The place that guarantees happiness had to burn itself down to create some for itself. Santa Claus is coming along riding on a sleigh! But where does Santa really come from? It’s from his hometown of Rovaniemi. Marketed as the magical “official hometown of Santa Claus,” when you think of the place you think of
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New Delhi: India and Russia are intensifying efforts to pursue joint projects in critical minerals and rare earths, people familiar with the matter told ET. At the India-Russia Annual Summit a fortnight ago, the two countries had agreed to boost trade and deepen cooperation in exploration, processing and refining technologies for these essential elements, which
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New Delhi: Bangladesh remained on edge on Friday amid appeals for calm from the interim administration, which deployed police and paramilitary forces across the capital Dhaka and other major cities following overnight protests and spiralling violence over the death of Sharif Osman Hadi. India is keeping a close watch on the developments as radicals threaten
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New Delhi, India will remove import duties on a number of Omani goods, such as crude petroleum oil, urea, liquefied natural gas, vessels, motor gasoline, liquefied propane, iron ore lumps, and naphtha, under the trade agreement signed on December 18. Duties will also be eliminated on the day of implementation of the comprehensive economic partnership
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New Delhi: After the winter session of Parliament adjourned sine die on Friday, the Congress floor leaders advertised a thaw in their relationship with Lok Sabha Speaker and Rajya Sabha Chairman by joining the customary post-session tea at the respective presiding officers’ chambers. The main Opposition had disengaged from this practice in four past sittings
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Updated 20 December 2025 at 16:39 IST Rajasthan BJP chief Madan Rathore reacted to the Supreme Court’s approval of the controversial definition of the Aravalli Hill Range. He stated, “The government won’t do such a thing…We are also taking full precautions regarding the environment.” ‘Govt Won’t Do Such A Thing’: Rajasthan BJP Chief On SC’s
AQI has no direct link to lung diseases, says minister Kirti Vardhan Singh in Rajya Sabha. | Image: Republic and X New Delhi: As Delhi-NCR continues to grapple with hazardous air quality, Union Minister of State for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh sparked nationwide concern after he informed the Parliament that there is no conclusive data
‘High AQI Can Even Cause Lung Cancer’: ENT Specialist Rubbishes Centre’s ‘No Correlation’ Remark | Image: Republic New Delhi: Days after the Union Minister of State for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh gave a jaw-dropping statement in Parliament that there is no conclusive data establishing a direct correlation between higher air quality index (AQI) levels and
In the latest development in the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) student murder case, the Commissionerate Police on Saturday recorded the statements of 11 students before a magistrate. Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) in Bhubaneswar Photograph: (OTV) In the latest development in the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) student murder case, the
Farmers in Sonepur district protested delays in paddy procurement by selling rice at Rs 10 per kg and blocking a key road with burning tyres, expressing frustration over token issuance and slow paddy lifting at mandis. Token delay trouble in Odisha mandis: Sonepur farmers sell paddy at Rs 10 per kg as mark of protest