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Act against paper leaks, illegal mining: Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary

Mr. Choudhary, who holds the Home portfolio, also directed officers to immediately seize and auction vehicles used in illegal mining

7 Dec 2025 11:04 am
Protesters vow to keep Tezpur University shut until formal steps taken to remove V-C

Students, teachers, and staff at the Tezpur University have been protesting since mid-September against the Vice-Chancellor for alleged corruption and irregularities, demanding his removal and an inquiry

7 Dec 2025 11:04 am
News in Frames | An island ravaged by a cyclone

With 22 of its 25 districts devastated and 611 lives lost, torrential rain from Cyclone Ditwah has left Sri Lanka reeling; the UN has flagged a high risk of food insecurity, severe crop damage, and widespread destruction of infrastructure; India and other countries have stepped in to help, but the island nations recovery will be a gruelling one

7 Dec 2025 10:33 am
Goa nightclub fire: Magisterial probe ordered; FIR lodged against owner, GM

The popular party venue at Arpora village, located around 25 km from the state capital Panaji, opened last year

7 Dec 2025 10:30 am
Mapping the mind

Dr. Rimjhim Agrawal, Co-founder and CTO, BrainsightAI, on her domain

7 Dec 2025 10:00 am
What the resurgence of Mechanical Engineering means for students and HEIs

Apart from technical proficiency, Mechanical Engineering students must also develop emerging skills aligned with digitisation and sustainability

7 Dec 2025 10:00 am
Faced criticism from my own community for advocating creamy layer principle: former CJI Gavai

The former CJI Gavai, who retired as CJI recently, was delivering a lecture on Role of Affirmative Action in Promoting Equal Opportunity at Mumbai University

7 Dec 2025 10:00 am
College teacher on SIR duty in U.P.s Ghaziabad dies

The 58-year-old teacher died of a brain haemorrhage, officials said; college principal said he was under heavy work pressure

7 Dec 2025 9:29 am
Lionel Messi's double assist inspires Inter Miami to maiden MLS Cup title

David Beckham, the club's co-owner and longtime architect of Miami's project, joined the on-field celebrations after the final whistle

7 Dec 2025 9:10 am
Goa nightclub tragedy: Fire erupted on dance floor, says eyewitness

The nightclub was jam-packed as it was the weekend, and at least 100 persons were on the dance floor

7 Dec 2025 9:00 am
IndiGo flight disruptions: Hyderabad airport sees 115 cancellations on Dec. 7, taking five-day total over 500

Although IndiGo has maintained that cancellations will reduce gradually, passengers with imminent travel plans remain unsure whether their flights will operate

7 Dec 2025 8:50 am
Goa nightclub fire: PM Modi speaks to CM Sawant, announces 2 lakh ex-gratia to kin of 23 dead

Injured persons will receive 50,000 each from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF)

7 Dec 2025 8:44 am
Rupee hits record low of 90: Calculated move by RBI or a sign of losing control?

As foreign capital flees and imports surge, the RBI abandons its aggressive defense of the currency, betting on a weaker rupee to absorb the shock of U.S. tariffs

7 Dec 2025 7:50 am
Theres something in the Mumbai air

Even as doctors speak out about rising air pollution levels in Maharashtras capital city and environmental activists cry hoarse about political and bureaucratic lethargy, Mumbais 2.2 crore residents report increasing ill-health and higher medical bills

7 Dec 2025 7:50 am
Australia activates disaster relief for wildfire-hit New South Wales State

More than 60 wildfires were burning in New South Wales on Sunday (December 7); no loss of lives so far

7 Dec 2025 7:35 am
Goa night club fire LIVE: 23 killed in major blaze due to cylinder blast; CM orders inquiry

Most of the dead were the clubs kitchen workers, and included three women, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said

7 Dec 2025 7:27 am
Ashes Test series; Australia skipper Pat Cummins good to go for Adelaide Test

The 32-year-old pace spearhead has not played since picking up the issue against the West Indies mid-year.

7 Dec 2025 7:21 am
Neighbours in uniform: police in north of Hyderabad reach out to senior citizens living alone

Officers from the North Zone of Hyderabad police are visiting senior citizens living alone, checking on their safety, verifying domestic help and offering support against cyber fraud, while also linking them with local communities to reduce isolation and improve access to routine assistance.

7 Dec 2025 7:03 am
Chinas jets directed fire-control radar at Japanese aircraft over international waters, Tokyo says

Democratically governed Taiwan is claimed by Beijing and lies just 110 kilometres (68.4 miles) from Japans westernmost Yonaguni Island

7 Dec 2025 6:42 am
Shrinking space for the Humanities

A better understanding of the complementarity of science and Humanities will be essential for a functional and progressive society

7 Dec 2025 6:14 am
Metrowater hikes tanker tariffs; removes daily cap on complexes

Officials say price has been revised after six years to offset growing production costand higher rates quoted by tankers that operate on contract; large-capacity lorries will cater to the suburbs; residents seek expansion of piped network

7 Dec 2025 5:43 am
Southern Railway to operate special trains, add AC coaches due to flight cancellations

Special trains include the Nagercoil to Tambaram superfast (December 7) and the Tambaram-Nagercoil superfast (December 8).

7 Dec 2025 5:30 am
Kane scores hat-trick as Bayern extends Bundesliga lead to 11 points

The England captain took his goal tally for Bayern Munich this season to 28 and the defending champions extended their lead to 11 points after thrashing Stuttgart 5-0 on the road.

7 Dec 2025 5:20 am
The price of breathing

When people see neighbours lighting crackers or farmers burning stubble without consequences, compliance collapses

7 Dec 2025 4:31 am
Epic Greaves double ton earns West Indies draw in first NZ Test

Set a colossal target of 531, 113 more than the current record for a successful fourth-innings chase, the West Indies were 457-6 at the end, the second-highest Test fourth innings.

7 Dec 2025 4:20 am
Steaming silences at academic corridors

Let tea dissolve hierarchy. In that circle, there must be no Head of Department, no Junior Research Fellow, no Professor Emeritus. Only co-drinkers.

7 Dec 2025 4:00 am
Verstappen takes pole position for F1 title-deciding Abu Dhabi GP ahead of Norris and Piastri

The thrilling three-way battle will be decided on Sunday (December 7, 2025) at the Yas Marina Circuit. The McLaren driver Norris is 12 points ahead of Red Bull's Verstappen and 16 ahead of McLaren teammate Piastri.

7 Dec 2025 3:40 am
Continuing divides

Every conversation veers around to a quick sketch of where a person sits in the countrys endlessly negotiated social hierarchy

7 Dec 2025 3:20 am
What did Putins visit to India achieve? | Explained

Where do India-Russia relations stand? What did the two sides agree on during the recent summit? What statements did both leaders make on the Ukraine war? Why is Putins visit significant at this juncture when India is negotiating a free trade agreement with the U.S.?

7 Dec 2025 3:17 am
The paradox of right and wrong

The essence of morality lies not in action, but in awareness

7 Dec 2025 3:00 am
Halloween impact

The attraction for the surreal and unknown transcends generations and classes

7 Dec 2025 2:43 am
Hamas says will give up arms to a Palestinian authority 'if occupation ends'

Our weapons are linked to the existence of the occupation and the aggression, Hamas chief negotiator and its Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya said in a statement

7 Dec 2025 2:40 am
The movie magic

Many of them run on outlandish formulas and offer naive solutions

7 Dec 2025 2:30 am
Cylinder blast triggers fire at Goa nightclub, kills 23 staff members

At least 23 bodies have been recovered. Those who have died were the staff of the club, says DGP Alok Kumar

7 Dec 2025 2:24 am
Boeing says Trump's equity stake plan doesn't apply to big U.S. defence firms

It really only applies on the supply chain, particularly for the smaller companies coming through, where that might be a way forward for them to get some equity, says CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security

7 Dec 2025 2:20 am
Cartel de los Soles | Mission Maduro

The U.S decision to designate the alleged cartel a foreign terrorist organisation is aimed at strengthening its case for military action in Venezuela

7 Dec 2025 1:40 am
Bengal SIR row: SC, ST activists urge ECI to simplify rules, set up assistance camps

In a letter to the CEC, the rights body appealed for marginalised people to be able to link themselves to any relative across their extended family whose name is present in the electoral roll of 2002, and urged the Commission to organise assistance camps

7 Dec 2025 1:40 am
S. Muralidhar | Humane justice

The former Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court will head a UN Commission to investigate human rights violations in the occupied Palestinian territories

7 Dec 2025 1:25 am
J&K L-G and CM spar over age relaxation for job aspirants amid protests

Hundreds of job aspirants who have crossed the age bar of 32 are unable to sit for the examination. The Open Merit aspirants are protesting to increase the current upper age limit from 32 to 37 to bring it at par with the rest of the country.

7 Dec 2025 1:20 am
Sam Altman | Merchant of the future

The OpenAI CEO has declared a code red at his company as the ChatGPT-maker rushes to turbocharge its chatbots performance; his urgency comes shortly after Google unveiled its powerful Gemini 3 model

7 Dec 2025 1:06 am
Historic blunders on J&K and China are Nehrus legacy: BJP

Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, those blunders are being corrected, says BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia.

7 Dec 2025 1:00 am
Bakelite, the first synthetic plastic

On December 7, 1909, Belgian-American chemist Leo Baekelands process patent for making Bakelite was granted, two years after he had figured it out. Bakelite is the first fully synthetic plastic and its invention marked the beginning of the Age of Plastics. A.S.Ganesh tells you more about Baekeland and his Bakelite

7 Dec 2025 12:51 am