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Parliament approves Bill to levy higher excise duty on tobacco

The provisions of the Bill will come into effect once the GST compensation cess, which is currently levied on tobacco, comes to an end

5 Dec 2025 12:58 am
Tirupparankundram row | T.N. government has abided by 2014 Division Bench order, says Minister

The 2014 order had allowed the lighting of the Deepam at the place where it was regularly done

5 Dec 2025 12:29 am
IndiGo to introduce wide-body aircraft on Vijayawada-Hyderabad route: MP

The IndiGo official assures that direct services from Vijayawada to Varanasi, Ahmedabad, Pune, Kochi and Goa will be introduced after completing route mapping

5 Dec 2025 12:26 am
Kalasha Jyoti procession marks 44 years of Bhavani Deeksha tradition at Kanaka Durga temple

The Bhavani Deeksha has been observed at the Kanaka Durga temple since 1981, following the guidance of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peethadhipatis

5 Dec 2025 12:24 am
Delhi nursery admissions: application window opens; Dec. 27 last date

According to the admission schedule notified by the Directorate of Education, the first list will be put out on January 23 and the second list on February 9; the process will conclude on March 19

5 Dec 2025 12:23 am
Woman held, stolen ornaments worth 7 lakh recovered

The accused allegedly stole the bag carrying the ornament from a woman passenger in a bus

5 Dec 2025 12:21 am
DoE launches AI innovationdrive targeting 5 lakh students

Initiative to be implemented across all education districts from Dec. to Marchin run-up to India-AI Impact Summit 2026; govt. schools directed to ensure 50% participation; Delhi AI Grind will end in contest featuring student-designed projects

5 Dec 2025 12:21 am
Cyber crackdown: on the investigation into cyber-crime

Tackling digital arrest scams also needs global action

5 Dec 2025 12:20 am
Venkaiah Naidu calls for making Telugu proficiency mandatory for govt. jobs

Students of 144 colleges affiliated to Krishna University participate in youth festival Krishna Tarang-2025 at Machilipatnam

5 Dec 2025 12:19 am
A.P. farmers demand immediate procurement of paddy at MSP

Procurement staff are unable to explain moisture parameters and farmers are being directly sent to private mills where millers dictate the prices, says Tenant Farmers Association

5 Dec 2025 12:16 am
New Delhis relative isolation, Indias tryst with terror

The country is having to deal with being an onlooker than a major player in world affairs, and also fault lines in its multi-cultural, multi-religious society

5 Dec 2025 12:16 am
A.P. cotton farmers demand MSP, plan protest at CCI Guntur on December 10

Andhra Pradesh Farmers Association seeks relaxation of CCI norms, procurement of produce at MSP, input subsidies and crop insurance for losses among other demands

5 Dec 2025 12:15 am
BNHS to release sixcritically endangeredvultures in Assam after 15-yearconservation effort

Three Slender-billed and three White-rumped vultures, bred in captivity, will undergo a soft release inKamrupand Biswanath districtsof Assamin January 2026.

5 Dec 2025 12:11 am
Freeze and thaw: on the winder session of Parliament

Parliament should not be reduced to a political stage

5 Dec 2025 12:10 am
Kohli the embodiment of passion, drive and desire

Watching him bat in the last six weeks or so, few would guess that he is retired internationally from two of the three formats. In his las tthree outings in 50-over cricket, he has made an unbeaten half-century and two blazing hundreds

5 Dec 2025 12:08 am
A day to pause and come down to earth

World Soil Day is a reminder of the need to look after a life-sustaining and silent resource soil

5 Dec 2025 12:08 am
Cabinet approves short tunnel - flyover between Hebbal junction and Mehkri Circle

The project is estimated to cost 2,215 crore and will be borne by Bangalore Development Authority

4 Dec 2025 11:50 pm
AQI Emerges as the New Luxury Metric as HNIs & NRIs Turn to Clean-Air Living

Ram Rattans Naugaon Becomes the Preferred Address for Health, Luxury, Slow Living and High-Growth Investment

4 Dec 2025 11:36 pm
Rahul Gandhi accuses govt of blocking LoP meetings with foreign leaders

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, Every democracy has a protocol which should be followed. The government wants to capture everything, silence other voices, and is breaking protocols. This reflects insecurity.

4 Dec 2025 11:20 pm
GCC cancels tender to outsource conservancy operations in Tondiarpet, Anna Nagar

The civic body cites administrative reasons/issues for the cancellation and announces that a revised tender that focus on improving services in the two zones will be floated

4 Dec 2025 11:20 pm
No illegality in judge taking assistance of Central forces in Deepathoon case, says HC

The single judge, having found that the State machinery wilfully decided not to implement the direction, citing pendency of the unnumbered appeal, sought assistance from CISF, says Bench

4 Dec 2025 11:15 pm
CPI(M) seeks probe into demolition of JJ Nagar houses in Vijayawada

It is unjustifiable and immoral to destroy houses built with loans, despite a Supreme Court stay order valid until December 31, says CPI(M) leader

4 Dec 2025 11:15 pm
Proposed power to EC to hold simultaneous polls is not excessive, Law Commission tells House panel

During the briefing, members said the law panel also noted that the Constitution amendment Bill did not require ratification by at least 50% of the State Assemblies to come into force

4 Dec 2025 11:13 pm
Watch: Despite new bans and committees, why is Delhis air is still toxic?

Delhi is choking once again but this time, stubble burning isnt to blame. In this explainer, we break down why air pollution remains dangerously high despite a 90% drop in farm fires across Punjab and Haryana.

4 Dec 2025 11:12 pm