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Why question LoP when PM spends half of his working time outside country: Priyanka Gandhi

New Delhi, Dec 10 (PTI) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday hit back at the BJP for its criticism of Rahul Gandhi over his visit to Germany next week, asking why are they raising questions on the leader of opposition when Prime Minister Narendra Modi spends “almost half of his working time outside the country”. Rahul Gandhi will visit Germany from December 15 to 20 during which he will engage with the Indian diaspora and meet German ministers, according to the Indian Overseas Congress. The BJP took a swipe at Gandhi over his visit, saying, “Rahul is LoP —

Will not accept ‘Veer Savarkar Award’ nor attend the ceremony: Shashi Tharoor

Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi, Dec 10 (PTI) Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday categorically stated that he would not accept an award named after VD Savarkar, nor attend a related event, even as a senior party colleague wanted the Congress MP to not accept any honour named after the ideologue whom he claimed “bowed before the British.” Tharoor said that he will NOT accept the “Veer Savarkar Award” and also won’t attend the event where it will be presented in the absence of clarifications about its nature or the organisation presenting it. Tharoor, the MP from Thiruvananthapuram, also said that “it was irresponsible on

Social media ban for children under 16 starts in Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia, December 10, 2025 (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 that took effect Wednesday as families taking back power from tech giants but warned the implementation would be difficult. Parents reported distraught children discovering they’d been shut out of platforms as the landmark law took effect. Some young children reported fooling the platforms’ age estimation technology by drawing on facial hair. Parents and older siblings are also expected to help some children circumvent the restrictions. “This is the day when Australian families are taking back power from

Stock markets rebound in early trade after two days of slump

Mumbai, Dec 10 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Wednesday after two days of sharp decline amid value-buying at lower levels. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 259.31 points, or 0.31 per cent, to 84,925.59 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 64.65 points, or 0.25 per cent, to 25,904.30. Among the Sensex constituents, Adani Ports, Bajaj Finserv, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Steel, Trent, ITC, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, HCL Technologies, Reliance Industries, Tech Mahindra and UltraTech Cement were the gainers. However, Eternal, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Titan, Bharti Airtel and

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