after Israeli Minister's criticism
1 day, 14 hours ago

Pope calls Gaza airstrikes 'cruelty' after Israeli Minister's criticism

The Hindu  

Pope Francis on Saturday again condemned Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, a day after an Israeli government minister publicly denounced the pontiff for suggesting the global community should study whether the military offensive there constitutes a genocide of the Palestinian people. The Israeli Military said on Saturday the patriarch's entry had been approved and he would enter Gaza on Sunday, barring …

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Pratap Chandra Sarangi: Agitator to victim & a brush with Gandhi
1 day, 14 hours ago

Pratap Chandra Sarangi: Agitator to victim & a brush with Gandhi

New Indian Express  

A mid the melee and uproar at Makar Dwar of Parliament, the image of Pratap Chandra Sarangi, frail and bloodied, with a handkerchief pressed against his forehead, evoked a strange sense of irony. As part of the VHP, Bajrang Dal, and Durga Vahini agitation, Sarangi was among the 62 arrested after a mob stormed the Odisha Assembly, vandalising property, attacking …

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Maharashtra portfolios: Fadnavis keeps Home, Shinde Urban Development; Ajit gets Finance
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1 day, 22 hours ago

Maharashtra portfolios: Fadnavis keeps Home, Shinde Urban Development; Ajit gets Finance

The Hindu  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis retained Home department and law and judiciary department, while Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar got Urban Development department and finance department respectively, in the portfolio allocation among the cabinet ministers in Maharashtra on Saturday. DCM Eknath Shinde will retain his favourite Urban Development department, along with two other portfolios - Housing and …

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The Christmas Day my mum Maggie rang the boss of General Electric - to fix the telly for the Queen's speech... and other joyous memories of the festivities at Chequers that'll make you yearn for the d
2 days, 13 hours ago

The Christmas Day my mum Maggie rang the boss of General Electric - to fix the telly for the Queen's speech... and other joyous memories of the festivities at Chequers that'll make you yearn for the d

Daily Mail  

They fell out of a folder recently as I was decluttering a filing cabinet. This was Christmas with my mother Margaret Thatcher at Chequers, the Prime Minister's official country residence, as revealed by pictures I took in her early years in Downing Street. Margaret Thatcher and her husband Denis at Chequers for Christmas, the Prime Minister's official country residence The …

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Syrian authorities appoint HTS figures as foreign, defence ministers
2 days, 14 hours ago

Syrian authorities appoint HTS figures as foreign, defence ministers

Al Jazeera  

Asaad Hassan al-Shibani named foreign minister and Murhaf Abu Qasra defence minister. Syria’s new rulers have appointed a foreign and defence minister, the official Syrian news agency SANA reports, as they seek to build international relations two weeks after Bashar al-Assad was ousted. Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar, reporting from Damascus, said Abu Qasra and al-Shibani were “very much close” to …

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Major reshuffle as Trudeau faces party pressure, Trump taunts
2 days, 18 hours ago

Major reshuffle as Trudeau faces party pressure, Trump taunts

Raw Story  

The reshuffle came at the end of a chaotic week in Ottawa spurred by the surprise resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, who clashed with her boss over Trump's threats to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian imports. "The new ministry will deliver on what matters most to Canadians: making life more affordable and growing the economy," Trudeau said in …

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Taluk-level adalats begin in Malappuram district
2 days, 22 hours ago

Taluk-level adalats begin in Malappuram district

The Hindu  

The State government’s taluk-level adalats named ‘Karuthalum Kaithangum’ began in the district on Friday. The fresh complaints received at the adalat would be examined within two weeks, said Mr. Riyas and Mr. Abdurahiman. Inaugurating the adalat, Mr. Abdurahiman said that finding solutions to people’s problems by taking them into confidence was the style of the State government. Mr. Riyas said …

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Keir Starmer puts ousted aide Sue Gray in the Lords: Ex-civil servant turned Labour apparatchik handed a peerage after losing No10 power struggle
3 days ago

Keir Starmer puts ousted aide Sue Gray in the Lords: Ex-civil servant turned Labour apparatchik handed a peerage after losing No10 power struggle

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer has handed his ousted former aide Sue Gray a peerage, it was confirmed today. Ms Gray, a former senior civil servant, stepped down as the Prime Minister's £170,000 chief of staff in October following reports of a clash with other senior aides. The Tories, for their party, handed peerages to Liz Truss's former deputy PM Thérèse Coffey, ex …

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Ministers plot drink and drug driving clampdown after teenager kills three friends in crash after doing 100mph while taking 'hippy crack' laughing gas
3 days, 2 hours ago

Ministers plot drink and drug driving clampdown after teenager kills three friends in crash after doing 100mph while taking 'hippy crack' laughing gas

Daily Mail  

Drink and drug driving laws could be tightened and punishments increased amid concern about rising deaths on the roads, the Transport Secretary suggested today. Heidi Alexander said it 'might be time to have a look at those ' as part of a wider effort to improve road safety, including new awareness campaigns. Her comments came two days after 19-year-old Thomas …

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Labour ministers set to spend £1.6bn on filling-in potholes and roads
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3 days, 14 hours ago

Labour ministers set to spend £1.6bn on filling-in potholes and roads

Daily Mail  

A record £1.6billion will be spent on fixing potholes next year in a massive boost for the Daily Mail’s campaign to end the scourge. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander last night unveiled the 50 per cent hike in funding for resurfacing local roads - enough to fix 7million extra potholes. A record £1.6billion will be spent on fixing potholes next year …

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PM Modi joins Christmas celebrations at Union Minister's home. See pics
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3 days, 14 hours ago

PM Modi joins Christmas celebrations at Union Minister's home. See pics

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a Christmas celebration at Union Minister George Kurian's residence in Delhi on Thursday, where he interacted with the members of the Christian community. Sharing pictures from the event, PM Modi, on his official X handle, writes, "Attended the Christmas celebrations at the residence of Union Minister Shri George Kurian Ji. #WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra …

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Keir Starmer's refusal to compensate 3.8m Waspi women will affect more than 100,000 of his Cabinet's constituents, damning figures reveal
3 days, 16 hours ago

Keir Starmer's refusal to compensate 3.8m Waspi women will affect more than 100,000 of his Cabinet's constituents, damning figures reveal

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer’s refusal to compensate women hit by increases in the state pension age will affect more than 100,000 of his Cabinet’s constituents, new figures show. A handout photograph, released by the UK Parliament, shows Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking during Prime Minister's Questions session in the House of Commons in central London, on December 18, 2024 Waspi …

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Keir Starmer backs anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq amid probe into her family over claims they took £4 billion in bribes for Putin-funded nuclear power plant in Bangladesh
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4 days ago

Keir Starmer backs anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq amid probe into her family over claims they took £4 billion in bribes for Putin-funded nuclear power plant in Bangladesh

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer has backed his most senior anti-corruption minister, after it was revealed she is being investigated over claims she and members of her family took bribes of up to £4 billion. City minister Tulip Siddiq – who is responsible for stamping out corruption in Britain's financial sector – is being investigated for the alleged embezzlement linked to a …

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Blinken will avoid Ukraine and the Middle East at a divided UN Security Council
4 days, 3 hours ago

Blinken will avoid Ukraine and the Middle East at a divided UN Security Council

The Independent  

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Karnataka MLA writes to DK Shivakumar over cabinet minister's BJP ties
4 days, 14 hours ago

Karnataka MLA writes to DK Shivakumar over cabinet minister's BJP ties

India Today  

Whispers of internal rift in Congress resurfaced after a Karnataka Congress MLA accused Davangere district in-charge minister of colluding with BJP to undermine the party. In a letter addressed to Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, Channagiri MLA Basavaraju V Shivaganga asked that Davangere district in-charge minister SS Mallikarjun be immediately replaced. Basavaraju, who is also the Davangere district Kisan Congress …

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CM Mohan Charan Majhi to attend GST, finance ministers' meet
4 days, 14 hours ago

CM Mohan Charan Majhi to attend GST, finance ministers' meet

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR : Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will embark on a four-day visit to Delhi and Rajasthan beginning December 19 to attend the 55th meeting of the GST council to be held at Jaisalmer on December 21. The state government, which had asked for higher allocations of central funds to the state to accelerate infrastructure development at the last meeting …

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No allocation of portfolios amid Maha knot over home
4 days, 14 hours ago

No allocation of portfolios amid Maha knot over home

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Thirty-nine legislators from MahaYuti allies were sworn in the first cabinet expansion of the Devendra Fadnavis-led government on December 15, but the ministers are functioning without portfolios. Sources said portfolios will be distributed among the alliance partners – BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP – on the basis of the previous government’s allocation formula with some changes. “Chief Minister Devendra …

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QUENTIN LETTS at PMQs: The only cabinet ministers who looked cheerful were Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting. Might they be fancying their chances?
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4 days, 16 hours ago

QUENTIN LETTS at PMQs: The only cabinet ministers who looked cheerful were Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting. Might they be fancying their chances?

Daily Mail  

After the first five months of the Labour Government the fighters returned to their stools. Mr Speaker rang the bell on the last PMQs of the year and the cornermen rushed ringside to crouch round Sir Keir Starmer and apply sponges, styptic pencils and petroleum jelly to his wounds. Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking during Prime Minister's Questions in the …

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Farage warns ministers of ‘very deep disquiet’ in Trump camp over Chagos deal
4 days, 19 hours ago

Farage warns ministers of ‘very deep disquiet’ in Trump camp over Chagos deal

The Independent  

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