The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday hit back at Union Home Minister Amit Shah, accusing him of peddling falsehoods and making baseless claims about securing a two-thirds majority in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections.

Senior TMC leader and state education minister Bratya Basu told reporters that Shah's remarks were based on hollow assertions and claimed that the BJP would not even cross the 50-seat mark in the polls.

The AAP government on Tuesday brought a resolution against the VB-G RAM G Act in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha and accused the BJP-led Centre of trying to finish the MGNREGA.

Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond tabled the resolution in the House for discussion during the one-day session of the assembly.

Mumbai's Metro Line-3, also known as the Aqua Line, will operate throughout the night on January 1, 2026, providing convenient and safe travel for commuters celebrating New Year's Eve, announced Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC).

According to MMRC, the special extended night service will begin after 10:30 pm on December 31, 2025, and continue until 5:55 am on January 1, 2026. Regular metro services will resume on January 1, from 5:55 am onwards.

Russian crude oil flows to India this month are on track to hit the lowest level in three years, though volumes may rise early next year after Reliance Industries Ltd. resumed purchases.

Deliveries are expected to be about 1.1 million barrels a day in December, the lowest since November 2022, according to analytics firm Kpler, which tracks shipping data.

Ruling allies BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena will contest 137 and 90 seats, respectively, in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation polls.

A seat-sharing pact was revealed by Mumbai BJP president Amit Satam on Monday, following hectic parleys a day before the deadline for filing nomination papers closes on December 30.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia passed away on Tuesday while undergoing treatment at a Dhaka hospital. She was 80.

The news of her death was shared by the BNP in a Facebook post, which said: “BNP chairperson and former prime minister, Deshnetri Begum Khaleda Zia, passed away today at 6 am, shortly after the Fajr prayer.”

Violent crimes against women and girls were increasing by the day as Tamil Nadu has come under the grip of alcohol, BJP state chief Nainar Nagenthran alleged on Monday.

Expressing shock over an alleged sexual assault of a 7-year-old girl by an intoxicated youth near Kulithalai in Karur district, he said women and girls were falling victims to youngsters who were coming under the influence of alcohol.

Infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Monday said it has bagged a "significant" order for the Hyderabad Greenfield Radial Road project.

The contract, awarded to L&T's transportation infrastructure business vertical, covers the second phase of the project in Ranga Reddy district.

L&T classifies an order amount ranging between Rs 1,000 cr to Rs 2,500 cr as 'significant'.

The Andhra Pradesh government has approved a policy allowing qualified postgraduate Ayurvedic doctors to independently perform select surgical procedures in the state. The decision has triggered strong opposition from the Indian Medical Association (IMA), which has raised concerns over patient safety, medical training standards and the legal validity of the move, particularly as the issue remains pending before the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed its earlier ruling on the Aravalli Hills, saying it needs to clarify certain aspects of the definitions it had approved last month. The court said the stay was necessary to remove confusion over how the Aravalli hills and ranges have been identified, Bar and Bench reported.

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