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Lamborghini zips at 252 kmph on Mumbais Bandra-Worli Sea Link; car seized, FIR filed

The incident took place on December 12, and a case has been registered against the car driver, who is yet to be identified

18 Dec 2025 10:34 am
BJP leader Chalavadi Narayanaswamy accuses Karnataka Minister Krishna Byregowda of landgrab; Minister says it is ancestral property

The Minister explained that the land is ancestral property that he had inherited from his grandfather

18 Dec 2025 10:30 am
Bengal BJP makes public a report blaming Trinamool regime for States industrial decline

The BJP released the document a day before West Bengal government is likely to hold a high-level business conclave in Kolkata on December 18 to highlight the states industrial progress and new investment prospects

18 Dec 2025 10:26 am
18 Dec 2025 10:21 am
Three Maoists killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarhs Sukma

The exchange of fire broke out on a forested hill under the Golapalli police station area when a team of District Reserve Guard was out on a search operation, Sukma SP said

18 Dec 2025 10:20 am
U.S., Russia to hold talks on Ukraine in Miami: White House

The talks come after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed progress during two days of meetings in Berlin between Kyiv and Trumps envoys, while warning that Moscow was preparing for a new year of war

18 Dec 2025 10:17 am
Apple opens iPhone to alternative app stores in Japan

Under Apples new rules, Japanese developers can launch their own app marketplaces on iPhones

18 Dec 2025 10:10 am
U.S. FTC probes Instacart's AI pricing tool, source says; shares drop

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is probing Instacart, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters

18 Dec 2025 10:08 am
Cyber police book Kerala actor rape case convict for video revealing survivors identity

Video, believed to be shot when Martin Antony was out on bail, was shared on his Facebook page and began circulating widely on social media after a sessions court convicted the first six accused in the case earlier this month

18 Dec 2025 10:05 am
Fledgling birding group in Chennai spreads wings to study habitats and conduct bird censuses

Close on the heels of its first wetland bird count, Birders Tribe has scheduled a survey of five lakes across Chennai Metropolitan Area, including Nanmangalam, Chitlapakkam and Vandalur lakes, for the fag end of this month

18 Dec 2025 10:03 am
U.S. gaming platform Roblox pledges changes to get Russian ban lifted

Roblox is willing to make changes to some of its features in Russia, it said on Wednesday, as it seeks to overturn a ban

18 Dec 2025 9:49 am
Maoist movement in A.P. hits its lowest point in four decades

More than 320 cadres have been killed in the last 11 months, including about eight Central Committee members, senior leaders and military commanders

18 Dec 2025 9:48 am
VSP has achieved highest single-day hot metal production, says Palla

Calling backdoor privatisation allegations baseless, the TDP leader says the feat is evidence of operational stability and sustained momentum at the plant

18 Dec 2025 9:46 am
Major IT investments will give real estate sector in Vizag region a boost, says CREDAI Chairman

11th edition of CREDAI Property Expo is scheduled to be organised in Vizag from December 19 to 21

18 Dec 2025 9:44 am
Rhino dehorning brings poaching in African reserves crashing down

Unfortunately for these creatures, some people perceive rhino horns as status symbols with which to display wealth and success; the result is a multi-hundred-million-dollar global black market driven by high demand and high prices

18 Dec 2025 9:40 am
Crypto investors show caution, shift to new strategies after crash

Mining companies like IREN, CleanSpark, Riot, and MARA Holdings, which have been investor favourites, have also faced setbacks

18 Dec 2025 9:37 am
Sculptor Ram Sutar, designer of Statue of Unity, passes away

The iconic statues of Mahatma Gandhi seated in a meditating pose and of Chhatrapati Shivaji riding a horse on the Parliament premises rank among his finest creations

18 Dec 2025 9:31 am
Dense fog envelops Delhi-NCR

General visibility is expected to gradually improve during the day

18 Dec 2025 9:26 am
Google works to erode Nvidia's software advantage with Meta's help

Alphabets Google is working on a new initiative to make its artificial intelligence chips better at running PyTorch, the worlds most widely used AI software framework

18 Dec 2025 9:21 am
BRICS shifts gears as Brazil passes the gavel to India amid global tensions and ambitious goals

Brazils presidency of BRICS was punctuated by the aftereffects of multiple wars and Trumps slew of tariffs, among other challenges; yet, it worked towards sustainability and inclusive development, effectively steering the group through the calamity; Indias chapter is set to continue on this path

18 Dec 2025 9:07 am
UK looks to restart cooperation after U.S. suspends tech deal

The deal was signed during U.S. President Donald Trump's pomp-filled state visit to the UK in September

18 Dec 2025 9:05 am
Delhis entry ban on non-city private vehicles below BS-VI comes into force

Fuel pumps are not dispensing fuel to vehicles without valid PUC certificates, and this is being enforced with the help of automatic number plate reader cameras, voice alerts at pumps, and police support

18 Dec 2025 9:02 am
With freebies, OpenAI, Google vie for Indian users and training data

OpenAI, Google and Perplexity have begun an unprecedented fight for artificial intelligence users in India

18 Dec 2025 8:55 am
Trump in White House speech announces $1,776 bonus for U.S. troops, as he says economy is strong

Yet his bonus payments for the troops come as millions of Americans are fretting about the costs of groceries, housing, utilities and their holiday gifts as inflation remains elevated and the labour market has meaningfully weakened in recent months

18 Dec 2025 8:39 am
How is the Aravalli range to be protected? | Explained

How do the Aravalli hills and ranges prevent the desertification of the Indo-Gangetic plain? What were the recommendations of the Central Empowered Committee? Why was it necessary to arrive at a uniform definition of the Aravalli hills? Has the Supreme Court completely banned mining in the ranges?

18 Dec 2025 8:30 am
Why have Thailand-Cambodia border clashes flared up again? | Explained

Why is the border between the two countries contested? How did the U.S. broker a ceasefire?

18 Dec 2025 8:30 am
Forgotten footprints: the story of Sikhs uprooted from Kashmir post Partition

In 1947, as India and Pakistan were torn apart by Partition, a little-known invasion unfolded in Jammu and Kashmir.A new documentation for the 1947 Partition Archivestells the story ofDalip Singh Deepak, revealing a chapter of history often erased from South Asias collective memory

18 Dec 2025 8:30 am
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Peter Arnett, who reported on Vietnam, Gulf wars, dies at 91

While almost all Western reporters had fled Baghdad in the days before the U.S.-led attack, Arnett stayed; as missiles began raining on the city, he broadcast a live account by cellphone from his hotel room

18 Dec 2025 8:24 am
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Peter Arnett, who reported on Vietnam, Gulf wars, dieds at 91

While almost all Western reporters had fled Baghdad in the days before the U.S.-led attack, Arnett stayed; as missiles began raining on the city, he broadcast a live account by cellphone from his hotel room

18 Dec 2025 8:24 am
PNB scam: Belgium top court endorses lower court view; no risk of denial of justice to Choksi in India

India has given a number of assurances to Belgium regarding Choksi's safety, the charges that he would face during trial in India, prison arrangements, human rights and medical needs

18 Dec 2025 8:11 am
Women more willing to donate organs posthumously in India

In 17 out of 21 major States, more women were willing to donate organs posthumously than men

18 Dec 2025 8:00 am
Australia to introduce laws to crack down on hate speech after Bondi shooting

Mr. Albanese said the government will seek to introduce legislation that makes it easier to charge people promoting hate speech and violence, as well as increased penalties

18 Dec 2025 7:35 am
Third Ashes Test: Australia all out for 371 in 3rd Ashes Test

Australia resumed on 326-8 with Mitchell Starc not out 33 and Nathan Lyon yet to score with temperatures soaring towards a forecast 39 Celsius at Adelaide Ova

18 Dec 2025 7:15 am
U.S. government admits negligence in helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 in Washington

The official response to the first lawsuit filed by one of the victims' families said that the government is liable in the crash partly because the air traffic controller violated procedures that night

18 Dec 2025 6:56 am
IFFK 2025: Actor-director Tannishtha Chatterjee on her film Full Plate, ongoing battle with cancer and her craft

Tannishtha Chatterjee talks about the story behind Full Plate and the struggle that went into finishing it

18 Dec 2025 5:48 am
Congress protests in Chhattisgarh against misuse of investigating agencies

Congress party staged protests outside the BJP office following the courts dismissal of the EDs charge sheet in the National Herald case.

18 Dec 2025 5:45 am
Why has the claimed dark matter discovery sparked debate, caution?

Physicists dont know what dark matter is made up of, but one hypothesis is its made of a new type of subatomic particle called WIMPs. According to physicists, WIMPs barely interact with normal matter and not at all with light. The trick to finding them then is the high-energy particles released when two WIMPs annihilate each other

18 Dec 2025 5:30 am
Delhi HC questions government over failure to regulate sale of old vehicles

A Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela asked the Delhi government to file a detailed response on the issue of regulating authorised dealers of registered vehicles

18 Dec 2025 5:13 am
Smart water meters to be installedin 1 lakh buildings early next year

Chennai Metrowater plans to install the meters in structures identified as intensive users, including commercial, partly commercial, industries and multi-storeyed buildings; individual houses measuring above 2,500 sq. ft. would also be covered

18 Dec 2025 5:13 am
18 Dec 2025 5:04 am
Indians cut off from internet in flights, Maran complains; Telecom Minister says norms in works

DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran complained of India being one of the few places globally cut off from in-flight WiFi; communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that norms in this regard were being worked out

18 Dec 2025 4:13 am
U.S. Senate confirms private astronaut, Musk ally Jared Isaacman as NASA chief

The vote on Mr. Isaacman, who Mr. Trump removed and then renamed as NASA administrator nominee this year, passed 67-30, two weeks after he told senators in his second hearing that NASA must pick up the pace in beating China back to the moon this decade.

18 Dec 2025 3:26 am
Webinar on Career Compass on December 21

The webinar will seek to offer clarity on career pathways beyond academics for students across disciplines, with a focus on real-world readiness, innovation, and adaptability to evolving landscapes

18 Dec 2025 3:00 am
Delhi riots case: court acquits five accused of arson, rioting

The assertion on behalf of the accused that they had been falsely implicated in this case in order to solve this case cannot be completely brushed aside, the judge observed.

18 Dec 2025 2:56 am
Eyeing polls, Khaleda Zias self-exiled son Tarique Rahman plans return to Bangladesh after 17 years

The demand for Mr. Rahmans returnhas been strong especially as his mother, former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, has been hospitalised for weeks because of worsening health condition.

18 Dec 2025 2:35 am