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Israel President urges compromise after divisive election

President Isaac Herzog began meeting party leaders to decide whether to give Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or his rival Gadi Eisenkot the first chance to form a government in the deeply polarised country

5 Nov 2026 2:49 am
Recruitment for more than 11,000 posts in Bihars health department to begin soon

Currently, updated details of vacant positions have been sought from all 38 districts of the state. All recruitments will be conducted at the State Health Society level

5 Nov 2026 2:24 am
More than 43 lakh pucca houses completed in Bihar for poor families

56,743.40 crore spent under PMAY-G so far in the State; of the 43 lakh houses, 36.63 lakh pucca houses built in just yearrs between FY 2016-17 & 2021-22

5 Nov 2026 2:15 am
Explosion damages railway track in northern Rajasthan district

The blast, which occurred near 50 GB village, shattered two concrete railway sleepers beneath the tracks, dislodged the track clips and created a two-foot-deep crater at the site

5 Nov 2026 2:02 am
U.P. to match Assembly voter lists with Panchayat and Urban local body rolls to find missing voters

U.P. CEO office said that guidelines have been sent to all District Election Officers (DEOs), who have been told to carry out the matching thoroughly

5 Nov 2026 1:53 am
Government proposes immediate suspension of manufacturing licences of substandard drugs

Proposed amendment provides for mandatory corrective measures before revocation of the suspension; suspension shall continue until the manufacturer undertakes corrective action

5 Nov 2026 1:24 am
What NDAs clean sweep in local body polls means for Andhra Pradesh politics

NDAs thumping success in the local body elections is on the expected line, say political analysts, adding that though results show no hint of anti-incumbency, the alliance partners need to focus on ironing out the rifts

5 Nov 2026 1:23 am
Kochi police yet to complete verification of private bus employees

The police launched the background verification drive following a series of incidents of criminal behaviour involving private bus crew

5 Nov 2026 1:22 am
Direct T.N. DGP to frame guidelines regarding registration of criminal cases for social media posts, political criticism and online speech, insists a PIL plea before Madras High Court

Litigant says the Telangana High Court had framed a set of guidelines last year for the police in the neighbouring State and that Tamil Nadu could take a cue from that judgment

5 Nov 2026 1:18 am
Chief Minister virtually inaugurates Odugathur Fire Station in Vellore

Officials of the Fire and Rescue Services said that prior to the opening of the building, the fire station was functioning on the premises of the Government Veterinary Clinic for nearly three decades

5 Nov 2026 12:56 am
Expert team assesses safety of Sathanur Dam in Tiruvannamalai during monsoon

WRD officials said that among 20 major dams in the State, Sathanur dam is the third largest after Mettur and Bhavani Sagar, in terms of storage capacity and height

5 Nov 2026 12:55 am
Police seize 72 kg of ganja, gutka in Vellore, Tirupattur

Cases were registered and arrested persons were lodged in prison

5 Nov 2026 12:54 am
Advanced technology for knee replacement surgery helps faster recovery: experts

Chairman of Naruvi Hospitals said that the hospital plans to set up a bone marrow transplant center for curing blood cancer and a fertility centre

5 Nov 2026 12:53 am
State will integrate all its skilling efforts into a single unified system: CM

To reshape States workforce pipeline, government will allocate 5,000 crore to streamline its fragmented skilling initiatives spread across various departments and entities and also train 30 lakh beneficiaries over the next seven years

5 Nov 2026 12:51 am
MSME training programme held at VIT in Vellore

In his presidential address, Mr. Viswanathan said that the MSME sector forms the backbone of the Indian economy

5 Nov 2026 12:50 am
Subroto Bagchi calls for immediate overhaul of Indias vocational ecosystem

Subroto Bagchi condemns the pervasive middle-class habit of labelling household helps as servant maids and laments the persistent stigmas that treat vocational institutions as destinations only for youth who have gone astray

5 Nov 2026 12:50 am
Trump says Republicans harmed byIran war, inability to transfer the love for him

Donald Trump said the war has been worth it to stop Tehran from having a nuclear weapon

5 Nov 2026 12:48 am
Toll plazas on Chennai-Tiruchi national highway gear up for Deepavali rush

A source in the National Highways Authority of India says that the contractors ensure that the toll operators and security guards do not go on leave. Boom barriers are positioned vertically so that no time is wasted in moving them up and down. However, Paranur plaza has a barrier-free toll system

5 Nov 2026 12:46 am
CPI(M) and Congress skirmish over 'hasty issuance' of liquor licencesin Keralam

Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and Excise Minister M. Liju blame the LDF government for the 'liberal granting' of bar licences by ceding the authority to lower-level excise officials, possibly to evade political responsibility;CPI(M) State Secretariat member and former Excise Minister M.B. Rajesh accuses Satheesan and Liju of 'lying' to save face, and the LDF had granted liquor licences only with the Ministers sanction

5 Nov 2026 12:43 am
Future City Police to auction 244 unclaimed vehicles, owners given six months to stake claims

Passion Plus, Glamour, Splendor and Pulsar among the most common models in the list, vehicles parked at Moinabad police station grounds

5 Nov 2026 12:32 am
Science should move past top 2% label

India needs both fundamental research and practical solutions without making inclusion in the top 2% scientists database the primary goal

5 Nov 2026 12:28 am
Vance tries to distance himself from Iran war after Republican Partys deep losses in midterm elections

J.D. Vance, who has said he would decide after the election whether to run for President in 2028, issued a lengthy social media post blaming the unpopular conflict with Iran for the Grand Old Partys drubbing

5 Nov 2026 12:28 am
South T.N. likely to experience a wet Deepavali this year with heavy rain forecast till Nov. 8

An upper air cyclonic circulation over south TN and neighbourhood would bring widespread rainfall, says V.R. Durai, Head, Regional Weather Forecasting Centre

5 Nov 2026 12:25 am
Public spaces and democratic citizenship

Recent restrictions on protesters at Jantar Mantar and other public spaces undermine the historical relationship between civic arenas and democratic citizenship

5 Nov 2026 12:18 am
MGM Healthcare treats 15-month-old Russian boy with rare lung disorder

The condition had caused extensive cystic changes in both lungs, recurrent pneumothorax (collapse of the lungs due to air leaking into the space around them) and breathing difficulties

5 Nov 2026 12:12 am
Over 18,000 police personnel to be deployed for Deepavali in Chennai

Over 18,000 police personnel drawn from the Law and Order, Crime, Traffic, Armed Reserve, Tamil Nadu Special Police, and Home Guard units would be deployed

5 Nov 2026 12:08 am
How the Supreme Court shaped due process in death penalty cases

In Bachan Singh, the apex court upheld the death penalty but laid down guidelines for judicial discretion; in Manoj v. State of Madhya Pradesh, it prescribed practical guidelines, including the submission of mental health evaluations and custody conduct reports of the accused

5 Nov 2026 12:03 am
Stalin dubs TVK government a circus controlled by corporate interests

Chief Minister is unable to take independent decisions, and corporate interests are influencing the functioning of the government, says DMK president

4 Nov 2026 11:52 pm
What the BRICS carbon market partnership needs

BRICS can turn fragmented carbon markets into a coordinated trading framework

4 Nov 2026 11:38 pm
Anaemia burden iron alone is no solution

India must tackle its anaemia burden through targeted nutrition, better diagnostics and comprehensive public health measures, not salt fortification alone

4 Nov 2026 11:35 pm
Damning report: on Justice Muralidhars report on Israeli atrocities

The world must act on Justice Muralidhars report on Israeli atrocities

4 Nov 2026 11:34 pm
Helping hand: on Cyclones Arnab and Murasu

States need help to rebuild public infrastructure after damage in cyclones

4 Nov 2026 11:32 pm
Maharashtra FDA seizes 4,002 kg of sweets from bus in Mumbai, 45 lakh food items in statewide crackdown

The seized items included 2,098 kg of Gopal Sweet Barfi, 598 kg of Nandi Indian Dessert, 538 kg of Shree Bansidhar Sweet Halwa, 448 kg of Shree Gokul Traditional Sweets, 268 kg of Nandi Indian Sweet Halwa and 52 kg of Shree Gokul Halwa

4 Nov 2026 11:30 pm
Bombay HC denies bail in lynching case, says only law can punish offenders

Rejecting the argument that the victim was a history-sheeter, the court says his antecedents cannot justify vengeance or mob justice

4 Nov 2026 11:29 pm