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TREND | 29 Dec 2025, 06:28PM

Stitched sailing vessel INSV Kaundinya on maiden voyage to retrace ancient maritime routes to Oman

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Built using the ancient Indian stitched-ship technique, this ship highlights India's rich maritime traditions, PM Narendra Modi posted on X

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TREND | 29 Dec 2025, 06:24PM

I am secular in true sense, appeasement charge is wrong: Mamata Banerjee

Business Standard

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday rejected allegations of indulging in appeasement, asserting that she is "secular in the true sense" and participates in programmes across faiths without discrimination. She was speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of Durga Angan', a cultural complex dedicated to Goddess Durga, at New Town in Kolkata. People accuse me of indulging in appeasement, but it is not correct. I am secular in the true sense, she said, adding that she attends programmes of all religions. The Trinamool Congress chief did not identify the accuser, but the opposition BJP often charges her with appeasing the Muslims. You do not say anything when I visit a gurdwara, but start criticising me when I attend an Eid programme, Banerjee said. Banerjee also flagged concerns over the ongoing SIR process, alleging harassment of people and loss of lives. People are being harassed unnecessarily. Over 50 lives have been lost within a month during the SIR proc

AAP alleges BJP-ruled MCD ignored SC ban on tolls, worsening pollution

Business Standard | 29 Dec 2025, 05:55PM 5 more

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TREND | 29 Dec 2025, 06:04PM

Lalit Modi Apologises After Calling Himself, Vijay Mallya 'Biggest Fugitives' In Viral Video

NDTV Profit

In the now-deleted video from Mallya's 70th birthday celebrations in London, Lalit Modi joked about the pair's status as the "two biggest fugitives" of India.

'Statement misconstrued': Lalit Modi apologises after 'fugitives' video row

Business Standard | 29 Dec 2025, 01:46PM 9 more

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TREND | 28 Dec 2025, 11:20AM

Congress Foundation Day: Kharge, Rahul Gandhi attend flag hoisting ceremony

Business Standard

The Indian National Congress was founded on December 28, 1885, in Bombay (Mumbai) in the presence of 72 delegates at the Das Tejpal Sanskrit College

Scrapping MGNREGA devastating attack on poor, PM acted alone: Rahul Gandhi

Business Standard | 27 Dec 2025

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TREND | 27 Dec 2025, 09:54PM

Abhishek Banerjee to launch 21-day campaign against SIR in Bengal

Business Standard

Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhhishek Banerjee will launch a 21-day campaign from January 2 to 22 to ensure that not a single legitimate voter's name is struck off the final rolls for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, the party said on Friday. "From January 2, 2026, Abhishek Banerjee will take to the streets and stand among the people to ensure that no legitimate voter is disenfranchised, and no Bengali is humiliated, intimidated, or harassed by the BJP-EC combine," the party said in a statement in its official WhatsApp group. Banerjee will start the campaign in South 24 Parganas where his Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency is situated, and will then move to Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri districts on January 3. He will also visit Uttar Dinajpur, Malda, Kolkata, Hooghly, and other districts including Krishnanagar, Midnapore, Kanthi, Bongaon, and Ranaghat, concluding the campaign on January 22 in Hooghly. On Friday, Banerjee launched a month-long 'connect and

Over 85,000 drug smugglers arrested in 3.5 years in Punjab: CM Mann

Business Standard | 27 Dec 2025, 09:44PM 9 more

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TREND | 27 Dec 2025

Protesters burn effigy of J&K LG over MBBS college admission list in Reasi

Business Standard

Dozens of protesters on Saturday gathered outside Lok Bhavan here and set ablaze an effigy of Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, demanding revocation of the MBBS admission list of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi. Raising slogans such as LG go back, the protest was organised by Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samiti, a recently-formed conglomeration of various right-wing organizations. JK BJP's women activists and several trade leaders including president of Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industries Arun Gupta also joined the protest. The protest led to the blocking of the main road outside Lok Bhavan, resulting in traffic snarls on adjoining roads and causing hardship to commuters for more than one-and-a-half hours. Police personnel were deployed in strength outside the Lok Bhavan to maintain law and order and regulate traffic, and a tough time to push back protesters who tried to move inside the complex. We will continue our protest till

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TREND | 27 Dec 2025

BMC Elections 2026: BJP-Shiv Sena Finalise Seat-Sharing For 200 Wards, Say Sources

NDTV Profit

The two allies have reached a consensus on 200 of the 227 wards in India's wealthiest civic body.

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TREND | 27 Dec 2025

AAP Announces Debut In Bhiwandi, Navi Mumbai Civic Polls

NDTV Profit

AAP Bhiwandi unit's president Masih Iqbal and general secretary Hanumant Jadhav said that the party has completed the initial screening of candidates for 30 out of the 90 seats in the Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation.

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TREND | 27 Dec 2025

BJP Leader Urges Govt To Remove Video Implying His Involvement In Ankita Bhandari Murder

NDTV Profit

The party affairs in-charge in the state made the request in a letter to Uttarakhand Home Secretary Shailesh Bagoli on Thursday.

BJP Leader Threatens Legal Action For Implicating Him In Ankita Bhandari Murder Case

NDTV Profit | 27 Dec 2025

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TREND | 26 Dec 2025

'Biggest Fugitives': India Firm On Extraditing Lalit Modi, Vijay Mallya Following Viral Video

NDTV Profit

Modi's social media post had triggered criticism of the government's handling of the extradition proceedings.