just now (774+ words) Published - November 30, 2025 05:33 pm IST - New Delhi The Opposition on Sunday (November 30, 2025) demanded that a discussion be held in Parliament over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and indicated that functioning of both the Houses would be hampered if such a debate is not allowed. During an all-party meeting convened by the government a day before the Winter session of Parliament, the Opposition parties also strongly pressed for a discussion on national security in the wake of the Delhi blast incident. They also alleged that the government wants to "finish off" democracy and "bury" parliamentary traditions. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the all-party meeting to discuss the agenda for the Winter session of Parliament starting on Monday (December 1, 2025) is a mere formality. Mr. Ramesh, who attended the meeting, said the Modi government has made its intentions…...

3+ min ago (194+ words) Published - November 30, 2025 05:30 pm IST - Bengaluru For many Bengaluru residents, obtaining an e-khata'has become a months-long ordeal as applications are rejected without explanation, pending for months, and stuck due to missing'Assistant Revenue Officers (ARO)'signatures or technical mismatches in the city's new property registration software." One major issue, officials pointed out, is that many applications do not have the mandatory signatures of AROs. "Without ARO's signature, who is the concerned authority, an application cannot proceed for approval," an official from the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA)'said, adding'that delays'and'absences of AROs at the ward level have created a cascade of pending cases. The shortage of IT staff within the GBA further worsens the problem. "Revenue teams'encounter'errors related to data mismatches, signature verification, or fee payment entries, but with limited technical support, these cannot be resolved quickly. We have the tools, but not…...

4+ min ago (288+ words) Updated - November 30, 2025 05:57 pm IST - Mumbai Maharashtra Minister and BJP leader Jaykumar Gore urged women voters reaping the benefits of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme to remain loyal to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in the upcoming civic body polls, saying even their "husbands don't give them "100. Addressing a poll rally in Solapur district on Saturday (November 29, 2025), the State Rural Development Minister advised women to accept money from whoever offers it, but to remember the monthly stipend of "1,500 that gets credited to their bank accounts under the scheme. Also Read |26.34 lakh "ineligible" beneficiaries will be temporarily suspended under Ladki Bahin scheme "You don"t even get "100 from your husbands. Devabhau (Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis) introduced the Ladki Bahin Yojana and gave you "1,500. If he is not in power, the money will stop coming into your accounts," he told women at…...

17+ min ago (332+ words) Published - November 30, 2025 10:16 pm IST - New Delhi The parliamentary strategy group of the Congress party met on Sunday (November 30, 2025) to follow up on discussions held earlier with the government at an all-party meeting, and the Lok Sabha's Business Advisory Committee (BAC). At the BAC, the Centre conveyed its intention to have a discussion on the 150th anniversary of the national song, the Vande Mataram. Opposition members, however, insisted on first having a debate on undertaking the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) across nine States and three Union Territories. Although the government indicated it was open to discussing electoral reforms on the floor of the House, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju told the Opposition he would revert by Monday (December 1, 2025) morning. The Opposition Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc is also meeting later on Monday (December 1, 2025) morning at the parliamentary chamber of Congress…...

19+ min ago (202+ words) MHA suggests renaming Raj Bhavans to Lok Bhavans to eliminate colonial associations, with West Bengal and Ladakh already complying. The Union Home Ministry (MHA) wrote to the offices of Governors and Lieutenant Governors of all States and Union Territories on November 25 that the name of "Raj Bhavans" "may be" changed to "Lok Bhavans" as the former "smacks of colonialism" In the letter sent to principal secretaries and secretaries of Governors and Lieutenant Governors, the MHA said, "In the Conference of Governors, 2024 it was suggested to rename "Raj Bhavans" as "Lok Bhavans" as the word "Raj Bhavans" smacks of colonialism Accordingly, it is requested that the offices of Governors and offices of Lt Governors may be named as "Lok Bhavan" and "Lok Niwas" respectively for all official purposes." Following the directive, the West Bengal Governor and the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh…...

24+ min ago (121+ words) Netanyahu requests a pardon amid his corruption trial, following Trump's recent urging to the Israeli government. Published - November 30, 2025 05:09 pm IST - Jerusalem Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked the President to grant him a pardon during his long-running corruption trial that's bitterly divided the country. In a statement on Sunday (November 30, 2025), the Prime Minister's office said that Mr. Netanyahu had submitted a request for a pardon to the legal department of the Office of the President. The Office of the President called it an "extraordinary request," carrying with it "significant implications." Mr. Netanyahu is the only sitting Prime The request comes weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump urged Israel to pardon Mr. Netanyahu....

26+ min ago (305+ words) Updated - November 30, 2025 10:09 pm IST - GUDIVADA Police officers, doctors and educationalists on Sunday appealed to the youth not to consume ganja, drugs and tobacco products which spoil lives. Participating in the cycle rally titled "Gudivada Cyclothon 2025, jointly organised by Elite Anti-Narcotics Group for Law Enforcement (EAGLE), Indian Medical Association (IMA), Gudivada NTR Stadium and the Cycle Club here on Sunday, the EAGLE Head and Inspector General of Police (IGP) asked the students to focus on education. Gudivada MLA Venigandla Ramu, Krishna District Superintendent of Police (SP) V. Vidya Sagar Naidu, EAGLE SP K.M. Maheswar Raju and other officers released posters on "Drug Free Society and "Say No to Drugs and flagged off the cyclothon in Krishna district. Speaking on the occasion, the MLA appealed to the public to alert EAGLE and the police by dialling 1972 or 8977781972 on WhatsApp if they notice sale or…...

32+ min ago (183+ words) Published - November 30, 2025 10:01 pm IST - CHENNAI Cyclonic storm Ditwah, positioned close to north Tamil Nadu'Puducherry coast, continued its slow northward movement on Sunday (November 30, 2025) even as it began to weaken. According to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), the system moved at a speed of 5 kmph on Sunday morning over southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Tamil Nadu'Puducherry coast. The minimum distance of its centre from the coastline was around 80 km. Cyclone Ditwah LIVE updates The RMC said the cyclone moved nearly northwards parallel to the coast and weakened into a deep depression by Sunday (November 30, 2025) night. By midnight on November 30, the system was to remain over southwest Bay of Bengal at a minimum distance of about 30 km from the north Tamil Nadu'Puducherry coastline. For Monday (December 1), light to moderate rain is likely at isolated places over Tamil Nadu and Puducherry'Karaikal,…...

40+ min ago (386+ words) Published - November 30, 2025 04:53 pm IST - Beijing/Hong Kong The death toll in the fire at seven high-rise residential buildings in Hong Kong has risen to 146 on Sunday (November 30, 2025), while the fate of 150 people is still unclear as the search operations continue on the fifth day. Eight people, including a woman connected with the renovation work of the buildings that caught fire on Wednesday (November 26), were arrested by Hong Kong's anti-corruption body for allegedly using inflammable and substandard materials.State-run Xinhua quoted local officials as saying that the death toll in the fire rose to 146, with a firefighter among the dead. Investigations into the fire accident are underway with many unanswered questions, especially how seven high-rise buildings with 1,984 apartments, housing around 4,600 residents, caught fire. The status of 150 people is unclear, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported.The survivors complained that…...

41+ min ago (296+ words) Published - November 30, 2025 09:52 pm IST - NEW DELHI: Supreme Court judge, Justice B.V. Nagarathna, has said judgments are not written in sand, but in ink, and should not be "tossed out" by subsequent Benches once the judges who authored them have retired. The words of the lone woman judge in the Supreme Court follow recent overruling of judgments by subsequent Benches. One of the cases in point is the recent overturning of the Vanashakti judgment, which had stopped the practice of ex post facto environmental clearances. Justice Nagarathna, speaking at an event, said the legal fraternity and governance framework have to respect judgments for what they are, and only challenge them through the established process of law. Judgments cannot be discarded merely because "faces have changed". The views of Justice Nagarathna coincided with the observations made by a Supreme Court Bench headed by…...