december

All clubs will play in front of their home fans in the first eight days of the 14th edition of the Men's Big Bash League. Reigning champions Brisbane Heat will cap an epic eight-day opener when they take on Adelaide Strikers on December 22.Sydney Thunder will host two games in week one -...

Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari issued an order to transfer Jitender, currently Principal Secretary Home, and post him as DGP, Coordination. He will also hold full additional charge of the post of DGP, Telangana.Jitender becomes the first DGP appointed by the government since the Congress came...

Bengaluru: The land acquisition process for the Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project (BSRP) for Corridor-1 will begin only after getting approval from bankers and the Indian Railways, a senior official said on Wednesday.According to Railway Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka) (K-RIDE)...

Voting is taking place amid tight security and will end at 6 pm.Over 2.5 lakh voters will decide the fate of nine candidates, including three-time former MLA Kamlesh Shah, who is contesting on the BJP symbol.Shah, who had won the election in December last year on the Congress symbol...

Mumbai, Amazon Pay India is not concerned about its market shares in the UPI ecosystem and is more focused on opportunities in the digital payments space, a top executive said on Tuesday.He said this in response to a question on NPCI's guideline to restrict market share of a single entity to...

Bhopal, The Madhya Pradesh cabinet was expanded on Monday and BJP leader Ramniwas Rawat was inducted as a minister in the government led by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav.Governor Mangubhai Patel administered the oath of office and secrecy to Rawat in the presence of CM Yadav in a brief ceremony...

New Delhi: The Delhi Police arrested six cyber fraudsters from Bihar and Jharkhand who used to "sell their bank accounts" on commission and cheat people, officials said on Sunday.The accused have been identified as Raushan Kumar Shukla, Shivendra Kumar, Tushar Karmakar, Sagar Karmakar, Rahul...

Melbourne [Australia], Cricket Australia (CA) on Friday announced a record surge in ticket sales from India for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy series."The excitement surrounding the fierce rivalry between India and Australia has led to a record six-fold increase in the number of tickets...

“We are thrilled to see so many Indian fans planning to travel to Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. They can expect a very warm welcome here. Joel Morrison, General Manager of Events and Operations at Cricket Australia, said: “We are committed to providing an enjoyable and...

He said that the government will bring a bill to this effect.The minister said there was a 'strong nexus' involved in developing illegal colonies, which needed to be stopped.Vijayvargiya said in the House, "Illegal colonies have become a serious issue across the state. There is a nexus...

New Delhi, The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday filed a supplementary charge sheet against three people in the 2022 Bhupatinagar blast case in West Bengal, officials said.On December 2, 2022, three people were killed when a bomb exploded in a house near the rally venue of TMC...

Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], The project for reconstruction of Birmah bridge in Udhampur city has been approved, said Saloni Rai, Deputy Commissioner of Udhampur.The district administration said the project would cost around Rs. 15 crores. The work is expected to be completed by...

New Delhi: Justice Vidyut Ranjan Sarangi was appointed Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday, the Law Ministry said.Justice Sarangi is currently a judge of the Orissa High Court. The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended his name in December last year.The Law Ministry also...

Nagpur, Nagpur Railway Station redevelopment project is progressing steadily and is expected to be completed by next December as per schedule.Once completed, the railway station will have capacity for 98,000 passengers per day, the Railway Land Development Authority (RLDA) said."The project...

The accused has been identified as Syed Nadirshah Abbas Khan, 65, who was arrested for his alleged role in the two-phase riots that broke out in Mumbai in December 1992–January 1993, following the demolition of the Babri Masjid on 6 December 1992. .Senior police inspector Satish Pawar of Rafi...

An alumnus of the National Defense Academy, Khadakwasla and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, he was commissioned into the Madras Regiment in December 1986.In his distinguished and illustrious military career spanning 37 years, he has the distinction of holding important and challenging...

New Delhi [India], Following the introduction of the three new penal laws, Congress MP Manish Tewari said on Monday that the central government is laying the groundwork to turn the country into a police state.The new penal laws, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and...

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Following the introduction of the three new penal laws, Congress leader Vikramaditya Singh stated that there was no confidence in the opposition and that the bill was passed when about 150 MPs from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were suspended for different...

New Delhi: After the request of the Railway Board, the Railway Zone has issued a circular informing about extending the current timetable of trains till December 31, 2024.Railways releases the working time table of trains, known as Trains at a Glance (TAG), before June 31 every year, which is...

“The three new criminal laws will free the country's criminal justice system from the colonial era mentality. These new laws, which come into force across the country today, will bring sweeping changes to India's criminal justice system by abolishing colonial-era laws,” Sinha said at the...