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Margazhi music and dance season: What is on the cards fashion-wise, this year?

From precise design hacks to colour-coded costumes and signature stage flair, four artistes Rithvik Raja, Sriranjani Tapasya Santhanagopalan, Christopher Gurusamy and Harinie Jeevitha break down how they craft their Margazhi look for Chennais music and dance season.

12 Dec 2025 2:11 pm
MLA V. Joy rubbishes BJP leader Anoop Antonys social media post on school infrastructure in Kerala

Referencing a photo of Joy casting his vote at a school in Thiruvananthapuram district, Antony sought to draw attention to its condition. Joy wrote on Facebook that it was foolish to form opinions in haste

12 Dec 2025 2:10 pm
CIC appointments: Government sources counter Rahul, say 5 of 8 shortlisted names from disadvantaged groups

For the eight vacancies of Information Commissioners considered at the meeting, the Centre recommended one SC, one ST, one OBC, one minority representative, and one woman, according to the source

12 Dec 2025 2:08 pm
Google to build subsea cables in Papua New Guinea under Australia defence treaty

Australian and U.S. military strategists view resource-rich but largely under-developed Papua New Guinea (PNG) as having a prized location north of Australia

12 Dec 2025 1:56 pm
Surat-based Tapi Project back in Bengaluru this weekend

The Tapi Project promises a fluid, mind-expanding performance in Bengaluruon December 12 and 13

12 Dec 2025 1:55 pm
Khatija Rahmans The Garden of Echoes bloomed with diverse songs

The composer-singers recent show presented a mix of original compositions, film songs and sufi numbers.

12 Dec 2025 1:53 pm
UPSC allows 'centre of choice' to candidates with benchmark disabilities

To operationalise this initiative, the UPSC has decided that the existing capacity of each centre will first be utilised by both PwBD and non-PwBD candidates

12 Dec 2025 1:53 pm
Vinesh Phogat announces return to wrestling, a year after Paris Olympics disqualification

On August 8, 2024, Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement from wrestling a day after she was disqualified from the 50kg category Paris Olympics finals

12 Dec 2025 1:50 pm
Stop serving liquor at Siri Fort Sports Complex: AAP MP in Rajya Sabha

AAP leader Sanjay Singh claimed that there is an atmosphere of fear at Siri Fort Sports Complex as it has been turned into a sharab ka adda (liquor den)

12 Dec 2025 1:50 pm
Rajinikanths Padayappa re-release: The ultimate FDFS celebration on the Superstars 75th birthday

On Rajinikanths birthday (December 12), we watch the re-release of his 1999 blockbuster along with diehard fans at Chennais Rohini Silver Screens

12 Dec 2025 1:48 pm
Will speak to Donald Trump on Cambodia clashes: Thailand PM Anutin Charnvirakul

Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters that the call with U.S. President Donald Trump would take place about 2.20 p.m. on December 12

12 Dec 2025 1:44 pm
AI Centre of Excellence for Healthcare established at IISc in Bengaluru

The centre operates as a multidisciplinary hub, bringing together clinicians, data scientists, and AI researchers

12 Dec 2025 1:42 pm
Why is Telanganas cold wave going on? When will it stop? | Explained

The air mass over Telangana State has been unusually dry of late

12 Dec 2025 1:29 pm
India one of a few democracies overlooking marital rape: Shashi Tharoor

It is however sad that even women Ministers holding particular portfolios did not look into this aspect, to prevent such atrocities, Shashi Tharoor said

12 Dec 2025 1:24 pm
Rahul Gandhi flags issue of air pollution, seeks discussion in LS

The Congress leader said the Prime Minister can then put in place a plan to deal with the issue of air pollution

12 Dec 2025 1:10 pm
Meta India announces new public policy head

Meta India on Friday named Aman Jain as the new head of Public Policy for India

12 Dec 2025 1:01 pm
Coal Controller Organisation appointed authority to regulate, register proposed coal exchanges

The coal ministry had proposed appointing CCO as the regulator in a draft legislation floated September this year.

12 Dec 2025 12:51 pm
M.A. Baby says some courts in Kerala not living up to States sense of justice

CPI(M) general secretarys remarks come in the context of verdicts in Kerala actor assault case and in the cases involving Rahul Easwar and MLA Rahul Mamkootathil

12 Dec 2025 12:50 pm
IND vs SA: We have absolute faith in Gill and Suryakumars return of form, says ten Doeschate

With eight more T20Is to go before the 2026 World Cup, how long can India afford to look at these numbers in isolation?

12 Dec 2025 12:49 pm
Vote chori row: Congress cites Rajmohan Gandhi to rebut Amit Shahs claim against Nehru

The Congress cited the eminent historian-authors comments that people were very happy with Nehru becoming the Prime Minister and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel himself was in favour of it

12 Dec 2025 12:45 pm
Fortnite returns to Google Play in U.S. after court order

Epic Games popular battle royale title Fortnite is back on the Google Play Store in the United States

12 Dec 2025 12:41 pm
SI shoots at murder suspect after sustaining injury in petrol bomb attack in Chennai

The SI was searching for one of the accused in the recent murder of a history-sheeter; police said he hurled a petrol bomb at the SI, who shot at him in self-defence

12 Dec 2025 12:38 pm
Appeals court backs contempt finding against Apple, but reopens a door for iPhone app fees

A federal appeals court on Thursday backed a ruling that held Apple in civil contempt for brazenly defying an order designed to open its iPhone app store to other payment systems

12 Dec 2025 12:32 pm
The Game Awards 2025: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dominates with nine wins, including Game of the Year

The Game Awards 2025 closed with a record-breaking sweep by Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which claimed nine wins including Game of the Year marking one of the strongest showings by a debut title in the events history

12 Dec 2025 12:21 pm
Issue of guest lecturers in Karnataka can be resolved if UGC revises qualification rules

Several legislators suggested that the government accommodate the lecturers in other departments, wherever possible, on humanitarian grounds, as many of them could not apply afresh for jobs

12 Dec 2025 12:20 pm
Former Indian cricket captain Rahul Dravid launches Pack Review awareness campaign to verify the actual quantity of edible oil in 1-litre pouches

Former Indian cricket captain praised GEF India for empowering customers to become the third umpire against misleading practices

12 Dec 2025 12:14 pm
70-foot iron statue of Messi unveiled, West Bengal Minister touts it as world's largest

The statue will be inaugurated on December 13 when Messi arrives in Kolkata for his GOAT Tour

12 Dec 2025 12:13 pm
NIA raids ISIS suspect's house in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh

The NIA officials remained tight-lipped about the content of the laptop and other documents seized from the residence of the suspect

12 Dec 2025 12:09 pm
IND vs SA: Decision to reverse retirement was taken after due deliberation, says de Kock

Quinton de Kock sublime 90 off 46 balls in the second T20I against India was a testament to the left-hander's renewed purpose in playing for the country again

12 Dec 2025 11:56 am
ED conducts raids across multiple States in U.P. cough syrup case

The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids in the illegal cough syrup racket linked to absconding kingpin Shubham Jaiswal, uncovering large-scale codeine-based syrup trafficking and money laundering

12 Dec 2025 11:52 am
Auto industry continues wholesale momentum in November: SIAM data

The total production of Passenger Vehicles, Three Wheelers, Two Wheelers, and Quadricycle in November 2025 was 29,43,456 units, according to SIAM

12 Dec 2025 11:46 am
NZ vs WI second Test: Jacob Duffy takes five wickets as Kiwis thrash West Indies

Seamer Duffy bagged his second five-wicket haul in only his third Test to help roll the West Indies for 128 after lunch on day three

12 Dec 2025 11:45 am
President Droupadi Murmu pays floral tributes at Nupi Lal memorial in Manipur's Imphal

Droupadi Murmu also offered prayers at the Shree Govindaji temple at Palace Compound, situated around 2 km from the memorial

12 Dec 2025 11:44 am
Rupee hits record low as U.S. trade stalemate drags on, outflows pinch

Traders pointed to firm dollar bids in the non-deliverable forwards market alongside hedging demand from importers as factors behind the rupees decline on December 12

12 Dec 2025 11:42 am
Supergirl trailer: Milly Alcocks Kara Zor-El launches into a cosmic quest

Inspired by Tom Kings comic Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, the film follows Kara as she travels across a network of rough, chaotic off-world settlements, accompanied by her loyal companion Krypto

12 Dec 2025 11:37 am
El Salvador to use Elon Musk's Grok in public education

More than 1.2 million students, from kindergarten through high school, attend public school in El Salvador

12 Dec 2025 11:35 am
Kashmir in grip of cold wave, Pulwama shivers at -5.5C

The MeT says there is a possibility of very light snowfall at isolated higher reaches of north and central Kashmir from December 13 to 17

12 Dec 2025 11:22 am
Shivraj Patil death: Statesman of great dignity, irreparable loss, says Congress

Shivraj Patil win the Latur Lok Sabha seat seven times and became the 10th speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1991 to 1996

12 Dec 2025 11:17 am
Kerala Police bring two rape case probes against MLA Rahul Mamkootathil under single Crime Branch team

Move assumes significance against the backdrop of CM Pinarayi Vijayan not ruling out the possibility of more disclosures. CB team headed by Assistant Inspector General G. Poonguzhali

12 Dec 2025 11:17 am
Red Fort blast: One month on, UNESCO meet proceeds amid heavy security

Security personnel, both from Delhi Police and paramilitary forces, keep vigil on the perimeter and inner premises of the Red Fort

12 Dec 2025 11:08 am