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Democratically governed Taiwan is claimed by Beijing and lies just 110 kilometres (68.4 miles) from Japans westernmost Yonaguni Island
A better understanding of the complementarity of science and Humanities will be essential for a functional and progressive society
Officials say price has been revised after six years to offset growing production costand higher rates quoted by tankers that operate on contract; large-capacity lorries will cater to the suburbs; residents seek expansion of piped network
Special trains include the Nagercoil to Tambaram superfast (December 7) and the Tambaram-Nagercoil superfast (December 8).
The England captain took his goal tally for Bayern Munich this season to 28 and the defending champions extended their lead to 11 points after thrashing Stuttgart 5-0 on the road.
When people see neighbours lighting crackers or farmers burning stubble without consequences, compliance collapses
Set a colossal target of 531, 113 more than the current record for a successful fourth-innings chase, the West Indies were 457-6 at the end, the second-highest Test fourth innings.
Let tea dissolve hierarchy. In that circle, there must be no Head of Department, no Junior Research Fellow, no Professor Emeritus. Only co-drinkers.
The thrilling three-way battle will be decided on Sunday (December 7, 2025) at the Yas Marina Circuit. The McLaren driver Norris is 12 points ahead of Red Bull's Verstappen and 16 ahead of McLaren teammate Piastri.
Every conversation veers around to a quick sketch of where a person sits in the countrys endlessly negotiated social hierarchy
Where do India-Russia relations stand? What did the two sides agree on during the recent summit? What statements did both leaders make on the Ukraine war? Why is Putins visit significant at this juncture when India is negotiating a free trade agreement with the U.S.?
Our weapons are linked to the existence of the occupation and the aggression, Hamas chief negotiator and its Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya said in a statement
It really only applies on the supply chain, particularly for the smaller companies coming through, where that might be a way forward for them to get some equity, says CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security
The U.S decision to designate the alleged cartel a foreign terrorist organisation is aimed at strengthening its case for military action in Venezuela
The former Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court will head a UN Commission to investigate human rights violations in the occupied Palestinian territories
Hundreds of job aspirants who have crossed the age bar of 32 are unable to sit for the examination. The Open Merit aspirants are protesting to increase the current upper age limit from 32 to 37 to bring it at par with the rest of the country.
The OpenAI CEO has declared a code red at his company as the ChatGPT-maker rushes to turbocharge its chatbots performance; his urgency comes shortly after Google unveiled its powerful Gemini 3 model
On December 7, 1909, Belgian-American chemist Leo Baekelands process patent for making Bakelite was granted, two years after he had figured it out. Bakelite is the first fully synthetic plastic and its invention marked the beginning of the Age of Plastics. A.S.Ganesh tells you more about Baekeland and his Bakelite
Govt. extremely serious about curbing pollution, dust being tackledthrough wall-to-wall road constructionand city aiming to shift all public transport to EVs by 2026, says Gupta; over 7 crore in penalties imposed on polluting construction sites: Environment Minister
Seventy-eight games will be in the U.S., including all from the quarterfinals on, and 13 apiece in Canada and Mexico.
The court noted that the accused officer caused a loss to the government exchequer to the tune of 1.20 crore.
An IPL owner (referring to Delhi Capitals Parth Jindal) also wrote about split coaching. It is very important for people to stay in their domain, says India head coach Gautam Gambhir
More than a year after the Assembly election, the LoP must be appointed and we have been demanding this the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader said
Almost all the seats were occupied by 11 a.m., well ahead before the toss; road stretch from Yendada to PM Palem bustled with stalls selling caps, T-shirts, Indian flags, and other merchandise
Tharoor argues that the English lexicon has become richer by borrowing Indian words
Party president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and the general secretary in-charge of organisation K.C. Venugopal attended the closed door meeting at Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhis official residence
Congress general secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh claimed the Defence Minister was spreading falsehoods to improve his relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
The President, Vice-President and Prime Minister showered floral tributes at the statue of the social reformer inside the Parliament complex
The centres consist of an administrative office, a skill training hall, a computer lab, a library, training rooms, an instructors office, and toilets. They also have public halls that can accommodate around 200 people