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Section 163 enforced as stir for student polls at Jamia enters 16th day

20 detention buses deployed outside university; one of the gates used by hostellers to enter campus welded; students hold talks with varsity panel after failing to meet V-C, say demands still unfulfilled

28 Oct 2026 12:55 am
Are coronary stents necessary?

There is a crucial distinction between stenting as a life-saving measure to medical treatment via stenting because a narrowing of blood vessels is seen on an angiogram

28 Oct 2026 12:51 am
TNPDCL expands fuse off call offices for quicker resolution of power cut complaints in city and neighbouring districts

While the TNPDCL will still operate the Minnagam, the FOCs, which have been provided with separate mobile numbers, will be merged with the Minnagam system for faster restoration of disrupted power supply

28 Oct 2026 12:46 am
ACB arrests Mirchowk inspector, home guard in 3 lakh bribe case

Inspector demanded 6 lakh to close case against complainants father, ACB says

28 Oct 2026 12:46 am
40 FIRs over anti-SIR protests in Delhi; police scan CCTV footage to identify demonstrators

Cases include alleged violations of prohibitory orders, vandalism and obstruction of public servants; separate FIRs filed over alleged assaults on demonstrators

28 Oct 2026 12:45 am
T.N. govt. revises housing loan limits for urban cooperative banks and credit societies

The maximum individual loan limit for UCCSs has been raised to 60 lakh for societies with deposits below 100 crore and 1 crore for those with deposits exceeding 100 crore

28 Oct 2026 12:40 am
Two killed in separate road incidents

A sub-inspector and a school student was killed

28 Oct 2026 12:39 am
Man held for stealing cars near Katpadi railway station

Special teams analysed CCTV camera footage and nabbed Stephen Raj from his hideout in Vellore

28 Oct 2026 12:37 am
Cyclone Arnab: Civil Aviation Ministry reviews situation to ensure safety of flight operations

Cyclone' Arnab' is forecast to intensify into a very severe cyclone and make landfall on the Andhra Pradesh coast on Wednesday (October 28, 2026), with wind speeds of 125135 km/h

28 Oct 2026 12:33 am
Neutralise remnants of terrorist ecosystem: J&K L-G Manoj Sinha tells security agencies

J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha directed the security agencies that operations must continue to neutralise the remnants of the terrorist ecosystem

28 Oct 2026 12:25 am
Three girls missing in Tiruvannamalai

The police said that as the girls parents stayed in Kerala for work as wage labourers, they visited home occasionally

28 Oct 2026 12:18 am
28 Oct 2026 12:17 am
BJP government spending 'unprecedented resources' to malign Rahul, says Priyanka

This is just the beginning, says Wayanad MP after U.P. court acquits Rahul in defamation case

28 Oct 2026 12:17 am
Cyclone Arnab: heavy rain brings Vizag to standstill; civic agencies on high alert

Fallen trees, waterlogged roads and power interruptions add to disruption; bus services cancelled while beaches remain closed; Visakhapatnam district receives 147.9 mm of rain between 8.30 a.m. and 9 p.m.

28 Oct 2026 12:16 am
Brazil'sFlavio Bolsonaro headed to U.S. after losing election, sources say

U.S. President Donald Trumps administration has previously alleged that Flavio Bolsonaros father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, was a victim of judicial persecution in Brazil

28 Oct 2026 12:01 am
A Delhi event unveils fault lines in the Dalit-OBC formulation of SP politics

The brouhaha over Rajkumar Bhati reciting Ambedkars vows shows the limits of the SPs revival of the Lohiate policy of numerical aggregation

28 Oct 2026 12:01 am
Jain seer gives Karnataka govt. 10-day deadline to meet demands; threatens sallekhana in December if demands remain unmet

Acharya Gunadharanandi Maharaj of Varur Navagraha Teertha Kshetra has given the State government 10 days to provide written assurances on five demands of the Jain community, including the establishment of a Jain Development Corporation.

27 Oct 2026 11:57 pm
Candidates push on with campaigns despite Cyclone Arnab disruptions

While some candidates braved the rain to continue their door-to-door campaigns, others used the weather-enforced break to meet community representatives, seek the support of professional associations and hold discussions with party leaders and cadre

27 Oct 2026 11:39 pm
Supreme Court needs transparent roster system, says former Judge Oka

Former Supreme Court Judge Abhay Oka was speaking at a discussion on judicial accountability organised by the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms at the India International Centre in New Delhi

27 Oct 2026 11:39 pm
A.P. teachers body demands implementation of Old Pension Scheme

The federation leaders allege that the Central and State governments are systematically undermining public education while favouring private institutions

27 Oct 2026 11:33 pm
Cyclone Arnab: very heavy rainfall batters northern districts of A.P., one dead

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu says 290 cyclone shelters set up and 84,396 people evacuated to safer locations; 65-year-old man dies at Mangalapalem after coming in contact with snapped live electrical wires; landfall likely near Yanam-Kakinada region between 2 a.m. to 4 a.m.

27 Oct 2026 11:31 pm
U.P. approves robotics park and AI hub in Greater Noida

Project estimated to generate more than 1 lakh jobs and add 2,000 crore annually to the States economy

27 Oct 2026 11:30 pm
KashmiriPandit Rakesh Handoo circulates edited terror threat online, faces charges under IT Act

Officials said Mr. Handoo was zeroed in after a Kashmiri Pandit employee, Rohit Raina whose name figured in the terror threat list,registered a complaint with the police

27 Oct 2026 11:25 pm
Ranji Trophy: Shorey, Samarth, Malewar fifties put Vidarbha in pole position

The home team wraaps up the Goan first innings for 220

27 Oct 2026 11:24 pm
Cyclone Arnab: Flights, trains cancelled as rain batters A.P.; 30,000 boats brought ashore; southern Odisha on edge

Cyclone Arnab set to make landfall around dawn on Wednesday; A.P. cancels several flights, trains, brings 30,000 fishing boats ashore; Odisha shuts ghat roads, imposes transport curbs, and begins massive evacuation

27 Oct 2026 11:17 pm
Stolen Chola-era bronze idol of Kannappa Nayanar repatriated from Netherlands

The bronze was repatriated last week along with a collection of 11th-Century Chola-era royal charter plates voluntarily relinquished by Leiden University Library

27 Oct 2026 11:17 pm
Young javelin star Dharanidharan eyes breaching the 80m mark

Dharanidharan began his journey with the pole vault in Class IX before financial difficulties forced him to switch to javelin the following year

27 Oct 2026 11:11 pm
Cyclone Arnab causes high waves in north Chennai, Tiruvallur

The Regional Meteorological Centre here had warned of rough seas due to thecyclone. The sea is expected to calm down by noon on October 28

27 Oct 2026 11:08 pm
SSB chief to take additional charge of ITBP as D-G retires

No regular appointment announced ahead of ShatrujeetSingh Kapoors retirement on October 31

27 Oct 2026 11:01 pm
Norway, Finland leaders hold 'frank and substantive' talk with Putin

The outcome of this war will have a direct impact on our and the broader European security. Ending the war requires direct discussions, President Alexander Stubb said in a joint statement with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store

27 Oct 2026 10:57 pm
U.P. Chief Electoral Officer apologises for tone, language and sharpness of social media posts

When AAP leader Sanjay Singh questioned CEC Gyanesh Kumar on how Ramhit Yadav became Ram ne Yadav ko Maara in the U.P. Legislative Council election voter list, the Chief Electoral Officer admitted his responses had not been the kind of communication expected from an official handle

27 Oct 2026 10:54 pm
Survey highlights poor quality of English learning in government English-medium schools

The assessment of English language learning is based on the four main language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing

27 Oct 2026 10:43 pm
Focus on early intervention at UNICEF workshop on inclusive child development

Experts suggest intervening when the first signs of autism are identified rather than wait for more to appear

27 Oct 2026 10:37 pm
Record turnout as Israeli voters deliver verdict on Netanyahu

Israelis are casting their ballots in the shadow of October 7 and the multi-front regional wars that it sparked, with the trauma from the attack still fresh and questions over accountability and security central to the campaign

27 Oct 2026 10:36 pm
Wages of domestic workers increased, but at slower rate: ILO report

Informality of domestic work reduced in many countries, ILO adds

27 Oct 2026 10:26 pm
Watch: Cyclone Arnab: What Andhra Pradesh needs to know

As Cyclone Arnab approaches the Andhra Pradesh coast, authorities have stepped up evacuations, cancelled train services and flights, and activated cyclone shelters across vulnerable districts. The Hindus Sumit Bhattacharjee explains the storms expected landfall, the threat of heavy rain and strong winds, and how Andhra Pradesh has strengthened its disaster preparedness since Cyclone Hudhud.

27 Oct 2026 10:24 pm
Real estate sector welcomes governments move to relax height restrictions for non-high rise buildings

The permissible height of non-high rise buildings has been increased from 18.3 metres to 19.5 metres

27 Oct 2026 10:18 pm
Retired PSU staff ask President to expedite pension hikes

The NCPA said that the President must exercise her august moral authority and direct the Union Ministry of Labour & Employment and the EPFO to immediately withdraw an EPFO circular dated January 18, 2025

27 Oct 2026 10:13 pm