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Chengalpattu government hospital plagued by poor infrastructure

Apart from the poor condition of interior roadswhich link various departments including critical care, the presence of dogs within the campus, poor drainage facility, and open dumping of plastic waste pose severe problems for the public

12 Dec 2025 5:38 am
Maduro blasts U.S. seizure of Venezuela oil tanker as act of 'naval piracy'

They kidnapped the crew, stole the ship and have inaugurated a new era, the era of criminal naval piracy in the Caribbean, says Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

12 Dec 2025 5:27 am
Bombay HC quashes case against Chanda Kochhar, ICICI officials over octroi evasion

Bombay High Court says vicarious liability cannot be presumed without clear allegations; quashes summons to Kochhar andothers butkeeps complaint against ICICI Bank alive.

12 Dec 2025 5:20 am
12 Dec 2025 5:15 am
Gas explosion in San Francisco Bay Area damages homes, 6 taken to hospitals

Dramatic video footage showed a home in the city of Hayward sitting under a blue sky when it suddenly exploded, spewing jagged wood and other debris into the air as heavy smoke billowed

12 Dec 2025 3:40 am
BJP leaders gaffe over Matangini Hazra gives Trinamool a fresh handle

Criticising Dinesh Sharma, who was Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Trinamool Congress said, demonstrates that political rank does not equate to knowledge.

12 Dec 2025 2:20 am
India proves too good for Brazil, meets South Africa in quarters

The home side next takes on South Africa, which holds top seed Hong Kong, in the quarterfinals

12 Dec 2025 2:00 am
Cabinet approves rejig of 11 revenue districts into 13

District boundaries to be aligned with MCDs 12 zones: CMO;previous govts. ignored the issue, causing delays, jurisdictional confusion, says Gupta; official notification likely after L-Gs approval

12 Dec 2025 1:37 am
12 Dec 2025 1:23 am
Putin calls Maduro, Lukashenko meets Venezuela envoy as Trump cranks up pressure

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday held his second meeting in 17 days with Jesus Rafael Salazar Velazquez, the Venezuelan Ambassador to Moscow

12 Dec 2025 1:20 am
This is Bengal, notU.P.: CM on assault on vendors at Gita recital event

Chief Minister expresses solidarity with food vendors, says BJPs dictatorship will not work in Bengal

12 Dec 2025 1:19 am
At COP30, Chinas tea-infused fabric and Indias austerity

Pavilions are where countries set up cultural displays that tout their commitment to sustainable development and clean energy

12 Dec 2025 1:18 am
Crime against women: Odisha police launch digital platform

Keonjhar police have come up with digital interface to enable women to file complaints from their home

12 Dec 2025 1:14 am
NASA loses contact with MAVEN spacecraft after a decade in Mars orbit

Maven abruptly stopped communicating with ground stations over the weekend. NASA said this week that it was working fine before it went behind the red planet. When it reappeared, there was only silence.

12 Dec 2025 1:00 am
Over 2.24 crore palmyrah seeds planted under Green Tamil Nadu Mission

Several districts including Perambalur, Tiruchirappalli, Pudukkottai, Ariyalur, Tirupathur and Sivagangai have each crossed the 10-lakh mark in seed plantations

12 Dec 2025 12:50 am
India vs South Africa 2nd T20I | De Kock does the star turn as Proteas draw level

The opener smashes 90 off just 46 balls; the Indian bowlers barring Varun go for plenty; extras add to the home teams woes; Tilak wages a lone battle for the Men in Blue in a daunting chase

12 Dec 2025 12:44 am
MoU for Chennai Metro Rails takeover of MRTS likely to be inked in Jan.

A source says the State government may need 4,200 crore for the projectif it plans to completely elevate MRTS to the CMRLs standards; it has been in talks with World Bank for a loan, say officials

12 Dec 2025 12:23 am
12 Dec 2025 12:20 am
Civil society groups to mount legal challenge to parts of data protection law

Transparency advocates have pushed back on the Right to Information Acts dilution through the Digital Personal Data Protection Act

12 Dec 2025 12:20 am