Breaking News, December 15 | HIGHLIGHTS

BJP leader Ramesh Pehalwan, along with his wife and two-time councillor Kusum Lata, joined the AAP on Sunday, ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls. Ramesh Pehalwan is likely to contest the upcoming polls from the Kasturba Nagar seat and will replace three-time MLA Madan Lal.

The district administration has cancelled and confiscated the arms licenses of three accused of murdering a man during communal violence in October in Maharajganj town of the district.

A 22-year-old man identified as Ram Gopal Mishra was shot dead and about half a dozen people were injured in stone pelting and firing as communal violence broke out during a Durga idol immersion procession in Bahraich on October 13.

Four tribal persons were killed and 15 others injured when a tractor-trolley overturned in an attempt to save a buffalo in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district, police said on Sunday. The accident took place at around 10.30 pm on Saturday in Ghatigaon area, an official said. As many as 31 persons, belonging to the Saharia tribal community, had gone to a forest in Pai Kho village for collecting herbs.

Hospitality firm Sarovar Hotels is broadening focus towards highway hotels and resorts close to major cities, capitalising on the country’s rapidly expanding roads network, a top official said. The hotel chain has 80 projects in the pipeline over the next few years as part of its expansion plan, he said.

Security forces recovered firearms and ammunition during search operations in Manipur’s Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts, police said. The seized arms include an assault rifle, a single-barrel gun and hand grenades, they said.

The Centre has approved a new subsidised helicopter route connecting Jammu-Poonch-Mendhar with an additional option of Jammu-Mendhar-Jammu route, an official said. The decision follows a proposal submitted by Jammu and Kashmir Civil Aviation Department secretary Mohammad Aijaz Asad for connecting the remote area of Mendhar directly with the winter capital Jammu, the official said.

A Pakistani drone carrying nearly half a kg of high-grade narcotic substance was seized by the Border Security Force near the International Border here, officials said on Sunday. The quadcopter entered India from across the border and was seized from the Chinaz Border Outpost area in the Arnia sector late Saturday, they said.

The Central Government has deferred the introduction of bills related to 'one nation one election' in the Lok Sabha till after the completion of financial business, sources said. Earlier, the two bills incuding the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill) were listed for introduction in the Lok Sabha on Monday.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday paid tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his death anniversary. In a post in on X, Adityanath said Sardar Patel's efforts to unite the country are the inspiration behind working towards building ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’. "Humble tributes to the architect of modern India, farmer well-wisher, Iron Man 'Bharat Ratna' Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ji on his death anniversary!" his post read. 

A robust anti-drone system has been deployed here to ensure the safety of devotees at the Maha Kumbh 2025, with experts stationed at a central location to monitor all drones flying in the vicinity. The anti-drone system was activated on Friday and it successfully intercepted two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the Uttar Pradesh government said in a statement.

Bengaluru Police on Sunday arrested Nikita Singhania from Gurugram in Haryana in connection to the suicide case of her husband Atul Subhash.