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As Christmas, New Year Around, SHE Teams on Alert

She Teams DCP Dr Lavanya said special focus was being laid on public places, shopping sites and religious places, as well as entertainment venues

Choirs Mesmerise Audience at Christmas Celebrations

Choristers rendered carols in 5 languages, including Telugu and Hindi

Bid to Grab 1K Sq Yard Land Parcel, Case Filed

Unidentified persons trespassed into land in Madhapur

Make Huzurnagar a Model Constituency, Uttam Tells New Sarpanches

The minister urged the sarpanches to fulfill their responsibilities as the first citizens of the villages and ensure that development and welfare

ISROs LVM3 Set for Landmark Commercial Mission with BlueBird Block-2 Satellite

Indias heavy-lift launch vehicle LVM3 will launch the 6,100- kg BlueBird Block-2 communication satellite for a US firm, AST SpaceMobile, USA, int

VB-G RAM G Guarantees Increased Number of Work Days: Kishan Reddy

BJP leaders felicitate newly elected Panchayat representatives

Uttar Pradesh bar council to act against tainted lawyers

The Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh has unanimously decided to suspend licenses of advocates listed as history-sheeters or gangsters. The council ha

Christmas in Shillong: An Evolving Chapter

Lamphrangbor Nongspung captures the flavours of Christmas in Shillong, tracing its transition over the years and the modern twists that are shapi

Remembering U Soso Tham

By Reeta Ghosh Come December, the golden rays of the sun and the pink blossoms of wild cherry trees amidst the lush greens of Shillong fill heart

The Warmth of Christmas

By Christina K Sangma What fun is the holiday season, said Andrew. One of Andrews favourite festivals was Christmas. Andrew grew up in a diverse

Dont Join Politics: Why Shashi Tharoor Defied His Mother And Chose Conviction Over Comfort

By Souvik Ghosh At a time when political ambition is often wrapped in calculation, Shashi Tharoors entry into Indian politics was shaped by doub

Letters to Santa

From Sacred Heart Cathedral to local stages, Christmas carols in demand across Capital

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Phototheme #ALotLikeChristmas Anita Chauhan Makhanlal Kainth Patricia Khardewsaw Arup Dutta Joziah Ryan K Lyngdoh Next weeks theme is #HappyHoli

Idioms can trouble even fluent English speakers!

Being a linguist and someone who has tried to learn several languages (including English) in addition to my mother tongue (Flemish Dutch) I hav

Snow on Christmas weather forecast: Which states are most likely to see snow this holiday season

New forecasts reveal which states are likely to experience a white Christmas. While some areas, like the Rockies and Great Lakes, are expected to

Can't deny passport renewal to convicts with court NOC: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court ruled that the government cannot deny passport renewal to an accused or convict if the court grants no-objection with prior per

Christmas chocolates still costly despite falling cocoa prices heres why

Chocolate prices stay high even though cocoa costs are falling. Last year, cocoa jumped, making makers raise prices and change recipes. Companies

PUC applications cross onelakh mark in just three days

Transport Minister says 47,600 applications received in one day,claims enforcement showing results, notes clean mobility has been accelerated as

Basirhat municipal board dissolved

The truth about Santa Claus

Christmas can be a magical time of year for kids. Writing wish-lists, seeing Santa at the shops, leaving carrots for the reindeer out on the porc

Two held for creating fake ASI website, posting job openings

The Pinochet fan

Chiles next President, its most right-wing leader since the Pinochet era and an admirer of the dictator, promises a Trump-style approach to gover

New policy to make EVs first choice of every citizen: CM

Clear vote-share lead in Ernakulam district panchayat makes UDF dominance evident

The UDFs vote share reflects the sweeping victory the front scored in the local body elections, winning 25 of the 28 seats, while the LDF was res

Bureaucrat-rangkoba jujaata

SHILLONG: Adok sorkari, police department-o officer-rangko jujaatani jaman bureaucratic-oba jujaataha. Meghalaya and Commissioner & Secretary Ele

Supreme Court: Criminal record, gravity of offence key in deciding bail

The Supreme Court quashed bail granted by the Patna High Court to five accused involved in an armed assault and habitual offenders. Justices Vikr

Six arrested for supplying charas in two separate incidents

Congress nearly joined conspiracy to make Assam part of East Pakistan: PM Modi

Prime Minister Modi launched a sharp attack on Congress in Guwahati, accusing the party of a pre-Independence conspiracy with the Muslim League a

The quiet climb to the helm

The appointment of the 45-year-old Minister from Bihar as the BJPs new national working president, close on the heels of the NDAs big victory in

Book Review | Eighteen Flavours Of Bombay

Her parents, with the family due to shift to Goa, lie about why shes shifting from her present school.

Book Review | Parama Aparna: The Cine-Lovers Journey With Rinadi

By then I knew that she acted with Utpal Dutt, The Man Who Was Next-to-God in theatre

Tharoor warns of Bangladesh unrest, calls for peace and respect for democratic norms

PATNA: Senior Congress leader and chairperson of the parliamentary standing committee on external affairs, Shashi Tharoor, on Saturday expressed

Book Review | A Quintet Of Successful Endings

In truth, death pervades Eleventh Hour.

Two killed, three injured as stray cattle trigger vehicle crash near Guduvanchery

Cops Rescue 7 Trapped In Nallakunta House Fire

Officials said all seven rescued labourers were from Bihar. The fire is believed to have started in the house of an elderly couple on the first f

Two from defunct firm sentenced to five-year imprisonment for cheating investors

IUML to urge DMK to field Muslim candidates in 16 seats as part of alliance

Of these, the party would seek five seats for itself, says K.M. Kader Mohideen

H-1B, H-4 Appts Now in March '27

The situation has also triggered panic among H-1B holders whose visa stamping is still valid but nearing expiry

DMK will be with you to win your voting right, says Stalin

CBI Nabs Lt Col Deepak Sharma, Seizes 2.23 Cr

Sharma allegedly obtained bribes from companies in exchange for providing undue favours to them

17-year-old girl dies after being hit by train

Six Madras Medical College students suspended for ragging junior student

Over half of elector deletions in T.N. concentrated in eight districts in two clusters

Even though the Chennai and Tiruppur clusters saw the highest removals, the impact on their share of Tamil Nadus total elector base was relativel

Chennai police rescue abducted businessman in A.P.

Writer Imayams new book Dhandakaaranyathil Seethai released in Chennai

CB-CID police organises national level cyber hackathon

KCR All Set to Lead BRS' Second War for Water

Big BRS meeting today

Revanth Reddy Offers Chadar for Ajmers Shrine

An official delegation was deputed to Ajmer to oversee the presentation of the chadar at the shrine.

Government keen on students continuing education after PU

CERT-In Flags Vulnerability in WhatsApp Device-Linking Feature

It can enable attackers to take control of an account, including access to real-time messages, photographs, and videos on the web version

TG Medical Council Cracks Down on Illegal Eye Clinics in Miryalaguda

TGMC officials said criminal cases will be registered under the National Medical Commission (NMC) Act and Telangana Medical Practitioners Registr

123-year-old Curzon clock ticks again at Golden Temple

A historic clock, once frozen at 10:08 at Amritsar's Sri Darbar Sahib, has been revived after a two-year restoration in Birmingham. Commissioned

Eggnog or hot cocoa? Which holiday drink is easier on your Blood Sugar

Eggnog and hot cocoa are popular holiday drinks. Both have sugar, but eggnog is slightly better for blood sugar because it has a bit more protein

Adilabad: Chinna Bhuggaram Villagers Attack Cops

Khethawath Nirmala Bai, a resident of Chinna Bhuggaram, contested the elections but was defeated by her opponent, Ujwala Jadhav, a resident of Pa

Railway intensifies action against stone pelting on trains

Zacharias should win the Indian 2000 Guineas (Gr. 1)

Pavan K. Varma | Clean Air Not A Luxury, Why Govt Not Effecting Solution?

When the Air Quality Index (AQI) regularly breaches severe and hazardous categories exceeding 450 levels that should constitute a public health

ACB Takes 13 RTO Agents Into Custody in Khammam

The presence of unauthorised agents handling official documents pointed to serious procedural violations and possible corruption.

No alliance with Sena UBT for Mumbai civic polls: Congress

Maharashtra Congress will not ally with Shiv Sena-UBT for BMC polls, opting instead to partner with parties like Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi. The part

Kashmir court issues NBW against Hizbul Mujahideen chief

A special court in Jammu and Kashmir has issued a non-bailable warrant against Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salah-ud-Din in a 2012

Sreenivasan turned Thrikkarippur into a theatre hub

Ramanathapuram AIADMK functionaries removed from primary membership

Anita Katyal | Gadkari Repeats Atal Amity Mantra; Was Modi First To Call Trump?

The Bharatiya Janata Party finally picked current president J.P. Naddas successor. Five-time MLA and Bihar minister Nitin Nabin was named as the

Complaint filed against Nitish Kumar in Vaniyambadi over hijab controversy

ASR District Reels Under Cold Conditions

Around 10 locations in the district recorded the minimum temperatures in single digits on Saturday: Reports

LG reaffirms Adms commitment to eliminate TB

Jammu Tawi, Dec 20:Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday reaffirmed that J&K administrations commitment to the national goal of tuberculosi

Nirmala Sitharaman, along with MoS Harsh Malhotra, chairs Chintan Shivir of Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Harsh Malhotra led a Chintan Shivir in Vijayanagara, Karnataka. Discussions centered on using AI and techn

11 lakh children to be covered under Pulse Polio drive today

Jammu Tawi, Dec 20:In a renewed push to safeguard Indias hard-earned polio-free status, Jammu and Kashmirs Health Department has set up more than

Dhurandhar Box Office Collection Day 16: Ranveer Singh's blockbuster sets another record, becomes fastest Hindi movie to cross Rs 500 crore

Dhurandhar, directed by Aditya Dhar (who also helmed the 2019 hit Uri), is an underworld saga that follows a complex network of criminals, inform

Lokesh Holds 79th Praja Darbar, Vows Prompt Action On Grievances

Residents and representatives from various districts poured in to share their problems, including long-pending that have remained unresolved by p

Stalin inaugurates Porunai Archaeological Museum

The museum showcases ancient Tamil artefacts from Adichanallur, Sivakalai, Korkai, and Thulukkarpatti

1st FCI Food Grain Freight train to reach Anantnag today

Jammu Tawi, Dec 20: Marking a major boost to food security and logistics in Kashmir, the first-ever food grain freight train of the Food Corporat

JK Govt decommissions 35 Redundant Portals

Jammu Tawi, Dec 20: Jammu and Kashmir has completed a comprehensive security audit of all departmental websites and decommissioned 35 redundant p

FIR against dad for sex abuse after Class IX girl confides in Mission Shakti team at school

A Mission Shakti outreach program in a Lucknow school empowered a Class IX student to report alleged sexual abuse by her father. The student's de

50% quota for ex-Agniveers in constable-level BSF jobs

No Physical Tests, Posts To Be Filled Via Direct Hiring

Kaleshwaram Barrages - Govt To Step Up Heat On L&T, Afcons, Navayuga

Criminal proceedings on the anvil against companies

Kazakh President calls for presence of middle powers in UNSC

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev spoke at the United Nations University in Tokyo. He highlighted the importance of middle powers in glo

Nimmalas Osey Balamma To Feature At 2026 Sundance Festival

This is a rare honour for Indian regional cinema as Osey Balamma is one among the only 50 short films selected from nearly 11,000 global submissi

Where Centre helps, I thank it; on statehood, I wont oblige them: CM

Srinagar, Dec 20:Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said he has consistently acknowledged and given credit to the Centre wherever it has ac

Dense fog disrupts travel, flights cancelled across J&K

Jammu Tawi, Dec 20:Dense fog covered large parts of Jammu, Kashmir on Saturday, severely reducing visibility and disrupting road and air travel a

MAJOR crackdown on Delhi industries violating construction ban, Environment Minister Sirsa issues BIG warning: 'Those defying GRAP-IV norms are...'

Of these, 251 industries in industrial zones, 181 in redevelopment zones and 180 in non-conforming areas were found non-compliant, leading to clo

Nirmala Sitharaman Chairs Chintan Shivir At Hampi

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman, along with Union Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Harsh Malhotra, cha

Non-bailable warrant issued against Hizbul Chief

Srinagar, Dec 20: An NIA special court in Jammu and Kashmirs Budgam district on Saturday issued a non-bailable warrant against Pakistan-based Hiz

Nara Lokesh Vows Lifelong Service to Mangalagiri People

Calling for harmony and cooperation, he underlined that progress can only be achieved when communities stand together

Government teachers house burgled in Jolarpet

Police launches Kirayedar Portal for Online Tenant Verification

Jammu Tawi, Dec 20: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday launched an online verification portal, Kirayedar, to address gaps in tenant reporting t

Puttur MLA booked for supporting illegal cockfight

RPF Tops Brass Band Contest

Union minister G. Kishan Reddy presented awards and trophies to the best performing bands and released a magazine to commemorate the event: Repor

Ranjona Banerji | Why Im Not Booking My Next Holiday To Barcelona

But the people of Barcelona dont want me. Not me specifically. I mean, I hope not