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Plane detained in France over suspected human trafficking lands in Mumbai
Kerala High Court directs TDB to ensure water, other facilities to Sabarimala devotees at Edathavalams
Temporary bridge set up for Christmas celebrations in Kerala village collapses; several injured

Three bills to replace British-era criminal laws get President’s assent
Kerala plans to tap its vast coastline for beach tourism: Minister PA Mohamed Riyas
Karnataka cabinet sub-committee on COVID to meet on 26 December to decide further measures
BJP names Kota Shrinivas Poojari as Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Council
Ruling party has weaponsied suspension of MPs: Kharge tells Dhankhar
Transexual man held for burning alive software engineer in Chennai
Newsclick case: Portal’s HR head Chakravarty moves Delhi court seeking to turn approver
Plane carrying 303 passengers, mostly Indians, expected to take off on 25 December for India, says airline lawyer
Midnight masses, festivities mark Christmas in Kerala
Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi expresses concern over reports of custodial torture of civilians in Jammu and Kashmir
KTR releases BRS’ ‘Swedha Patram’ to counter Congress government White Paper on Telangana
BJP dilemma in Andhra Pradesh: To ally or not to ally
Sports Ministry suspends newly-elected WFI till further notice
Bannerghatta Biological Park Bengaluru to publicise its animal adoption programme
Tamil Nadu Governor, Chief Minister condole former Odisha Governor MM Rajendran’s demise
Amit Shah attends BJP’s national office-bearers meeting in Delhi
WFI elections: After Bajrang Punia, Deaflympics gold medallist Virender Singh to return Padma Shri
Lok Sabha polls: Priyanka, Siddaramaiah in Chidambaram-led Congress Manifesto Committee
Worry about unemployment instead: Kapil Sibal slams FM over her criticism of Tamil Nadu CM Stalin
Hindu temple vandalised with anti-India graffiti in US in apparent hate crime
Parliament security breach: Accused Mahesh Kumawat’s custody extended till 5 January
France grounds flight carrying 303 Indians on suspicion of human trafficking
BJP’s national office-bearers meet with eye on Lok Sabha polls
Large parts of the world admired India’s successful Chandrayaan-3 mission, says EAM Jaishankar
Infopark to build flexi workspaces in Kochi Metro station; inks pact with KMRL

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Police personnel surround and assist protesters lying on the road during a demonstration in Chennai, with AISF-AIYF flags visible in the background. — Woman alleges sexual assault by police officer during anti-SIR protest in Chennai

Congress — Congress calls for mass mobilisation in Delhi on Monday, summons all MPs, MLAs, MLCs and local leaders

Delhi police detain Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das, and Ashutosh Ranka from the flight — Delhi Police expected to produce CJP leaders before magistrate a day after detention from Air India flight

DMK's relationship with Congress has become contentious following political developments in Tamil Nadu. — SIR: Regional parties cannot afford to remain ambiguous

Mental health — Rs 2,000–Rs 3,000 a month for years: The prohibitive cost of long-term mental healthcare

A 'kudakallu', a prehistoric megalithic burial monument, at Kundamkuzhy, Kasaragod. (Kerala Tourism). — Forgotten stones, hidden caves and buried stories: Kasaragod digs into its past

Police detaining a protester in Delhi on Saturday. — UN Human Rights body concerned over mass detentions in India, calls for release of protesters

Police whisked away the detained students on waiting buses. — The road to Jantar Mantar: A day inside India’s sealed capital

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Rahul Gandhi interacting with students at the 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' event in Chennai. (@INCIndia/X) — International, financial forces controlling Modi, Rahul Gandhi alleges at Chennai ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’

Rahul Gandhi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay stand together holding a bouquet of white flowers during a meeting in Chennai. — Rahul Gandhi invites Vijay to join anti-BJP campaigns; SIR, CJP protests discussed

All major roads remained heavily guarded by police and armed personnel, with access restricted to everyone. — In groups of four, through back lanes: How students tried to reach a sealed Jantar Mantar

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. — BC reservations for local body polls: AP Cabinet clears Rajiv Ranjan Mishra Commission recommendations

InJest in a satirical column by South First. Names, places, situations are all fictitious. Caricature by Satish Acharya/South First. — Chickens on a roll to sponsor all opposition protests

‘Cowardice!’: Rahul, Priyanka slam government, back India’s youth

Barricaded Delhi — Gen Z deserves better than an undeclared Emer-Gen Z, says Shashi Tharoor

ED seeks day-to-day hearing in Jagan disproportionate assets cases