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U.S. military conducts strike on another suspected drug boat as probe into first strike begins

Adm. Frank Mitch Bradley told lawmakers there was no kill them all order from Pete Hegseth, but a stark video of the entire series of attacks left some lawmakers with serious questions

5 Dec 2025 9:56 am
CEO tells West Bengal BLOs to re-verify forms, delete dead or absent voters by December 11

In his note, the CEO reminded BLOs that they are on deputation to the ECI for the SIR exercise and are responsible for crucial verification work

5 Dec 2025 9:53 am
Cyclone Ditwah: Indian Envoy discusses reconstruction needs with Sri Lankas Housing Minister

Santosh Jha's meeting with Susil Ranasinghe took place as Sri Lanka is grappling with widespread flooding, landslides and severe infrastructure collapse triggered by Cyclone Ditwah

5 Dec 2025 9:42 am
Kerala local body polls: Shifting urban currents pose challenge toLDFsdominance in Thiruvananthapuram

The LDF has a comfortable majority in the Corporation, but in many wards it was a neck and neck fight; of the four municipalities, three are likely to witness three-cornered contests; in the rural belt, both UDF and NDA have intensified campaigns around development lapses and local issues

5 Dec 2025 9:38 am
Parliament Winter session Day 5 LIVE updates: Lok Sabha to take up further discussion on 'Health Security se National Security Cess Bill'

On Day 4, the Parliament approved a Bill to levy a higher excise duty on tobacco and related products once the GST compensation cess ends

5 Dec 2025 9:27 am
Kerala local body polls 2025: With MLA Rahul Mamkootathils expulsion, Congress seeks to reshape campaign dynamics

In an attempt to contain the political damage caused to the partys poll prospects, the Congress has expelled the Palakkad MLA, who is facing allegations of rape, coerced termination of pregnancy, from the organisation

5 Dec 2025 9:18 am
Kerala local body polls 2025: Mamkootathils expulsion dominates political debate in poll-bound State

In an attempt to contain the political damage caused to the partys poll prospects, the Congress has expelled the Palakkad MLA, who is facing allegations of rape, coerced termination of pregnancy, from the organisation

5 Dec 2025 9:18 am
Microsoft to lift productivity suite prices for businesses, governments

Microsoft will increase prices for its Microsoft 365 productivity suites globally starting July 2026 for commercial and government clients

5 Dec 2025 9:16 am
Telanganas 5 lakh crore land gamble: growth or giveaway?

The Hyderabad Industrial Land Transformation Policy seeks to repurpose over 9,000 acres of high-value industrial land for residential, commercial and tech hubs. While the government pitches it as a growth/ revenue booster, Opposition parties cite valuation anomalies and allege the move favours private interests.M. Rajeevexamines whether it is Telanganas next economic leap or a potential giveaway masked as urban development

5 Dec 2025 9:07 am
WhatsApp faces European antitrust investigation over artificial intelligence

The European Union has launched an antitrust investigation into WhatsApps artificial intelligence policy

5 Dec 2025 9:06 am
Why do faucets drip even when you close them tight?

The physics behind a universal domestic problem why a continuous stream of water from a faucet eventually breaks up into tiny droplets has been solved

5 Dec 2025 9:00 am
Donald Trump envoys press plan with Ukraine as sanctions eased on Russia

Two days after the envoys met Russian President Vladimir Putin, the U.S. Treasury Department partially suspended measures that Mr. Trump had announced in October when he finally vowed to get tough on Moscow

5 Dec 2025 8:46 am
SEBI bars financial advisor Avadhut Sathe from securities market; orders impounding of 546 crore

The noticees falsely claimed their course participants/investors achieved extraordinary market returns, misleading prospective course participants with exaggerated profitability claims

5 Dec 2025 8:37 am
Chinas story of rural revitalisation

As China prepares to enter into its 15th five-year plan, considered to be the consolidation and full implementation period of the goal to realise socialist modernisation by 2035, the efforts taken up by the administration for poverty alleviation and rural revitalisation are showing results

5 Dec 2025 8:30 am
How the Mahad satyagraha(s) shaped constitutional discourse

Mahad marks the birthplace of one of Indias first human rights movements initiated by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar in 1927, challenging caste discrimination and asserting Dalit rights. It also shaped the idea of India and the ethics of its Constitution

5 Dec 2025 8:30 am
102 IndiGo flights cancelled at Bengaluru airport as disruptions continue for fourth day in row

IndiGo airlines informed the DGCA that delays and cancellations will continue for the next two to three days

5 Dec 2025 8:24 am
Have you tried Sreedevis traditional Telangana snacks?

From a small home business to establishing a food brand, the story of Savithramma is all about determination and trust

5 Dec 2025 8:12 am
Putin's India visit LIVE: Russian President set to attend 23rd India-Russia annual summit today

Vladimir Putin will receive a ceremonial reception at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan

5 Dec 2025 8:04 am
Low-pH cements could let microbes seal cracks in deep nuclear vaults

Experiments using a low-pH cement found that in niches rich in organic materials, microbes metabolism could strengthen nuclear-waste barriers; the results indicate that future safety assessments should treat underground microbiology as a design parameter rather than as an inconvenience

5 Dec 2025 8:00 am
This hidden addiction keeps us glued to smartphones. Heres how to fix it

We often talk about social media addiction as if the platforms themselves are pulling every string, but when Im honest with myself, the behaviour that most reliably brings my phone to my hand is the arrival of a text on WhatsApp

5 Dec 2025 8:00 am
Does Googles Quantum Echoes bring Q-day closer?

Googles latest quantum experiment marks a major leap in verifying quantum behaviour but not yet a threat to modern encryption

5 Dec 2025 8:00 am
Window to wonder

Stuck indoors, Sophies new hobby of birdwatching led her to learn more about Nature and the environment.

5 Dec 2025 8:00 am
Economic offenders who fled the country owe 39,000 crores to Indian Banks?

Just nine Fugitive Economic Offenders owed 58,000 crore, of which 19,000 crore was recovered

5 Dec 2025 8:00 am
UN Security Council delegation visits Syria for first time since 1945

The visit comes just ahead of the one-year anniversary of the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad in a lightning rebel offensive

5 Dec 2025 7:45 am
Uttarakhand begins pre-revision exercise to verify voters from 2003 rolls

During the pre-SIR phase, voters aged 40 and above whose names appeared on the 2003 list will be verified through the Booth Level Officer (BLO) app

5 Dec 2025 7:33 am
Opposition slams Lucknow mayor for her visit to slums to identify illegal immigrants

Describing the visit as an intimidation tactic by the Bharatiya Janata Party government in the State, opposition parties questioned the mayors authority to check the identity documents of people

5 Dec 2025 7:22 am
U.S. slashes work permit validity time for refugees, asylum seekers to 18 months

Joseph Edlow, director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), cited the November 26 shooting in the U.S. capital as a reason for the work permit move

5 Dec 2025 7:21 am
Healthy collaboration and competition among States will help build a strong and diversified space industry

Dr. Vinod Kumar, Director, Promotion Directorate, IN-SPACe, believes that a healthy spirit of collaboration and competition among States will accelerate innovation, and help India build a strong and diversified space industry

5 Dec 2025 7:01 am
Delhi HC asks Centre to facilitate communication between Celina Jaitly, her brother detained in UAE

In her application, she claimed that her brother has been residing in the UAE since 2016 and was illegally abducted and detained in the UAE on September 6 last year

5 Dec 2025 6:56 am
U.S. prioritises visas for people traveling to attend World Cup, 2028 Olympics, or to make significant investments

At the same time, the Trump administration has added new criteria for highly skilled foreign workers seeking a particular visa

5 Dec 2025 6:50 am
5 Dec 2025 6:40 am
Real Madrid's Alexander-Arnold out for two months with new muscle injury

Trent Alexander-Arnold had an MRI scan on December 4, which confirmed the severity of the injury and deepened Reals concerns after he was forced out of 3-0 LaLiga win at Athletic Bilbao

5 Dec 2025 6:39 am
Tom Brady, Shaquille O'Neal to assist World Cup draw

FIFA announced on December 3 the lineup of current and former sports stars as well as entertainers in the event at the Kennedy Center

5 Dec 2025 6:34 am
Column | Are you a complainer?

When people take to social media to air their grievances and it does not end there

5 Dec 2025 6:30 am
Review of Sanjoy Hazarikas River Traveller

Hazarikas musings on journeys on the Brahmaputra are a cautionary tale against planned disaster

5 Dec 2025 6:30 am
Can Karnataka retain its numero uno tag as Indias top destination for space?

Karnataka, which recently approved the Space Technology policy 2025-30, has many leading start-ups in the sector headquartered in its capital Bengaluru. Hemanth C.S. speaks to stakeholders in the ecosystem on the policy and its execution

5 Dec 2025 6:29 am
Kalikesh begins first full term as NRAI president, Pawan Singh is new secretary general

The elections were conducted by Justice (Retd) Nirmaljit Kaur, who was the returning officer

5 Dec 2025 6:26 am
Ground to air | Review of Above and Beyond by Shiv Kumar Mohanka

A factual narrative on the growth and prospects of the aviation sector in India

5 Dec 2025 6:15 am
Salman Rushdieand his magicspace | Review of The Eleventh Hour

In his first work of fiction afterthe 2022 attack, Rushdie exploresart and mortality through fivepoignant short stories

5 Dec 2025 6:15 am
Erigaisi defeats Anand to clinch Jerusalem Masters

After the duo drew the opening rapid games, Erigaisi struck in the first Blitz tie-break match by winning with the white pieces to take a decisive lead in the fixture

5 Dec 2025 6:10 am
Review of MaudVenturas dark comedy novel, Make Me Famous

This character-driven satire of celebrity culture is the perfect weekend read

5 Dec 2025 6:10 am
Review of Avtar Singhs new pandemic novel, The Pretenders

This is Avtar Singhs second novel set during the COVID-19 lockdown, after Into the Forest last year

5 Dec 2025 6:05 am
Called by the cult | Review of The Cost of a Promised Afterlife by Priyamvada Mehra

Mehra offers an intimate look at what happens when a godmans unchecked power takes root in a family

5 Dec 2025 6:00 am
Column | Canine comeback

FromThe FriendtoGood Boy, this year Hollywood has put dogs at the centre of many stories

5 Dec 2025 6:00 am
Could unregulated use of alternative medicines be causing kidney disease in Telangana?

While a scientific link is yet to be established, doctors are raising concerns about the increasing number of patients who are consuming alternative medicines with no prescriptions, alongside the widespread problem of quackery

5 Dec 2025 6:00 am
World Soil Day: Grassland soils, not trees, anchor Indias climate resilience

Grasslands play a crucial role in creating healthy soils, primarily through their deep and fibrous root systems that enhance soil structure, and promote long-term carbon storage

5 Dec 2025 6:00 am