Breaking News on December 25

Rajasthan Congress President and Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Wednesday accused the BJP of "doing politics" over issues like the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Citizenship Amendment Act even as the country was going through an "economic slowdown".

Pilot also said the BJP is creating confusion among people over the NRC and even its leaders do not have clarity on the subject.
"Nobody has clarity... The Prime Minister is saying something... His minister is saying something else," Pilot said regarding the NRC while talking to reporters here.

Jammu and Kashmir director general of police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Wednesday directed officers to intensify cordon and search operations (CASO) to flush out terrorists from the valley. Chairing a high-level meeting at the police control room in Kashmir, the DGP said nobody was above the law and the one who breaks it must be dealt with firmly.

Gold worth Rs 21 lakhs seized by customs at Chennai Airport, yesterday. One arrested. Further investigation underway.

Kashmir Zone Police: One civilian woman killed due to firing from Pakistan at Churanda in Uri.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to visit Lucknow on 28th December in connection with an event of the party.

Former Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das has said that BJP lost the elections in the state because of ‘Jaichands’.

I have invited Sonia Gandhi Ji & Rahul Ji for the oath taking ceremony. Sonia Ji has assured that Rahul Ji will attend the ceremony. I will also invite Prime Minister and Home Minister for the oath taking ceremony.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said there is dissatisfaction among people in Delhi over "unclean" drinking water and this is a worrisome issue. "You must have seen in Delhi these days there was so much awareness regarding water and also dissatisfaction (over its quality). There is a concern from all over that Delhi is the national capital and drinking water is unclean. This has become a worrisome issue," Modi said.

His remarks, aimed at the AAP government, come ahead of the Assembly polls in the national capital scheduled early next year.

The prime minister was speaking during the launch of the Atal Jal Mission here.

Modi added that in the next five years, the Centre and the states will spend Rs 3.5 lakh crore in the water sector.

Chief Minister-designate of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren arrives at the residence of Congress interim President, Sonia Gandhi to invite her for the swearing in ceremony.

Governor Droupadi Murmu invites JMM working president Hemant Soren to form government in Jharkhand: Party sources.

Delhi Traffic Police: Traffic is heavy in Saket near Select City Mall due to Christmas celebration. Kindly avoid the stretch.

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said that NPR is the first step of NRC. "Amit Shah is lying, there is no difference between NPR and NRC. I have government documents that prove NPR is the first step to NRC."

• Atat ji did a lot of work in Lucknow for the betterment of the people as an MP: PM Modi
• He used to always say we can not look at life in pieces but as a whole: PM Modi
• We will lay stone to a medical university in the name of Atal Medical University: PM Modi
• Professionals required in Medical college, dental college, paramedical college and other such medical related professionals will be trained in this university: PM Modi
• Our vision and direction is of preventive health care: PM Modi
• We must inspire our youth to remain fit: PM Modi
• The more we concentrate on preventive health care, the less we will have to bank on our medical facilities: PM Modi
• Health services will run on 'mission mode': PM Modi
•  Ayushman Bharat Yojana is the world's biggest scheme. It has more beneficiaries than the combined population of USA, Canada and Mexico: PM Modi
• 11 lakh people living in Uttar Pradesh were beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat Yojana: PM Modi
• For every 3 Lok Sabha Constituencies there should be a medical college, that is our vision: PM Modi
• There is a national movement being run to eradicate TB by 2025: PM Modi
• We should increase the pace of Mission Indradhanush programme: PM Modi
• Atal ji used to say, every generation' contribution towards development of India will be judged on 2 categories -- The problems that we inherited, how many of them did we solve? and How strong is the base of the foundation we lay for this country?: PM Modi
• Article 370 was an ages old illness, we eradicated it, with ease: PM Modi
• India that enters 2020, enters new decade, is full of self confidence: PM Modi
• There was a major problem of toilets, now every house has a toilet: PM Modi
• There is gas and electricity in every household: PM Modi
• We opened bank account for so many Indians: PM Modi
• Government should be a problem solver not a problem creater: PM Modi
• Majority of government services are now online: PM Modi
• People who vandalised public property in UP in the name of protests should ask themselves, was it the right path?: PM Modi
• Public transport is people's right, keeping it clean and in a good condition is people's responsibility: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the public shortly from Lucknow.

"I want to thank PM Modi on behalf of all the people of Uttar Pradesh for making their statue here in UP. Atal ji was a MP from Lucknow 5 times," said UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Chief Minister-designate of Jharkhand Hemant Soren: Hemant Soren in Ranchi: I am leaving for Delhi today, to invite Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi Ji, Rahul Gandhi Ji and Priyanka Gandhi Ji for the oath-taking ceremony on 29th December

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh who is also the current Member of Parliament from Lucknow is giving a speech in the unveiling ceremony

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled the 25-feet statue of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Lucknow to pay homage to the Bharat Ratna Awardee on his 95th birth anniversary. 

Today, the question is not about what the Prime Minister and Home Minister are saying. They are saying different things. Question is not about what is included in the act, it's about what is not included. This is not about its use but of its misuse, says Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath

Security cover of Aaditya Thackeray (Shiv Sena leader) has been upgraded from Y+ to Z Category, after a threat perception assessment

The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was reopened for traffic on Wednesday after remaining closed for a day following a landslide in Ramban district, which had leftover 4,500 vehicles stranded, officials said.

The highway has been thrown open for traffic after the debris at Chanderkote was cleared, officials of the Traffic Control Room said. They said over 4,500 vehicles were stranded at various places due to the closure of the highway.

The national capital recorded a minimum of 6 degrees Celsius on Wednesday and the mercury is likely to drop further in the next few days, a MeT department official said.

The city witnessed moderate to dense fog in the morning. The maximum temperature will hover around 17 degrees Celsius, the official said.
The mercury is likely to drop to 4 degrees Celsius by the weekend, he said.

The cold weather, high humidity and low wind speed will continue to affect the air quality. It was recorded in the "very poor" category (367) on Wednesday morning.

Piramal Enterprises on Wednesday said it will raise up to Rs 2,750 crore by issuing bonds on private placement basis. "A meeting of the Administrative Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company will be held on Saturday, 28th December 2019, to consider and approve the issue of secured non-convertible debentures on private placement basis amounting up to Rs 2,750 crore," it said in a regulatory filing.

Piramal Enterprises said the money can be raised in one or more tranches from time to time. 

PM Modi urges start-ups to come up with tech to ensure minimal use of water for various needs

PM Modi attacks past governments for poor water management, says lack of holistic approach in the past hindered access to basic necessity like water

Will ensure that every house gets access to water through Atal Jal Yojana, says PM Modi

Atal ji's vision on water management continues to inspire us even today, says PM Narendra Modi

Rohtang tunnel will now be called Atal tunnel, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Atal Bhujal Yojana during his address at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. Atal Bhujal Yojana aims to improve groundwater management through community participation in seven states.

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Hemant Soren to meet Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi today to invite her for the swearing-in ceremony.

The CBI has taken over the investigation into the Yamuna Expressway scam and named former CEO P C Gupta and 20 others in its FIR, officials said on Wednesday.

The agency has acted on the recommendation of the Uttar Pradesh government to probe alleged irregularities worth Rs 126 crore in the purchase of large areas of land in Mathura for the Yamuna Expressway project, they said. 

The state government alleged that the land for Yamuna Expressway was purchased in seven Mathura villages by the then Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority at Rs 85 crore which resulted in a loss of Rs 126 crore to the state government, they said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pay tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 95th birth anniversary.

President Ram Nath Kovind, Amit Shah, Rajnath Kovind, LK Advani and other top leader pay tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 95th birth anniversary.

PM Narendra Modi to arrive at Atal Samadhi shortly to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Ajat Bihari Vajpayee

Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, LK Advani, Om Birla and other top leaders are present at the memorial of late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, "Atal Samadhi".

Why is Home Minister misleading the nation? In Parliament he said 'Owaisi ji NRC will be implemented in the whole country'. Amit Shah sahab, as long as the sun keeps rising from the east we will keep telling the truth. NPR is the first step towards NRC: Said Asaduddin Owaisi

As many as 35 civilians were killed after terrorists attacked a town in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday, country's President Roch Marc Kabore said, adding that the ensuing clashes with security forces left 80 terrorists dead

In provocative remarks seemingly directed at Muslims, a Haryana BJP MLA has said those opposing CAA and NRC can be "wiped out" in an hour.
Kaithal MLA Leela Ram Gurjar was speaking at an event in support of the amended citizenship law.
He said today's India is not of Jawahar Lal Nehru and Gandhi, but of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.