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Delhi Orders Citywide Fire Safety Checks; Government Plans Single-Window Licensing for Hospitality Sector

11-12-2025 / 0 comments

New Delhi | December 11, 2025 The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) has launched urgent fire safety inspections across the capital, directing its officers to examine restaurants, hotels and clubs without delay. The decision follows the recent fire tragedy in Goa and comes ahead of the Christmas and New Year period, when fire-related incidents typically rise. The move aims to ensure that public gathering spaces remain safe during the busy festive season. The instructions were issued through an official...

Delhi Trial Court Grants Umar Khalid Two-Week Interim Bail to Attend Sister’s Wedding

11-12-2025 / 0 comments

New Delhi | December 11, 2025 A Delhi trial court has granted interim bail for two weeks to jailed activist and former JNU student Umar Khalid, an accused in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots, allowing him to attend his sister’s wedding later this month. The court approved the relief from December 16 to December 29 on a personal bond of Rs 20,000 along with two sureties of the same amount. Khalid, who has been in custody since September 2020, approached the Karkardooma...

BJP Criticises Rahul Gandhi’s Berlin Visit During Winter Session, Congress Responds Strongly

10-12-2025 / 0 comments

New Delhi | December 10, 2025 Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, is once again at the centre of a political storm as the BJP targets his upcoming foreign trip during the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament. Gandhi is scheduled to travel to Berlin from December 15 to 20 to attend an event organised by the Indian Overseas Congress. Since the Winter Session concludes on December 19, the BJP has accused him of skipping parliamentary responsibilities for another overseas...

Tirupati Temple Hit By ₹54-Crore Shawl Fraud Exposed After Vigilance Probe

10-12-2025 / 0 comments

Tirupati | December 10, 2025 The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which manages the world-famous Tirumala temple in Andhra Pradesh, is facing major embarrassment after a vigilance inquiry uncovered a massive shawl scam worth about ₹54 crore. The case stretches across a decade, from 2015 to 2025, and involves a contractor who allegedly supplied cheap polyester shawls while billing them as expensive pure mulberry silk. The scam surfaced when the TTD board, led by Chairman BR Naidu, raised...

India’s 2027 Census to Be Fully Digital: Opportunities and Challenges

10-12-2025 / 0 comments

New Delhi, December 10, 2025: India’s 2027 Census is set to mark a historic shift as the country moves to a fully digital enumeration process, aiming to cover over 1.4 billion people through mobile applications and online self-enumeration. The Ministry of Home Affairs confirmed that enumerators will collect data primarily using a dedicated mobile app on their own Android or iOS smartphones, while citizens will also have the option to submit details through a web portal. The entire exercise will...