States

Odisha to host cabinet meetings at eco-retreat destinations: CM Majhi

14 Dec 2025 | 7:21 PM

Bhubaneswar, Dec 14 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today announced that future Cabinet meetings will be held at various eco-retreat locations across the state, highlighting the government’s commitment to promoting eco-tourism.

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Odisha to host FIVB Beach Pro Tour for three consecutive years

14 Dec 2025 | 7:20 PM

Bhubaneswar, Dec 14 (UNI) Odisha will host the prestigious FIVB Beach Pro Tour for three consecutive years- 2026, 2027 and 2028 in partnership with KIIT and KISS, announced FIVB President Fabio Azevedo here on Sunday. Azevedo, who attended the four-day Volleyball Mahakumbh at KIIT and KISS, said Odisha’s conducive sporting environment and the extensive infrastructure developed by KIIT and KISS make it an ideal destination for international volleyball events.

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Nearly 70 percent of Myanmar refugees in Mizoram biometrically enrolled; process lags in border districts

14 Dec 2025 | 7:09 PM

Aizawl, Dec 14 (UNI) Mizoram has made significant progress in the biometric enrolment of refugees from Myanmar taking shelter in the state, completing nearly 70 percent of the exercise so far, even as enrolment remains sluggish in several border districts that host the largest concentrations of displaced people.

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Raj–Uddhav Alliance Will Split Marathi Votes, Benefit Mahayuti: Ramdas Athawale

14 Dec 2025 | 7:07 PM

Sangli, Dec 14 (UNI) union Minister and Republican Party of India (RPI) leader Ramdas Athawale claimed here on Sunday that if Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray come together, it will lead to a split in Marathi votes in Mumbai, directly benefiting the Mahayuti alliance.

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Golf: Inaugural CIDCO Open gets underway from Dec 16 onwards

14 Dec 2025 | 7:03 PM

Navi Mumbai, Dec 14 (UNI) The Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) in association with CIDCO on Sunday announced the staging of the inaugural CIDCO Open, first-ever event in Navi Mumbai carries a prize purse of Rs 1 crore starting in the Kharghar Valley Golf Course here from December 16 -19.

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Water seepage noticed at Jagannath Temple’s Meghanad Prachir

14 Dec 2025 | 8:43 PM

Puri, Dec. 14 (UNI) Chief Administrator of the Sri Jagannath Temple, Arabind Padhee, has drawn the attention of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to the seepage of water through the Meghnad Prachir of the 12th-century temple. It has been observed that water from the Anand Bazaar side of the temple has been percolating through the stone joints of the Prachir, raising concerns over the structure’s safety.

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Chief Minister Fadnavis greeted with boos at Wankhede Stadium

14 Dec 2025 | 8:30 PM

Mumbai, Dec 14 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was briefly booed by a section of the audience during an event organised for football legend Lionel Messi at the Wankhede Stadium here on Sunday.

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Senior Congress leader Shamanur Shivashankarappa passes away

14 Dec 2025 | 8:16 PM

Davangere, Dec 14 (UNI) Senior Congress leader and Davangere South MLA Dr Shamanur Shivashankarappa passed away here on Sunday evening. He was 94.

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Kerala: Ramesh Chennithala records statement before SIT in Sabarimala gold theft case

14 Dec 2025 | 8:09 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 14 (UNI) Former Kerala Home Minister and senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Sunday said he had fully cooperated with the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged gold theft at Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple by sharing all the information available with him.

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Party workers key to discipline and development: Samrat Choudhary

14 Dec 2025 | 8:09 PM

Patna, Dec 14 (UNI) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, who also holds Home portfolio on Sunday said that party workers play an important role in maintaining discipline in the government and in ensuring development at the local level.

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BJP Working President Nitin Nabin vows to strengthen party from booth to national level

14 Dec 2025 | 7:48 PM

Patna, Dec 14 (UNI) Newly appointed working president of BJP Nitin Nabin today vowed to strengthen the party from booth to national level.

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Messi mania grips Mumbai as football icon enters Wankhede Stadium , fans create viral 'Aadhaar Card' poster for Lionel Messi

14 Dec 2025 | 7:45 PM

Mumbai, Dec 14 (UNI) Argentine football legend Lionel Messi was greeted by loud cheers as he arrived at the Wankhede Stadium here today during the ongoing GOAT India Tour 2025, with fans turning out in large numbers to welcome the global icon.

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MAHA: SSS leader Raju Shetty alleges big scam behind Shakti Peeth Highway project

14 Dec 2025 | 7:34 PM

Kolhapur, Dec 14 (UNI) In a scathing allegation against Maharashtra CM Fadnavis, Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana (SSS) national president and former MP Raju Shetty has said that the state Chief Minister is taking a huge advance from big construction companies during the election period on the promise of awarding tender for the Shakti Peeth Highway, and is insisting on changing one route every day ignoring the opposition from farmers farmers and the public against the project.

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Jharkhand youth continue to join Indian Army

14 Dec 2025 | 7:33 PM

Ranchi, Dec 14 (UNI) The process of inducting Jharkhand’s youth into the Indian Army is continuing, with the Army Recruitment Office (ARO), Ranchi, carrying out the phased dispatch of Agniveer candidates selected in the recruitment rally held during August–September 2025.

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Rural voters back Congress in second phase panchayat polls: Mahesh Kumar Goud

14 Dec 2025 | 7:33 PM

Hyderabad, Dec 14 (UNI) TPCC President and MLC Mahesh Kumar Goud on Sunday said the results of the second phase of the Panchayat elections clearly indicate a shift in Telangana’s rural political landscape, with Congress-backed candidates securing a decisive victory in a majority of sarpanch elections.

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