Indian Railways to operate three pairs of special trains during Christmas, New Year

Indian Railways

Guwahatil: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has decided to operate three pairs of special trains during the Christmas and New Year-2026 period to cater to the festive travel requirement, officials said on Sunday. NFR's Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said that the special trains include Guwahati–Sairang (Mizoram)–Guwahati, Dibrugarh-Lucknow-Dibrugarh and New Delhi-Kamakhya-New Delhi providing added convenience to passengers during the festive season. Accordingly, Guwahati-Sairang-Guwahati Christmas special will run for...

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Journalists in Bangladesh demand action over arson, vandalism

Journalists in Bangladesh demand action over arson, vandalism

Dhaka: Journalists in Bangladesh held protests against arson attacks and vandalism at the offices of media outlets Prothom Alo and The Daily Star, calling for immediate arrest and punishment for those involved in the attack. They warned that continued impunity would pose a threat to press freedom and public safety, local media reported Sunday. Hundreds of journalists formed a human chain in Gazipur in protest against the attacks on the offices...

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Delhi HC to hear ED plea in National Herald case Monday

National Herald case

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court is slated to hear Monday a criminal revision petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging a trial court order that refused to take cognisance of its money laundering complaint against Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and others in the alleged National Herald case. As per the causelist published on the website of the Delhi HC,...

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Security forces foil Maoist plot, recover arms in Chhattisgarh

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Raipur: In a significant blow to Maoist activities, security forces have successfully thwarted a deadly Maoist conspiracy by recovering a large cache of explosives and weapons from a hideout in the remote Dadipani hilly area under the Mainpur police station in Chhattisgarh's Gariyaband district. The site, located approximately 65 km from the district headquarters and along the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border, was targeted during a meticulously planned search operation. Acting on specific intelligence...

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Indian Railways to operate three pairs of special trains during Christmas, New Year

Guwahatil: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has decided to operate three pairs of special trains during the Christmas and New Year-2026 period to cater to the festive travel requirement, officials said on Sunday. NFR's Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said that the special trains include Guwahati–Sairang (Mizoram)–Guwahati, Dibrugarh-Lucknow-Dibrugarh and New Delhi-Kamakhya-New Delhi providing added...

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Arunachal local polls: BJP bags majority in panchayats, IMC

Itanagar: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a landslide victory in the local body elections in Arunachal Pradesh, securing a majority of seats in the Zilla Parishads and Gram Panchayats, polls for which were held on December 15, officials said Sunday. The BJP also scored a decisive win in the Itanagar Municipal Corporation (IMC) elections by...

Journalists in Bangladesh demand action over arson, vandalism

Journalists in Bangladesh demand action over arson, vandalism

Dhaka: Journalists in Bangladesh held protests against arson attacks and vandalism at the offices of media outlets Prothom Alo and The Daily Star, calling for immediate arrest and punishment for those involved in the attack. They warned that continued impunity would pose a threat to press freedom and public safety, local media reported Sunday. Hundreds of journalists...

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One killed, 21 injured as two picnic buses overturn in Odisha

Berhampur: One person was killed and 21 others injured Sunday when two buses carrying picnickers overturned at separate places in Odisha, officials said. In the first incident, Ratna Bisoyi (45) of Sriram Nagar died and 15 others were injured when their bus overturned near Barihapathara under Jarada police station limits in Ganjam district. The bus was carrying...

Odisha Vigilance

Odisha vigilance arrests forest officer in disproportionate assets case

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance Sunday arrested a forest range officer for possession of assets disproportionate to his known source of income. The arrested officer has been identified by the vigilance as Rajendra Kumar Samantray, forest range officer, Rahama forest range in Jagatsinghpur district, an officer said. He was arrested for possession of disproportionate assets (DA) to the...

National Herald case

Delhi HC to hear ED plea in National Herald case Monday

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court is slated to hear Monday a criminal revision petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging a trial court order that refused to take cognisance of its money laundering complaint against Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and others in the alleged National...

SEBI

No revision in short selling framework, says SEBI

Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Sunday clarified that there is no change in the existing regulatory framework for short selling. The market regulator said that "a media article has incorrectly reported about changes in short selling framework which would become applicable from December 22, 2025". The SEBI Wednesday approved a comprehensive overhaul of...

Maoist

Security forces foil Maoist plot, recover arms in Chhattisgarh

Raipur: In a significant blow to Maoist activities, security forces have successfully thwarted a deadly Maoist conspiracy by recovering a large cache of explosives and weapons from a hideout in the remote Dadipani hilly area under the Mainpur police station in Chhattisgarh's Gariyaband district. The site, located approximately 65 km from the district headquarters and along the...

 

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