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All India Matua Sangha’s Gosai Parishad plans ‘one lakh voice’ Harinam Sankirtan in January

Kolkata, Dec 12 (PTI) The All India Matua Sangha’s Gosai Parishad faction on Friday announced plans to hold a ‘lakha kanthe’ (one-lakh-voice) ‘Harinam Sankirtan’ in January to reiterate its demand for citizenship for Matua community members and to urge the Election Commission not to delete their names from voter rolls. Gosai Parishad secretary Nantu Halder said the date would be finalised after consultations. “We are planning a Harinam Sankirtan with one lakh voices. I will speak to Mamata Bala Didi (TMC MP) about the arrangements and announce the date soon,” Halder told reporters. The Gosai Parishad is backed by Trinamool

India frees up visas for Chinese professionals in key step to boost ties

NEW DELHI, Dec 12 (Reuters) – India has cut red tape to speed business visas for Chinese professionals, two officials said, a major step to boost ties between the Asian giants and end chronic delays that cost output worth billions of dollars because of scarce technicians. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi cautiously rekindles ties with Beijing in the face of punishing U.S. tariffs, the officials said New Delhi dropped a layer of bureaucratic scrutiny and shortened visa approval times to less than a month. Reuters is the first to report the development. India had blocked virtually all Chinese visits after

Trump led Republicans to power in 2024. But 2026 could be a different story

WASHINGTON, December 12, 2025 (AP) — President Donald Trump successfully harnessed voter anxiety over the economy, immigration and crime last year to retake the White House — and lift plenty of other Republicans into office with him. But as the party tries to keep its grip on complete control in Washington, that strategy may be harder to replicate. Republicans have lost a series of elections over the past month, some resoundingly. The latest setbacks came this week when a Democrat won the Miami mayor’s race for the first time in three decades. Democrats also won a special election in a

Rahul Gandhi flags issue of air pollution, seeks discussion in Lok Sabha

New Delhi, Dec 12 (PTI) Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday raised the issue of air pollution in major cities of the country and sought a discussion on it in the Lok Sabha. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Gandhi said the discussion on the issue can be framed in an interesting manner where the opposition and the government do not trade abuses at each other, but find a solution to the problem. “This is not an ideological issue. Everybody in this House would agree that air pollution, the damage it is doing to our people, is something

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