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TN calls meeting to address demands of government employees and teachers

The meeting will be attended by MK Stalin, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, State finance minister Thangam Thennarasu, and Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi,

Sony Pictures Networks set to bring game show Wheel of Fortune to India

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar to host the show

Disruptions unbecoming of MPs, says Rajya Sabha Chairman as Winter session ends

NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan on Friday strongly disapproved of disruptions by Opposition members during the passage of the r

PM suffering from 'acute acronym-itis': Congress' dig after passage of G RAM G Bill

NEW DELHI: A day after Parliament passed the VB-G RAM G Bill that seeks to replace the 20-year-old MGNREGA, the Congress on Friday took a swipe a

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah Joins Jarkiholi For Dinner, Spotlight Turns On Congress Power Equations

Meeting at Jarkiholi's house has triggered speculations in political circles over a possible change of guard in the State leadership.

Over 150 flights cancelled in Delhi due to dense fog

New Delhi, Dec 19: Due to dense fog, more than 150 flights have been cancelled so far on Friday at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Del

Over 500 Nurses Detained in Chennai Following Hunger Strike for Permanent Jobs

According to police, the nurses were detained on Thursday night when they refused to disperse

India marks first-ever milestone by clearing more child sexual abuse cases than filed

A report by C-LAB for Children says courts across the country disposed of 87,754 POCSO cases in 2025 against 80,320 new registrations, pushing th

Sony Pictures Networks India to introduce Game Show Wheel of Fortune in India

Show to be hosted by Bullywood actor Akshay Kumar

Step inside Hyderabads village-themed library in Gachibowli

There was a time when Hyderabad was known for its slow, unhurried rhythm. Now, that the city has disappeared amidst the glass-fronted office park

Searches Launched In Several Villages Of Rajouri After Reports Of Suspicious Movement

RAJOURI/JAMMU, Dec 19: Security forces have launched an extensive search operation in different villages of Rajouri district after reports of the

Two men from T.N. booked for submitting forged documents to Medical Council

3I/ATLAS interstellar comet or alien spacecraft? See it yourself today as it makes closest approach to planet

3I/ATLAS interstellar comet or alien spacecraft? NASA released new images of comet 3I/ATLAS after a rare flyby near Earth. Scientists explain wha

17-Year-Old Stabs Man to Death Over Alcohol Money in Vijayawada

Tataji died immediately from his injuries.

Fact-Check: Scripted Video of a Muslim Man Identifying as Hindu Viral as Real

We were able to trace this video to a YouTube channel named 'Miss Neha Yadav.'

Budget 2019-20: Fiscal discipline, structural reforms, a mega projects road map

The Union Budget 2019-20 focused on achieving fiscal discipline, strengthening Indias structural reforms: Budget 2019-20 charted a course for Ind

Two foreign nationals arrested for attempting to travel abroad using fake Indian passports

This Holiday Season Get Closer To Your Family, Not To Mobile

The Christmas holiday season is a time to step back from online world to spend quality time with your loved ones

IMDb celebrates The Most Popular Indian Titles of 2025 with Custom Awards

IMDb Top 10 Most Popular Indian Movies of 2025

Ladakh Reconstitutes Advisory Boards, Two Members Appointed

LEH, Dec 19: The Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh has reconstituted the Advisory Boards under various preventive detention and securit

Lok Sabha Adjourned Sine Die After Passing Key Bills; Winter Session Ends

New Delhi, Dec 19: The Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday, formally bringing the 19-day-long Winter Session of Parliament to a close, Spe

Trump Suspends Green Card Lottery Program After Brown University, MIT Shootings

The diversity visa program makes up to 50,000 green cards available each year by lottery to people from countries that are little represented in

North Carolina plane crash: Ex-NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family among seven dead

CAT Result 2025: Check the expected date, percentile criteria and steps to download scorecard at iimcat.ac.in

CAT 2025 Result: IIM Kozhikode has released the CAT 2025 final answer key, with results expected between December 19 and December 29, 2025 on iim

Bigg Boss Telugu 9 winner: Is she out of finale race? New top 2

Hyderabad: With just two days to go, Bigg Boss Telugu 9 is all set to crown its winner. The much-awaited grand finale of the Nagarjuna-hosted rea

Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Finale: Will Kalyan Padalas Reported Injury Impact the Title Race?

Kalyan Padala reportedly sustained a head injury while performing a task.

Roblox down: Why is the popular online gaming platform facing massive outage and has the company said anything? Check details

Roblox is facing outage and many users have complained that they are unable to access the platform or play games smoothly. Data from Downdetector

First Edition of Hyderabad International Short Film Festival Begins Dec 19

Around 700 entries were received from India and abroad, and 60 short films were selected for competition

Encounter breaks out between security personnel and Maoists in Chhattisgarhs Bijapur

The exchange of fire started in the morning in the forested hills of Bhairamgarh-Indravati area when a District Reserve Guard team was out on an

Andhra minister Nara Lokesh slams PILs against Vizag IT parks

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh on Friday expressed concern over a series of Public Interest Litigations filed against major IT

Bangladesh violence: Who owns Daily Star, Prothom Alo? Why were top newspapers' offices set on fire by protesters?

The fire attack incidents occurred at Karwan Bazar, where the offices of English-language daily The Daily Star and Bangla daily Prothom Alo were

Airtel board okays 'call' of 401.25 a share on remaining 15,700 crore portion of rights issue

The Board has fixed February 6, 2026 as the record date for the purpose of determining the holders of the partly paid-up equity shares who shall

Dhurandhar box office collection day 14: Ranveer Singh film zooms past Rs 700 crore; beats Chhaava, Animal, Jawan, Stree 2 in...

The Ranveer Singh-starrer and Aditya Dhar-directed spy thriller Dhurandhar has earned Rs 479.50 crore net in India and grossed over Rs 700 crore

Durlabh Prasad Ki Dusri Shadi movie review: Sanjay Mishra, Mahima Chaudhry's rom-com is chota packet mein bada dhamaka, affected due to...

Sanjay Mishra, Mahima Chaudhry's Durlabh Prasad Ki Dusri Shadi is a clean family entertainer that needs encouragement at the box office. The unus

Woman injured while chasing man who snatched her gold chain in Chennai

Global food systems may push warming beyond 2 deg C even sans emissions: Study

Reviewing recent evidence from epidemiology and endocrinology, among others, the study highlights how tackling unsustainable, profit-led food sys

Parliament adjourns sine die as winter session concludes

Both the houses of parliament were adjourned sine die minutes after it assembled on the last day of the winter session

The Un-How-To: Why You Must Stop Buying Things Just Because Theyre On Sale

Indias e-commerce sales promise savings but often deliver clutter and regret. This 'un-how-to' piece explores why discounts trigger impulse buyin

VB-G RAM G Bill 'anti village', Modi Govt demolished 20 years of MGNREGA in one day: Rahul

Rahul Gandhi said by capping work and creating more ways to deny it, the VB-G RAM G Bill weakens the one instrument the rural poor had

Tripura police arrest three from Assam in delivery boy assault case; hunt on for two more

Three individuals, including two women, were arrested in Assam in connection with the assault and subsequent suicide of a delivery boy in Tripura

CIE-IIIT Hyderabad Hosts Winter 2025 Demo Day

These research-led startups are translating applied work from IIIT-H labs such as CVIT, RRC, CVEST, and SPCRC into deployable technologies.

IIM Udaipur Opens Admission for Its Unique Summer Program in Management

Santas spectacular mix-up

Santa broke his glasses just as he was leaving to distribute the gifts. Would the children get what they wanted if he could not read?

Zubeen Gargs death: Probe ongoing; no foul play suspected yet, say Singapore police

Upon completion of the investigations, the findings will be submitted to the State Coroner in Singapore, who will hold a Coroners Inquiry, which

Startek Australia recognized as Employer of Choice and ABA100 winner for business excellence

Two awards recognize excellence in workplace culture and business management

UAE rain alert: As lightning strikes Burj Khalifa, Dubai Crown Prince shares mesmerising video; internet stunned by dramatic clip

A video was shared by Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum which shows a lightning striking at Burj Khalifa. The v

Christmas at Aizawl, Mizoram

Amid the citys quiet charm, Taran and his family experience a blissful Christmas untouched by the holiday rush.

Why Every Borrower Should Use a Gold Loan Calculator in 2026

Bharti Singh, Haarsh Limbachiyaa blessed with a baby boy; their second son in three years

Bharti Singh, Haarsh Limbachiyaa have been blessed with a baby boy. It is their second son in three years.

Realme 16 Pro series with 200 MP camera to launch on January 6

The series will get 3 OS and 4 years of security updates, and will operate on Realme UI 7.0 based on Android 16 out of the box

Fair Use in Action: How Stream TV is Balancing Art and Copyright Law

In todays digital-first world, everyone is a content creator in one way or another. But this raises a crucial question: how do creators use copyr

3I/ATLAS aliens come in peace to save earth from nuclear disaster? Here's psychic Uri Geller shocking claims and interstellar comet earth closest approach date, time

3I/ATLAS aliens come in peace to save earth from nuclear disaster? Psychic Uri Geller claims the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is an alien craft.

Kerala Opposition leader V.D. Satheesan writes to META seeking preservation of controversial Ayyappa parody song on social media platforms

Satheesan said the Kerala Governments request to META to take down the song has an authoritarian bent

Telangana: 35 Maoist cadres from Hidmas commando team surrender

Hyderabad: In a major development in the anti-Maoist operations in the country, a total of 35 CPI (Maoist) cadres surrendered before the Telangan

141 Teachers Promoted as Masters in Jammu Division

JAMMU, Dec 19: The Directorate of School Education Jammu has promoted 141 trained Graduate and Post-Graduate teachers as Masters in Pay Level-6E,

Churches set ablaze as burial dispute sparks violence in Chhattisgarh village

RAIPUR: Two churches were torched, a grave was dug up and clashes left several people injured as tensions over a disputed burial spiralled into v

Japan reaffirms no-nukes pledge after senior official suggests acquiring weapons

Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Japans nuclear policy had not changed, but declined to comment on the remarks or to say whether the pe

Rahul Gandhi slams VB-G RAM G Bill as anti-village, says Modi Govt destroyed 20 years of MGNREGA

Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the Modi government of dismantling two decades of the Ma

Lok Sabha Adjourned Sine Die; Winter Session Concludes

New Delhi, Dec 19: Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday, drawing curtains on the 19-day-long Winter Session of Parliament. During the brief

Let the party begin!

Madurais nightlife is no longer confined to late-night parotta-salna and kari dosa binges. There are DJ nights with open dance floors, themed-din

141 Teachers Promoted As Masters In Jammu

JAMMU, Dec 19: The Directorate of School Education Jammu has ordered the promotion of 141 trained Graduate and Post-Graduate teachers as Masters

Phone Tapping Case: SC Extends Police Custody of Prabhakar Rao Till Dec 25

SIT constituted by Telangana government to fast-track probe; accused to be released on December 26

What To Know About Trumps Order Seeking To Relax Federal Drug Policies For Marijuana

Trumps executive order does not legalize marijuana under federal law

Step-By-Step Guide: How Indians Can Buy International Travel Insurance Before Going Abroad

Medical costs overseas can be high, and lost bags or sudden cancellations can disrupt even the best-planned itinerary. Securing travel insurance

9 Tips to Grow Your Hospitality Business

The hospitality industry thrives on exceptional experiences, unwavering consistency, and the ability to adapt to ever-changing guest expectations

Kareena Kapoor stuns in red Malini Ramani gown, celebrates christmas in style, SEE pics

Kareena Kapoor Khan celebrated Christmas in a stunning red Malini Ramani gown, with glowing makeup, soft waves, and minimal accessories, inspirin

J&K police seizes journalists phone, returns it later

The Jammu & Kashmir police on December 17 seized the mobile phone of journalist Jehangir Ali, who works with news portal The Wire. The police sei

Hyderabad: ED nabs Jayatri Infra MD in Rs 300 cr housing fraud

Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday, December 19, arrested Kakarla Srinivas, Managing Director of Jayatri Infrastructures Priva

Aghanistan earthquake today: Magnitude 5.7 quake hits Hindu Kush region

An earthquake measuring 5.7 magnitude struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region on Friday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

Australia's 'Bondi Hero' handed millions collected from fundraising

Ahmed al Ahmed hid behind parked cars before charging at one of the gunmen from behind, seizing his weapon and knocking him to the ground at the

Health sector in T.N. to see consolidation of multi-speciality entities, says expert

Bombay HC restrains sale of CEFDON cough syrup, cites deceptive similarity with CEDON

The court ruled that the mark CEFDON was entirely subsumed in CEDON, creating a clear likelihood of confusion.

Judicial Commission probing Leh violence to record oral statements from today

SRINAGAR: The Judicial Inquiry Commission probing the September 24 violence in Leh , which was one of the worst violence in the cold desert of La

Trump Suspends Green Card Lottery After Brown University, MIT Shootings

President Donald Trump suspended the green card lottery programme on Thursday that allowed the suspect in the Brown University and MIT shootings

Anti-Village: Rahul Gandhi Rips Into G RAM G Bill, Cleared By Parliament

Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi has snubbed the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Employment and Livelihood Mission (Rural) Bill, dubbed G RAM G,

Zubeen Garg's death case: Probe underway, no foul play suspected yet, say Singapore police

Singapore police are investigating the death of singer Zubeen Garg. He died while swimming on September 19. No foul play is suspected at this tim

Made in Maharashtraliquor policy: Bombay High Court seeks States reply

Petitioners argue Maharashtras liquor stocking mandate creates an artificial classification and violates trade freedom

CAG flags serious lapses in Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme, calls for reforms

The audit found inadequate geographical coverage of empanelled Health Care Organisations, forcing beneficiaries to travel long distances for refe

Srisailam Temple Extends Timings for Sparsha Darshan on Weekends

Decision taken following devotees requests; six slots to be introduced from January

Several Flights Cancelled At Srinagar Airport Due To Bad Weather, Operational Issues

Srinagar, Dec 19: Srinagar International Airport authorities on Friday announced the cancellation of several flights scheduled for today, citing

Parliament adjourned sine die after passing SHANTI, G Ram G and Insurance bills

Parliament concluded its winter session, passing eight key legislations including bills to boost private and foreign investment in insurance and

Bangladesh's Top Newspaper Shuts Ops After Office Set On Fire By Protesters

Bangladesh's leading newspaper, Prothom Alo has suspended its print and online operations after the protesters set its office in Dhaka on fire.

Philanthropic fund saves children suffering from blood cancer

The fund, launched inAugust 2014 at Bhagwan MahaveerCancerHospital, has so far registered 272 children for their multi-stageand prolonged treatme

Good news for UP job seekers! Yogi govt to recruit 1.5 lakh employees in 2026, 70000 posts up for grabs; Check details

The Uttar Pradesh government has announced plans to recruit 1.5 lakh employees in 2026 as part of its broader goal to create 10 lakh government j

HIGHLIGHTS | Winter Session Day 15: Parliament adjourned sine die

Parliament kicked off its last day of the winter session on December 19. Shortly after resuming, Lok Sabha adjourned sine die. Rajya Sabha procee

LIVE | Winter Session Day 15: LS adjourned sine die amid Opposition protest over VB-G RAM G Bill

After weeks of debate on key issues, the Winter Session has entered the last day. Despite protest and sloganeering by the Opposition, Parliament

Cash-for-query: Delhi HC sets aside Lokpal order against TMC MP Mahua Moitra

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday set aside an order of the Lokpal granting sanction to the CBI to file a chargesheet against Trinamool C

Hyderabad: Owaisi asks CM for trained elephant for Muharram, Bonalu

Hyderabad: The All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), president and Hyderabad Member of Parliament Asaduddin Owaisi, asked the Telangana

Watch | Leopard enters Bhayander residential building, two injured

Confirming the incident to mid-day, Deputy Conservator of Forests Sachin Repal of the Thane Territorial Forest Department said the department had

New word of the day: Jouska, the conversation inside your head

Today's new word 'Jouska' captures the habit of replaying imaginary conversations in our heads long after the moment has passed. Jouska is more t