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The food and drugs department of the Uttar Pradesh government filed a case on Friday against 12 more pharmaceutical firms in connection with the codeine-containing cough syrup-smuggling case in Varanasi.

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a plea to ban the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) or female circumcision prevailing among Muslims, especially in the Dawoodi Bohra community.

In a major incident of lawlessness, unidentified assailants shot at a senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in broad daylight in Bihar's Khagaria district on Friday, police said.

IndiGo, Air India and Air India Express flight operations will see disruptions as they work on fixing a potential issue related to flight controls in their A320 family planes and 200-250 aircraft will be impacted in the country, according to sources.

Airbus on Friday warned of potential travel disruption as it upgrades some 6,000 operational A320 aircraft, after an incident on a JetBlue flight last month.

A police station standing opposite to Delhi's towering Ghazipur landfill -- a site known more for stench and toxic fumes -- has scripted a success story by emerging as the best police station in India at the All India Police Conference in Raipur.

Renowned Odissi dancer Dona Ganguly has lodged a complaint with the police after being allegedly targeted with abusive and derogatory remarks on social media, an officer said on Friday.

Zerodha founder Nikhil Kamath has revealed a sneak peek of his upcoming podcast episode featuring none other than Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.

Imran Khan's sister on Friday filed a contempt of court petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the Adiala Jail superintendent and others for not being allowed to meet Pakistan's jailed former prime minister.

The National Medical Commission (NMC) rejected a proposal from the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence seeking to place its MBBS seats under the All India Quota to be filled through the Medical Counselling Committee.

But on larger icy moons, the ice layer may break up before the water boils, preventing the formation of a boiling ocean.

Marriage is a sacred and noble institution founded on mutual trust, companionship and respect, but the pious bond has regrettably been reduced to a mere commercial transaction due to the evil of dowry, the Supreme Court remarked on Friday.

The Annual Ground Water Quality Report 2025, which was made public on Friday, has indicated that 13 to 15 per cent of the total collected water samples have uranium contamination.

Widening its probe into the alleged financial irregularities at the Al Falah Group and Trust, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has detected that its arrested chairman could have acquired some land parcels in Delhi by forging documents.

President Donald Trump says he wants to permanently pause migration from poorer nations and is promising to seek to expel millions of immigrants from the United States by revoking their legal status.

The Cyclonic Storm 'Ditwah' intensified over the southwest Bay of Bengal and coastal Sri Lanka, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue 'extremely heavy rainfall' warnings for coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Andhra Pradesh.

A Delhi court is expected to pronounce on Saturday its order on whether to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) chargesheet in the National Herald money laundering case.

Noreen Niazi, one of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's three sisters, has warned that any attempt by the establishment to physically harm him would push the country into chaos, given the strong public support behind the jailed PTI leader.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday removed his powerful chief of staff and top negotiator, Andriy Yermak, after detectives raided his house as part of a sweeping corruption probe.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit India from December 4 to 5. The Ministry of External Affairs confirmed on Friday that he will be attending the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit.

Official orders seeking two former Chief Ministers of Bihar, Lalu Prasad and his wife Rabri Devi, to vacate premises allotted almost two decades ago based on the occupants' position then, is not a case in isolation.

India is preparing to shift from conventional 'detective-style' disease tracking to a forward-looking, predictive surveillance system powered by advanced technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital intelligence tools.

Journalist Arafaz Ahmad Daing's house was demolished in the presence of a large contingent of police, as authorities said the illegal structure stood on Jammu Development Authority (JDA) land.

The video got viral on social media, and many shared supportive and inspiring messages.

Real estate firm Casagrand sent 1,000 employees on a fully sponsored London trip under its Profit Share Bonanza initiative, celebrating team contributions with equal recognition and curated travel experiences.

The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Assam Police has arrested three Congress leaders for allegedly circulating an AI-generated video featuring Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Amid an intense power tussle between Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy, DK Shivakumar, both have received calls from the high command to put an end to the apparent rift, sources said.

According to police sources, bike-borne assailants hurled the bombs at the school gate, which usually sees heavy student movement in the morning.

Despite cloud seeding, a push for cleaner fuels, electric buses, and countless emergency action plans, Delhi's annual average AQI still lingers around 180 in 2025

The Geminid meteor shower, known for its bright streaks, will remain active in dark skies through mid-December.

A blaze that tore through a Hong Kong high-rise residential complex and killed more than 120 people was extinguished on Friday, as investigators pointed to construction netting catching fire as the likely cause.

CCTV footage helped police identify the accused as Salman alias Bona, who had been previously named in two major robbery cases, kidnapping, and the rape of a minor.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has traced a stunning money trail from a Rapido bike driver's bank account to a lavish destination wedding at Udaipur's Taj Aravalli Resort.

In a dramatic late-night twist straight out of a crime thriller, Salman alias Nazar, 23, accused of raping a six-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district was finally caught not by police patrols, but by two sharp-eyed local youths.

Kerala CPI(M) leader and state minister V Sivankutty on Friday launched a scathing attack against AICC general secretary K C Venugopal, calling him a Trojan horse deployed by the BJP to destroy the Congress.

A Trinamool gram panchayat member was shot dead and his associate critically injured after unidentified assailants opened fire at them in West Bengal's Howrah late on Thursday night, police said

Yasmin Karachiwala shares her go-to nutrition advice before and after working out on the Masoom Minawala Show.

Chewing paan and gutka has become a costly problem in London. Stains have forced councils to spend over Rs 35 Lakhs annually on cleanup.

US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday quipped that turkey meat didn't taste as good as chicken, leaving military troops belly-laughing as he talked about Thanksgiving dinner.

A 16-year-old boy was allegedly stabbed to death following a quarrel in northwest Delhi's Karala area, police said on Friday. The police have detained three juveniles in connection with the murder and launched further investigation.

India is hopeful of signing the first tranche of the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement within the current calendar year, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal said on Friday.

Amid a stir over the Congress leadership in Karnataka, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday reiterated that he does not want to rush into things and that the party high command will take a decision on the CM post.

Imran Khan's sister Aleema Khan has filed a contempt of court petition against the Adiala jail superintendent and others over their failure to follow an Islamabad High Court (IHC) order that directed a twice-a-week meeting.

A major controversy erupted in poll-bound West Bengal after TMC MLA Humayun Kabir announced he would lay the foundation stone of a mosque modelled on Babri Masjid in Murshidabad district on December 6.

Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister M Veerappa Moily has cautioned that the party's central leadership is esponsible for the ongoing 'power tussle' between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar.

A major Nigerian drug cartel, operating an intricate nationwide supply and money laundering network, has been successfully dismantled following a massive, meticulously planned joint operation involving multiple Indian law enforcement agencies.

The upcoming winter session of parliament is likely to see a political googly with the Centre keen to hold a discussion on Vande Mataram, the national song penned by Bengal icon Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay as the nation marked its 150th anniversary.

Nmami Agarwal stated in a recent social media post that studies have now revealed that the majority of heart attack victims had normal cholesterol.

An officer cannot be absent - ever - from the cocoon of brotherhood if he is to command implicit obedience from his troops when the bullets come flying. That, folks, is the creed of the Indian armed forces.

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan accused Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir of running the country as a yrannical dictator and called his tenure unprecedentedly oppressive earlier this month.