MEERUT: The long-pending demand for a High Court Bench in western Uttar Pradesh (West UP) has once again gathered momentum, with lawyers announcing a complete shutdown across the region on December 17, 2025, and a boycott of court proceedings from December 15 to 17. The agitation is aimed at protesting what lawyers describe as “nearly eight decades of injustice” to litigants and the legal fraternity of West UP.

PATNA: Making a major organisational change, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday appointed Bihar cabinet minister Nitin Nabin as the party’s National Working President. The decision was approved by the BJP Parliamentary Board. 

NEW DELHI: As stricter pollution norms under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Stage 4 came into force, emergency curbs were triggered across Delhi on Sunday as the city's air quality continued to deteriorate. 

NEW DELHI: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi addressed a party rally against “Vote Chori” here on Sunday, repeating his allegations of electoral manipulation by the BJP and its “collusion” with the ECI. 

CHANDIGARH: Exemplary efforts of the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government in the arena of energy efficiency and conservation has earned national recognition to the Punjab with the state bagging second Award in the State Performance Category of the National Energy Conservation Awards -2025. 

AMRITSAR: Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar has busted a drug supply module linked to foreign-based smuggles with the arrest of four operatives and recovered 4 Kg Heroin, ₹3.90 lakh drug money and one .32 bore pistol along with magazine and five live cartridges from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.