- India
Centre says 90pc of Aravalli region to remain protected, rejects mining fears
New Delhi: Asserting that 90 per cent of the Aravalli region will remain “protected”, the Centre on Sunday rejected claims that the new definition of the Aravalli range will allow large-scale mining…
- India
Over 105 flights cancelled, Over 450 services delayed due to fog in Delhi
New Delhi: More than 105 flights were cancelled and over 450 services delayed due to low-visibility conditions amid fog at the Delhi airport on Sunday. An official said at least 55 arrivals…
- India
Indian Statistical Institute being taken over institutionally by RSS: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged on Sunday that the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) is “gradually being taken over institutionally” by the RSS, while asserting that institutions will be run by…
- India
PM sets mood for 2026 assembly polls during two-day Assam visit
Guwahati/Namrup: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday concluded his two-day visit to Assam during which he launched projects worth Rs 15,600 crore, interacted with students and BJP workers, paid homage to martyrs,…
- India
VB-G RAM-G gets President’s assent, replaces MGNREGA
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday gave her assent to the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, which replaces the MGNREGA and has a…
- Chennai
Tamil Nadu will never allow ‘Hindi imposition’, says Dy CM Udhayanidhi
Nagapattinam: Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday alleged “Hindi imposition” was being attempted by the Centre yet again and asserted that Tamil Nadu will never allow it. Presiding over an event…
- Kerala
Kerala pvt school cancels Christmas event, govt warns against ‘communalisation’
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala government on Sunday strongly condemned reports that some private school managements imposed restrictions on Christmas celebrations and refunded money collected from students for the event. The government also warned that…
- Middle East
Israeli cabinet approves 19 new Jewish settlements in occupied West Bank
Tel Aviv: Israel’s Cabinet on Sunday approved a proposal for 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, the far-right finance minister said. The settlements include two that were previously evacuated during…
- World
9 killed, 10 wounded in South African pub shooting
Johannesburg: Nine people have died, and at least 10 others were wounded after a group of gunmen carried out a shooting at a South African pub during the early hours of Sunday,…
- India
PM Modi lays foundation stone of Rs 10,601 Cr ammonia-urea plant in Assam
Namrup: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone of a Rs 10,601-crore brownfield ammonia-urea plant in Dibrugarh district of Assam. The facility – Assam Valley Fertiliser and Chemical Company…
- India
Indian visa applications suspended indefinitely in Bangladesh’s Chittagong
Dhaka: India on Sunday suspended visa operations at the Indian Visa Application Centre in the Bangladesh’s second-largest city Chittagong until further notice in the wake of heightened tensions following the death of…
- India
Rs 2 crore embezzled from India’s Geneva mission; CBI books accounts officer
New Delhi: The CBI has launched a probe into the swindling of more than 2 lakh Swiss francs (around Rs 2 crore) at India’s Permanent Mission in Geneva by a former accounts…
- Telangana
Implement poll promises in Telangana: Kishan Reddy writes to Sonia Gandhi
Hyderabad: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Sunday urged senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi to clarify the party’s position on the promises made to farmers and others in Telangana. In an open…
- India
Navi Mumbai airport to offer free high-speed Wi-Fi
New Delhi: Adani Group’s Navi Mumbai International Airport Ltd (NMIAL) will deploy a digital-first passenger communication system anchored by free high-speed Wi-Fi when the airport begins commercial operations on December 25. Passengers…
- India
PM pays tribute to martyrs of Assam Agitation at memorial in Guwahati
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid homage to martyrs of the Assam Agitation, a movement against illegal immigrants, at the ‘Swahid Smarak Kshetra’ here. Modi paid floral tribute in front…
