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Cascading effect: On dams and land rights

India must respect land rights of its people while building dams

3 Nov 2026 12:56 am
Many U.K. social care migrant workers to get PR in five years under softer immigration overhaul

Under the scheme, finalised on November 2, social care workers earning at least 25,000 per year, who arrived in the U.K. before May 2025, would be eligible for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) after five years

3 Nov 2026 12:39 am
Tamil Nadu can lead in expenditure reform

If the committee tasked with defining how expenditure is measured and evaluated succeeds, Tamil Nadu could offer other States a practical approach to expenditure reform

3 Nov 2026 12:35 am
Lok Sabha Speaker Birla calls dissent essential to democracy

Dissent must also be respected, he said at the inaugural session of the Janpratinidhi Sammelan (Public Representatives Conference) organised under the Samvidhan Pakhwada (Constitution Fortnight) by the Haryana Legislative Assembly in Panchkula

3 Nov 2026 12:32 am
36 hospitalised after eating at Mumbai wedding, food poisoning suspected

The Maharashtra food safety body, led by Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe, was alerted after the guests, including four children, fell ill.

3 Nov 2026 12:27 am
Firecrackers: Festivity or fallout?

Religious freedom and freedom to celebrate cannot be treated as an automatic licence to expose others to unreasonable risks to their health

3 Nov 2026 12:20 am
Central team inspects cyclone-hit places in Yanam

After the cyclone hit the region, Chief Minister N. Rangasamy had written to Union Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah seeking his personal intervention in releasing 50 crore as immediate Central assistance

3 Nov 2026 12:09 am
Gem Granite owner Veeramanis watchman arrested

He had allegedly switched off power supply or changed the angle of the surveillance cameras when victims were brought to the house

3 Nov 2026 12:06 am
Jipmer receives FICCI certificate for excellence in patient care

The recognition follows the institutes award in the same category in 2025

3 Nov 2026 12:05 am
Tiger Shroff firing case: Third woman arrested; total arrests rise to 13

The woman was arrested from Karnal district in Haryana on November 1, with assistance from the local police

3 Nov 2026 12:03 am
NLCIL organises walkathon against corruption in Neyveli

The walkathon concluded at Gandhi statue in Neyveli

3 Nov 2026 12:03 am
VACB seizes files on 12-cr Kannur district panchayat contracts

The Vigilance team seized the files from the district panchayat office

3 Nov 2026 12:02 am
Police must serve the State, which endures, and not the party in government, which changes: Madras High Court

The observations were made while granting anticipatory bail to a 60-year-old Councillor, D. Sudha of the DMK, who had allegedly abused Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay

2 Nov 2026 11:57 pm
Anbumani opposes proposed 5 hike in Aavin milk prices

Pointing out that Aavin milk was considerably cheaper than products sold by private dairies, he said a 5 increase would amount to a hike of up to 12.5%

2 Nov 2026 11:49 pm
Man arrested for bursting firecrackers on road, injuring woman and child in Kodungaiyur

Police said the accused is a history-sheeter at the Kodungaiyur police station and has 15 criminal cases against him, including an attempt-to-murder case

2 Nov 2026 11:22 pm
Village guard, wife die of bullet wounds in Jammus Reasi

This is the third such incident in the past two years in the Jammu region

2 Nov 2026 10:56 pm
Mahadev scam accuseds extradition will expose who took protection money: Chhattisgarh CM

Alleged kingpin Sourabh Chandrakar extradited from Oman, remanded to two days CBI custody on Monday; former Congress CM Bhupesh Baghel had been named as a co-accused in 2024 FIR

2 Nov 2026 10:49 pm
In first high-level visit after new governments arrival, Foreign Secretary Misri to visit Nepal on November 4-5

Misris visit to include discussions on Prime Minister Balendra Shahs visit to India; appointment of Nepals new Ambassador to India and disaster assistance following the flash floods are also expected to be on the agenda

2 Nov 2026 10:48 pm
IDBI Bank privatisation: Congress demands halt, FM Nirmala Sitharaman clarifies govts stand

IDBI Bank employees began a two-day nationwide strike on Monday to protest against the proposed privatisation of the lender, demanding that the Union government scrap the sale to Canadas Fairfax Financial Holdings.

2 Nov 2026 10:45 pm
Rahul, Tejashwi are disrespecting the peoples mandate: BJP chief Nitin Nabin

Mr. Nabin accuses the Opposition of engaging in the politics of falsehood at INDIA bloc rally; accuses Mr. Gandhi of working for a foreign toolkit; says India will not be governed by the laws of the Nehru-Gandhi family

2 Nov 2026 10:39 pm
Doval meets Vietnam Defence Minister, agrees to deepen bilateral defence cooperation

The meeting was part of Mr. Dovals two-day official visit to Vietnam; it follows the fourth India-Vietnam Security Dialogue held in October

2 Nov 2026 10:36 pm
Police suspend staging of controversial Gandhi play, Addanda Cariappa attacked again

The police warn that the management would face legal consequences if any performance was held and resulted in a law-and-order problem.

2 Nov 2026 10:31 pm
Supreme Court orders time-bound financial aid, rehabilitation for rescued bonded labourers

Bench says eradication of bonded labour is a continuing obligation, requiring authorities to ensure that those freed are meaningfully rehabilitated

2 Nov 2026 10:26 pm