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Another temple of the International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has been burned down in neighbouring Bangladesh in Dhaka, said the vice-president and spokesman of ISKCON-Kolkata Radharaman Das on Saturday.

Bangladesh government under the leadership of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is drawing global flak for failing miserably in stopping the genocide of Hindu minorities, reining in the Islamist forces and controlling the country’s consistent slide into the abyss.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has urged the Supreme Court to consolidate all the cases against e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart in the country to expedite the antitrust probe.

Opposition Congress in Tripura on Saturday claimed that the people in the rural areas are facing serious financial hardship as the state government is not providing half of the work days stipulated in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). 

On anticipated lines, the Samajwadi Party (SP) has quit the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) opposition alliance in Maharashtra, barely a fortnight after the state Assembly election results were declared, here on Saturday.

Expressing concern over surveys being conducted at various mosques, Robert Vadra, husband of Wayanad Lok Sabha MP Priyanka Gandhi and son-in-law of Sonia Gandhi, on Saturday underscored the need for having a secular government and remaining together for progress.

Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H. D. Kumaraswamy on Saturday expressed shock over the death of 327 women following delivery this year alone in Karnataka, underlining that the Congress government cannot escape from its consequences.

The Assam Rifles along with other law enforcing agencies have seized drugs worth Rs 8.57 crore and apprehended three smugglers in Mizoram, officials said on Friday.

The Nagaland Police have destroyed drugs valued at Rs 34.82 crore in Dimapur, an official said on Friday. A police officer said that destruction of drugs valued at Rs 34.82 crore was carried out at Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) dumping ground at Burma camp on December 5.

In yet another significant achievement, Tripura bagged seven national panchayat awards and won Rs 10 crore prize money. President of India Draupadi Murmu will present the awards during a ceremony at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, on December 11.

Tripura along with the rest of the nation on Friday observed Mahaparinirvan Diwas to commemorate the 69th death anniversary of the principal architect of the Indian Constitution Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar.

The Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) has intensified its crackdown on electricity theft through illegal hook lines and has introduced public complaint helpline number for filing complaints.

Two days after a woman died and her son was critically injured at a theatre during the premier show of ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’, actor Allu Arjun said on Friday that he is ‘deeply heartbroken’ and announced an assistance of Rs 25 lakh for the family.

The highest number of direct jobs were created in the IT sector (2,04,119), followed by healthcare and life sciences (1,47,639), and professional and commercial services (94,060), Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned of nuclear escalation risks in Ukraine, while reaffirming that his country remains open to dialogue.

The construction of the grand Ram Mandir in Ayodhya is gaining momentum, with significant updates marking the journey toward its completion. The 161-foot pinnacle of the temple, a key architectural highlight, will be partially adorned with gold. 

At least 29 people were injured as an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, former President Ram Nath Kovind, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid tributes to Dr Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, on his death anniversary at the Parliament House Lawns.

Also on Thursday, the General Directorate of Civil Defence in Gaza warned of a possible suspension of services and humanitarian interventions it provides to displaced citizens residing in what was designated by the Israeli army as a "humanitarian area" in southern Gaza.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 shook parts of Northern California, temporarily forcing a tsunami warning that led to evacuations in some coastal areas of Northern California and the San Francisco Bay.

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has said that the Bhagavad Gita, a cornerstone of India's cultural heritage, is a scripture for the welfare of humanity.

The Border Security Force (BSF) seized 2.18 kg of smuggled gold valued at Rs 1.71 crore at a border village near the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura's Sepahijala district, officials said on Thursday.

The three-day plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC), a regional planning body for the eight states of the region, will be held in Agartala from December 20, officials said on Thursday.

The Tripura Gousia Samiti, a Muslim socio-religious organisation in the northeastern state, on Thursday demanded the ending of atrocities on Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh and disrespect to the Indian national flag.

The Bhavan’s Tripura Vidya Mandir in its press communique stated that around 85 principals and other dignitaries attended the 4-day long conference. The conference was inaugurated by the Governor Indrasena Reddy Nallu on December 2 last.