- India
SIR in Bengal: ECI announces hearing relaxations for four categories of voters
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Thursday evening, had announced special relaxations for four categories of voters as regards to identity proof-related formalities to be followed at the ongoing hearing…
- India
Karnataka: Congress worker shot to death in Ballari over dispute between MLAs
What began as a dispute over banners in Ballari on Thursday night escalated into a violent clash between two groups allegedly linked to mining baron and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Gali…
- Middle East
Israel: New rules barring aid groups from Palestinian territories take effect
Jerusalem: Israel said Thursday that new regulations banning access of dozens of aid organizations to Gaza and the West Bank had come into force, despite calls by UN agencies and international humanitarian…
- Telangana
Allow BRS to present on irrigation issues in Assembly: KTR
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao on Thursday demanded that if the Telangana government proposes to make a PowerPoint presentation in the Legislative Assembly, the principal Opposition party,…
- Sports
Ashes: Australia name unchanged squad for Sydney Test
Australia have named an unchanged squad from the Boxing Day Test for the upcoming final Test of the Ashes series, though conditions at the SCG could still prompt changes to the final…
- Bollywood
Hrithik Roshan makes a ‘big revelation’ about his double thumb
Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan quipped about how he has never been able to form the perfect heart shape with his hands because of his “double thumb”. The actor, calling it a…
- India
Bengal SIR: OBC certificates issued after 2010 invalid for hearings, says ECI
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has clarified that Other Backward Class (OBC) certificates issued by the West Bengal government after 2010 — earlier scrapped by the Calcutta High Court —…
- India
Youth TMC leader killed on New Year’s Eve in Bengal’s Raiganj
Kolkata: A Trinamool Congress district youth vice-president in Uttar Dinajpur district was allegedly murdered on New Year’s Eve, said the police on Thursday. His body was recovered from the Milanpara area near…
- News
Kerala: Poor show in local body polls rocks CM Vijayan’s boat
For nearly a decade, Pinarayi Vijayan has dominated Kerala’s political landscape with an authority that a few Chief Ministers in the state’s history have wielded. Within the CPI(M), he has emerged as…
- Hyderabad
Cyberabad cops arrest 928 people for drunk driving on NYE
Hyderabad: A total of 928 people were caught driving under the influence of alcohol during New Year celebrations under the Cyberabad Police Commissionerate limits. To prevent road accidents and other untoward incidents,…
- Bollywood
Kareena Kapoor calls 2025 a ‘difficult year’ for her family: We cried a lot
Mumbai: Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan has taken to her social media account to reflect on the year 2025, which she called ‘tough’ for her and her entire family. Sharing a beautiful…
- Tollywood News
‘Spirit’ 1st poster: Triptii Dimri nurses a wounded Prabhas with a cigarette
Mumbai: Keeping his tradition of New Year unveils intact, filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga released the first poster of his much-awaited next “Spirit” at midnight on January 1st. The poster features a wounded…
- Middle East
UN agencies call on Israel to lift ban on aid organisations
United Nations: Multiple United Nations (UN) humanitarian agencies and international organisations jointly issued a statement, calling on Israel to revoke its ban on the operations of international aid organisations in the Gaza…
- India
Assam govt to intensify crackdown on illegal infiltration: CM Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the state government will further intensify its crackdown on illegal infiltration in 2026, asserting that Assam will not be allowed to become a…
- Telangana
Telangana govt releases Rs 713 crore pending bills of govt employees
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has released Rs 713 crore towards pending bills payable to government employees in the state for December. Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, who is also the Finance…
