Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the legislative house on Friday that the Maharashtra police had recently found drugs in the state valued at over ₹ 50,000 crore. He was responding to a query from Mumbai legislator Ravindra Waikar of the Shiv Sena (UBT), who represents the Jogeshwari East constituency.
The press indicated that the Maldives would not be renewing its deal with India for the hydrographic survey. A news website from the Maldives is called The Press. The Maldives' Under Secretary for Public Policy, Mohamed Firuzul, stated that rescinding diplomatic and bilateral agreements with other nations that might jeopardize the nation's sovereignty was a component of the "Hafthaa-14" agenda.
As Chinese and Russian military planes unexpectedly entered South Korea's air defense zone on Thursday, the country scrambled fighter jets, according to a report from Al-Jazeera. The site added, "Between 11:53 am and 12:10 pm (local time), four Russian and two Chinese fighter jets entered the Korea Air Defence Identification Zone (KADIZ) over the Sea of Japan and departed."
The third Telangana Legislative Assembly unanimously chose Gaddam Prasad Kumar, a Congress member from Vikarabad, to serve as its speaker on Thursday. The Congress party in power suggested his name, and all of the major political parties endorsed his candidacy. Making the Telangana Assembly a "role model for other legislatures," Prasad Kumar promised to carry out his duties to the best of his ability and to make sure that every member of the House was heard in his first speech to the House following his election.
The president of the BRS and former chief minister, K. Chandrasekhar Rao, was released from Yashoda Hospital in Hyderabad, where he was brought after slipping in the restroom of his Erravelli farmhouse and breaking his hip.
A budget of Rs. 346 crore has been authorized by the Municipal Corporation of Tirupati for the fiscal year 2024–2025. Bhumana Karunakar Reddy, the city MLA and chairman of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams trust board, presided over the MCT council meeting on Thursday at Sri Venkateswara University's senate hall.
Nageswara Rao, the Minister of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, stated that Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is carrying out the welfare projects without taking into account the caste, religion, or political beliefs of the recipients. "The objective of Jagan Mohan Reddy is to ensure that the impoverished receive the benefits of all government schemes," the minister stated on Thursday at a Tanuku Rotary Club presentation called "Why AP Needs Jagan."
Paris Saint-Germain and Porto advanced to the Champions League round of 16, while Newcastle was eliminated from Europe following a 2-1 loss to AC Milan at home. PSG advanced as runners-up as Milan overcame a late deficit to defeat Newcastle at St. James' Park, eliminating Eddie Howe's team. Milan and PSG drew 1-1 on the road against Group F champions Borussia Dortmund. Joelinton's goal in the first half gave Newcastle the lead.
A 20-year-old Indore man was taken into custody after it was claimed that his live-in partner had killed herself because she had refused to engage in sexual contact with him. According to authorities, the victim and the accused became friends on Instagram and have been sharing a rented home in the city for the past several days.
Lava International, a domestic smartphone manufacturer, unveiled the Lava Yuva 3 Pro in India as its newest low-cost model on Thursday, December 14. The newest low-cost smartphone has an AG glass back and is available in three distinct color schemes. A Unisoc T616 SoC with 8GB of RAM powers the Lava Yuva 3 Pro. The new Lava smartphone also has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, an HD+ display, a 5,000mAh battery, support for 18W fast charging, a dual back camera setup fronted by a 50-megapixel primary sensor, and other important features.