- India
Fire breaks out at waste management factory in Kerala
Kozhikode: A major fire broke out at a waste management factory at Thamarassery area in this north Kerala district early on Thursday morning, police said. The fire started around 3 am and…
- India
Passenger held with gold worth Rs 3.89 crore at Mumbai airport
Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has claimed to have busted a gold smuggling syndicate after seizing the yellow metal worth Rs 3.89 crore at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in…
- India
Youth killed in knife attack in broad daylight in UP’s Kushinagar; 1 held
Kushinagar: A 22-year-old man was allegedly killed with a cut in his throat in a mob attack in broad daylight here, police said on Thursday. A man has been arrested in connection…
- India
868 drunken driving challans issued on New Year’s Eve in Delhi
New Delhi: The Delhi Traffic Police issued 868 challans for drunken driving on New Year’s Eve, an officer said on Thursday. Special enforcement teams were deployed across arterial roads, nightlife hubs and…
- News
Stock market starts 2026 on positive note; Sensex climbs over 200 points
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty began the first trading session of 2026 on an optimistic note supported by steady buying by domestic institutional investors and strong gains in blue-chip Reliance…
- World
US sanctions 4 Venezuelan oil firms, adds 4 tankers in Maduro crackdown
Washington: The U.S. on Wednesday imposed sanctions on four firms operating in Venezuela’s oil sector and designated four additional oil tankers, which the U.S. accuses of being part of a shadow fleet…
- India
Bengal CEO dismisses allegations against EC officials over SIR process
Kolkata: The office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Wednesday dismissed allegations made in police complaints against poll officials in connection with the ongoing SIR exercise, describing them as…
- Pakistan
Pakistan’s National Assembly Speaker briefly interacts with EAM Jaishankar in Dhaka
Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday said a brief interaction took place between National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, calling it the “first significant high-level contact” between the…
- Hyderabad
50,000 gig workers participate in strike in Hyderabad, unions claim
Hyderabad: About 50,000 of the total two lakh gig workers in Hyderabad participated in the strike called on Wednesday by the unions demanding better payouts and improved working conditions, TGPWU president Shaik…
- Andhra Pradesh
935 govt schools in Andhra selected under PM-SHRI, being upgraded: Chief Secy
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary K Vijayanand on Wednesday said that 935 government schools in the state have been selected under the PM-SHRI scheme and are being comprehensively developed to provide quality…
- India
Cheetah project logs 12 cub births in 2025, India’s count now 30
Bhopal: The three-year-old cheetah reintroduction project moved ahead with full steam in 2025, a year which saw the birth of 12 cubs in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park (KNP) – three of…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra to focus on speed of delivering governance in 2026: CM Naidu
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Wednesday that 2025 was an important turning point for the state and announced that in 2026, the government will focus on the…
- Business
Economy growing at robust pace, banking sector remains sound: RBI
Mumbai: The Indian economy is growing at a robust pace, driven by strong domestic demand, low inflation, and the healthy balance sheets of banks, said a Reserve Bank report released on Wednesday.…
- Technology
Transfers, postings of officers internal administrative decisions, says DGCA
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA on Wednesday said officers’ transfers and postings are internal administrative decisions and that any speculation regarding such transfers is misleading and unfounded. While DGCA did not mention…
- News
Rupee slumps 5pc in 2025, closes at 89.88 as foreign funds exit
Mumbai: The rupee slumped 5 per cent in 2025 as persistent capital outflows from foreign investors, alongside heightened dollar demand from importers, making it one of the worst-performing Asian currencies. On the…
