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Across Senate, House and Governorships, Democrats make significant gains in a sharp rebuke of the Trump administration

For over two years, 45 toddy-tapper and 10 Dalit families in Nizamabads Tallarampur have allegedly faced a complete social boycott for defying their Village Development Committees (VDC) orders. Denied access to groceries, medical aid and social gatherings, they have been pushed to the margins of everyday life. The growing clout of VDCs and nearly 90 complaints of alleged excesses before the Backward Classes Commission bring the larger issue into focus, as Ravi Reddy finds during a ground visit

Registrations are open for Vizag Junior Literary Fest, with seats for limited-capacity sessions filling up fast

The package includes 130 crore reserved for primitive tribes, 30 crore reserved for the Pardhi community, and also provides for 100% government grant for individual and collective benefit schemes

From natural food products and handcrafted keepsakes to wellness hampers and traditional clay diyas, a growing number of enterprises in Visakhapatnam are giving festive gifting a more conscious character

Traders say delayed licences have squeezed the window of sale, while confusion over green crackers persists as buyers continue to expect the familiar loud bangs of conventional fireworks.

The decision, taken at a meeting of MSRTC officials on Wednesday (November 4, 2026), also includes an advance payment of 12,500 for eligible employees and an increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) from 58% to 60%

The fire, reported at 1.28 a.m., originated in a ground-floor shop where mobile batteries were stored before spreading to all four floors

The artist on how the unpredictability of fire excites her and how she constantly experiments with it to create her works

Keralams elderly population is poised to go up significantly in a decade, which in turn, would bring up new challenges for the State in the elderly care. R.K. Roshni meets some of the elders and experts to understand the ground situation

The latest regulation states that making reels and videos during school hours has the potential to make impact on teaching and it may infringe on students privacy

Commuters have been advised to plan their journeys, avoid unnecessary entry into the ISBT area and prefer public transport wherever possible

He added that instead of creating confusion over the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the opposition should present facts to the public

The incident happened on the Karra-Torpa main road within the Karra police station limits on November 5, 2026 night

Opening childrens bank accounts must be completed by Dec 31, 2026; the Education Department issues instructions to all districts

Thousands of Paraguayans gathered outside Congress on Thursday (November 5, 2026) to protest against the President

While everyday meals shift between Tamil and Telugu dishes, occasionally childhood flavours make a strong comeback

Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said that the government was in talks with Ashok Leyland for setting up a plant at Singur

During a review of the phase-wise construction and handover plan, the Union Minister was informed that Phase-I buildings, including the OPD Registration Block, OPD Block, residential buildings and designated hostels, had been completed

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The U.S. presidents comments will fuel European fears that Mr. Trump is pivoting towards the Kremlin and will push Ukraine into an unfavorable deal to end Russias invasion

In Maharashtras Hupari town, women artisans drive a 1,000-crore silver industry, sustaining a century-old trade.Radheshyam Jadhavreports on how, despite being underpaid and excluded from formal leadership, they forge their own economic autonomy in a deeply traditional landscape

The police identified Lateef Ahmad, 21, a resident of south Kashmirs Kulgam, as the terrorist behind the Anantnag attack, which left one policeman dead in Anantnags Lal Chowk

In three T20Is that preceded the ODIs, Deepti batted only once, scoring 49 off 37 balls and chipped in with two scalps with her off-spin

Suhail Ahmad Bhat scored in the 13th and 19th minutes while Manglenthang Kipgen struck in the 31st minute as India led 3-0 at half time

Critics accused Donald Trump of ignoring voter concerns over the Iran war and affordability ahead of midterm elections and obsessing instead on multiple construction and renovation projects in the capital

Anjali Bhardwaj and Amrita Johri, in the letter, cited a report published in The Hindu on November 5, which found that 16 of the 20 BJP-appointed Booth-Level Agents (BLAs), who are named objectors in deletion applications filed in Delhis Mustafabad, denied submitting, signing or having any knowledge of the forms

A five-member delegation of the Bangiya Christiya Pariseba met the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) State Head, Dr. Jishnu Basu, on November 5; Dr. Basu said that attacks or vandalism on places of worship are entirely unacceptable and cannot be justified under any circumstances

The announcement of incentives marks a policy shift for West Bengal as the previous Trinamool Congress government had scrapped industrial incentive schemes and subsidies

LeftistNithya Raman, who was the first DSA-affiliated Los Angeles City Council member, will now helm the entertainment capital as it prepares to host the 2028 Olympics

According to the report, around 12 lakh candidates have applied for the MPSC Group C Combined Preliminary Examination 2026, for which more than 5,000 vacancies have been advertised

According to a press note issued by the FDA, officials inspected 9,667 food establishments across Maharashtra, issued 4,603 improvement notices and initiated action to cancel 25 licences and registrations

The FDA urged citizens to report instances of illegal drug manufacturing or sales, as well as suspected substandard drugs, medical devices and cosmetics, to its commissioners office or the nearest district office

Hemant Soren said that collective participation and mutual cooperation are essential for the holistic development of the tribal society

Sources said that in the meeting, JD(U) levelled charges against the alliance partner for failing to cooperate and also tried to sabotage their candidate.

Odisha political parties accuse A.P. of bribing people to secure their votes in MPTC and ZPTC elections

The unprecedented meeting hoped to build on a localised six-day truce in the starvation-hit Ukrainian city of Oleshky that U.S. President Donald Trumps wife had announced last month

Chargesheet filed on the day another building collapse in Chawri Bazar killed two; police allege construction and repair work was carried out while students continued to live inside the Satya Niketan building

The Tamil Nadu government has announced that 8 lakh each to the families of the deceased

Hemalatha, 7, went missing on October 12. According to the woman, she saw the girl with two men outside a temple on October 23. However, after she informed the police of this, she alleges that CB-CID team began investigating her

The ADC, one of the main opposition parties trying to oust President Bola Tinubu, has been mired in lawsuits around its leadership, which have now ensnared its 2027 nominee

He accuses the Opposition of attempting to create uncertainty and undermining the States development