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The VHPs request came in response to demands from various sections of society, like Adivasis, to include a separate religion code for them

Australia leads the world in banning social media for children under 16; heres a summary of actions taken by other countries and tech companies regarding social media access

Lesser known chat and image sharing apps Lemon8 and yope, which are not currently listed in the social media ban, have shot up the download charts in Australia

In July 1971, a controversy was triggered by Annamalai University conferring the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters upon then Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. The sad aspect of the row was the death of K.P. Udayakumar, a third-year student of B.Sc. (Maths), under circumstances that have remained a mystery to date.

Here is a select list of stories to start the day.

Two mid-19th century testimonies reveal the brutal torture routinely inflicted by local officials in Madras; the accounts formed part of the Madras Torture Commission report

Two more owners of the nightclub Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra are on the run and a blue corner notice has been issued against them

I could not help reflecting on how much of a valuable record cinema is when it comes to capturing heritage for posterity. And at the same time, it also highlights what we have lost

Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party Government over the issue and demanded that Ms. Bagri resigned from her post and Chief Minister Mohan Yadav gave up the Home portfolio

The fourth edition of CIBF will be held from January 16 to January 18, 2026 at Kalaivanar Arangam in Chennai

Center to the complaint is Infantinos effusive praise of United States President Donald Trump, as well as world soccers governing body bestowing a first-of-its-kind FIFA Peace Prize on Trump.

The tour will be played across the three formats: classical, rapid and blitz. But the classical format has been reduced to a shorter time control of 45 minutes, though.

The purchase consideration accounts for payment against the equity value of Jayhawk and existing loans payable to the exiting shareholders.

The GIP investment translates into an enterprise value of 14,600 crore for ABREN.

Dominik Szoboszlai's late penalty gave the Reds a huge win at the San Siro in the absence of Egypt star Salah, who was left in England after publicly criticising manager Arne Slot at the weekend

Noting that India is a signatory to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the non-profit press freedom organisation said it was incumbent upon the government to uphold its international and domestic human rights obligations.

He charged that the current administration had behaved in a manner far harsher than what our freedom fighters could have imagined from an independent Indian government.

Justice Sachin Datta took note of the fact that previous complaints had been made regarding the same pitbull, but no action was taken.

Delhiites want to ask these 'AAP' leaders that if they are ridiculing the Chief Minister over one small error, then they should first respond to the serious mistakes made by Arvind Kejriwal in the past years as CM, says Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor

Puig attributed the lack of consistency to Spains hockey ecosystem which remains constrained by finances.

As per the revised ATP calendar released on December 4, the 2026 season for the second tier of mens tennis will open in Bengaluru on January 5. The event will offer 125 ranking points and more prize money ($225,000) this time.

Health effects of air pollution are a synergistic manifestation of factors which include food habits, occupational habits, socio-economic status, medical history, immunity, heredity, etc. of the individuals, says Minister of State for Health Prataprao Jadhav

Inspection of major events, commercial spaces vital to avert Goa-like tragedy:CM; asks Chief Secretary, fire dept. officials to review current mechanism, frame new guidelines if necessary; civic body panel chair seeks compliance report in five days

U.S. President Donald Trump is pressuring Kyiv to accept a deal formulated by Washington, the initial version of which was criticised by Ukraine's allies as overly favourable to Russia

In the notification, all the 300 election wards along with the boundaries have been mentioned

The revision and verification of electoral rolls is a routine and necessary process. Such corrections do not, by themselves, imply disenfranchisement or targeting

The visit carries symbolic weight, coinciding with the 16th anniversary of the announcement to carve out Telangana as a separate State, on December 9, 2009

The final votes are still being counted after the November 30 election, with Trump-backed conservative candidate Nasry Asfura holding a slim lead.

There is renewed focus on the threat to religious harmony in Mandya

Speakers appreciate the States initiative in bringing out roadmap for growth

Key areas of discussion include the expansion of military-to-military exchanges, joint training and enhanced maritime security cooperation

Telangana and Hyderabad can become cradles for federalism, says Arvind Subramanian

The development comes a year after India gave GI tag to Tangail Saree of Bengal