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• Cabinet Okays Coal Auction for Any Industrial Use, Exports
  
  The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday approved the policy for the auction of Coal Linkage for Seamless, Efficient Transparent Utilisation (CoalSETU) with the creation of a new window in the non-regulated sector...
• Maha Assembly: Supporters of MLAs Get Two-day Civil Custody, Barred from Entering Vidhan Bhavan
  
  The Maharashtra legislature's privileges committee on Friday recommended two days' civil custody for two supporters of ruling and opposition legislators involved in a physical altercation in the Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai, during the monsoon session, and a complete ban on their...
• Annual Review Is Part of Governance Reform; Each Year Brings a New Target: CM Yadav
  
  Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday said that over the past two years of his tenure, the government has focused on introducing major reforms in governance, including a structured annual review of departmental performance and setting fresh targets for the...
• India's CPI Inflation Estimated at 0.71 PC for Nov, Food Inflation Stays in Negative Zone
  
  India's year-on-year inflation rate, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), was estimated at 0.71 per cent for November this year which was marginally higher than the 0.25 per cent in October, according to figures released by the Ministry of Statistics on Friday.Food...
• Timeline Set for BJP UP President Election, Final Announcement on Dec 14
  
  The Bharatiya Janata Party's Uttar Pradesh unit has released the schedule for the election of its state president for the 2025 organisational cycle.The programme, issued on Friday, outlines a three-day process that includes the publication of voter lists, filing and...
• Govt Prioritising Trade Negotiations with Several Nations to Boost Textiles Exports
  
  The government is prioritising trade negotiations with several countries to get market access and tariff advantages for India's exports, including textiles, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasad informed the Parliament on Friday.India has signed 15 Free...
• JPMorgan Bets Big on India amid Robust Economic Growth
  
  JPMorgan Chase Co. is preparing to open a new branch in India for the first time in almost ten years, signalling the US banking giant's deepening interest in one of the world's fastest-expanding major economies.The Reserve Bank of India has granted the lender an...
• Turnout Dip Sets Stage as Kerala Awaits Local Body Poll Results
  
  Kerala's political formations are bracing for a decisive day as counting of votes in the local body elections begins at 8 am on Saturday across 244 centres statewide.With turnout dipping in both phases of polling, the political fronts are closely crunching numbers to gauge...
• Gujarat Govt Fixes Minimum RS 20 per Unit Payment for Village Computer Entrepreneurs
  
  Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has approved a minimum payment of Rs 20 per unit of work for Village Computer Entrepreneurs (VCEs) engaged under the state's e-Gram Vishwagram programme.The decision was taken during the 12th Governing Body meeting of the e-Gram...
• Kolkata Shocker: Youth Held for Assaulting and Abandoning Mother in City's Red Light Area
  
  West Bengal Police on Thursday night arrested a youth in Kolkata for allegedly assaulting his mother, stripping her, and abandoning her in a North Kolkata red-light area, following a domestic dispute, police said on Friday.The accused has been identified as Bhaskar Dhar,...
• Skilling and Small Enterprises Key to Boost Employment Growth in India: NCAER
  
  An increase in skilled workforce and productivity of small enterprises can act as key drivers of job creation in the country, according to a report by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER).The report authored by Professor Farzana Afridi and her team of...
• 'It's a Good Sign': Leaders on PM Modi, Trump Reviewing India-US Strategic Partnership Progress
  
  Several political leaders on Friday said the telephonic conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, during which they discussed bilateral ties, regional and international developments, was a positive development.Speaking to IANS, BJP MP...
• Centre Releases over RS 717 Crore to Strengthen Rural Local Bodies in Maharashtra
  
  The Union Government has released Rs 717.17 crore to strengthen rural local bodies in Maharashtra as part of the the first instalment of untied grants for the financial year 2025-26 under the 15th Finance Commission, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of...
• Fire at Illegal Bhubaneswar Bar Sparks Safety Crackdown; No Casualties Reported
  
  A major fire broke out on the top floor of a three-storey building in the Satya Vihar area of Bhubaneswar on Friday, where a bar-restaurant was operating. No casualties have been reported, said officials.The bar and restaurant, named 'No Limit Air', was found to have no...
• SC Trashes PIL on RTE in Minority Institutions, Imposes RS 1 Lakh Cost
  
  The Supreme Court on Friday came down heavily on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act in minority-run madrasas and other educational institutions.A Bench led by Justice B.V. Nagarathna refused to entertain the...
• Anurag Thakur Urges Speaker to Act against Trinamool Member over Using E-cigarette in LS Chamber
  
  Former Union Minister and senior BJP MP Anurag Singh Thakur on Friday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, raising a serious complaint against an All India Trinamool Congress MP for allegedly using an electronic cigarette inside the Lok Sabha chamber, an act he described as...
• Bihar EOU Raids Six Locations of Cooperative Bank Officer in Patna, Gopalganj
  
  As part of its ongoing crackdown on corruption in Bihar, the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) was conducting simultaneous raids at six locations in Patna and Gopalganj on Friday.The locations are linked to Bhavesh Kumar Singh, the Development Officer of the Pataliputra Central...
• Adani Green Tops NSE Sustainability Rankings for 2ND Year
  
  Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) on Friday announced that it has once again been recognised as one of India's top performers in sustainability.In the latest sustainability ratings released by the National Stock Exchange (NSE) for the financial year 2025, AGEL earned an...
• Sabarimala Gold Heist Case: Court Denies Bail to TDB Ex-chief Padmakumar
  
  The Sabarimala gold heist investigation took a significant turn on Friday, with the Kollam Vigilance Court rejecting the bail application of former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) President A. Padmakumar.The court dismissed his plea linked to the Kattillappalli sub-case,...
• Rahul Gandhi Raises Air Pollution Concerns in Lok Sabha, Urges Govt to Present City-wise Action Plan
  
  Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday raised the crisis of air pollution in the Lok Sabha, urging the government to formulate a comprehensive, time-bound strategy to improve air quality across Indian cities."Most of our cities are covered under a blanket of poisonous...
• Telangana Local Polls: Congress Bags over 50 per Cent of Sarpanch Posts in First Phase
  
  The ruling Congress on Friday swept the first phase of Gram Panchayat elections in Telangana, winning more than half of 4,236 Sarpanch posts.Candidates backed by Congress bagged 2,319 Sarpanch posts, including those elected unopposed.Though the elections were fought on a...
• President Murmu Pays Floral Tributes at Nupi Lal Memorial in Imphal
  
  President Droupadi Murmu, who is now on a two-day visit to Manipur, on Friday paid floral tributes at the Nupi Lal Memorial complex in Imphal on the occasion of the 86th Nupi Lal Day, which commemorates two women-led movements against the British policies.The President also...
• Driver of Killer Truck Remains Absconding in Sandeshkhali Witness Accident Case
  
  Two days after Satyajit Ghosh, the younger son of Bhola Ghosh, a key witness in a criminal case against Sheikh Shahjahan, the suspended Trinamool Congress leader from Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, was killed in a suspicious road accident, the...
• Rajasthan HC Issues Notice to Saudi Arabian Embassy over Delay in Repatriating Youth's Mortal Remains
  
  The High Court has issued a notice to the Saudi Arabian embassy in Delhi, seeking an explanation for the prolonged delay in releasing the mortal remains of a Rajasthan youth, who died there on November 13, leaving his family devastated.Intervening in the matter, the...
• IndiGo Crisis: DGCA Fires Inspectors, CEO Summoned Again
  
  India's aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has dismissed four flight inspectors who were responsible for monitoring the safety and operational standards of IndiGo.The action comes amid a deepening crisis at the airline, which has cancelled...

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