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Eight held for digital arrest of city couple, duping them of 14 crore

Cambodia-based conspirators impersonated police officers, forced couple to share banking details, says DCP (IF&SO); those arrested include a priest

25 Jan 2026 1:46 am
Labour party joins electoral alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh

Islami Andolan Bangladeshs top leader Gazi Ataur Rahman had claimed that the party quit the alliance after being deprived of justice regarding seat allocations

25 Jan 2026 1:28 am
Board of Peace | The chairmans circle

Donald Trump says the board he proposed to oversee the reconstruction of war-devastated Gaza could become one of the most consequential bodies ever created, but a majority of the countries invited have stayed away from the signing ceremony in Davos

25 Jan 2026 1:24 am
Election Commission uploads on website names of people on logical discrepancies list following Supreme Court order

District electoral officers will now download the list and display it at panchayat bhavans and block offices in West Bengal

25 Jan 2026 1:01 am
Palaniswami flays Stalin over bombs being thrown on police vehicle near Perambalur

He says the law and order situation in the State has become a laughing stock

25 Jan 2026 12:48 am
U.S. envoys Kushner, Witkoff in Israel for talks on Gaza: U.S. official

Israeli media reported that the talks would also focus on the return of the remains of the last Israeli hostage still held in Gaza.

25 Jan 2026 12:25 am
More infrastructure works planned at Island Grounds temporary bus terminus

The current facilities at the Island Grounds terminal include concrete benches, separate toilets for men, women, persons with disabilities, and transpersons, drinking water kiosks, staff dining areas, police rooms, and ticket counters

25 Jan 2026 12:25 am
Women employees entitled to maternity leave for third pregnancy too, reiterates Madras High Court

Justices R. Suresh Kumar and Shamim Ahmed direct Chief Secretary to circular their order to all HoDs so that they do not deny such benefit in future

24 Jan 2026 11:52 pm
DMDK will be part of alliance that will form the next government: Premallatha

She says the DMDK is the only political party in Tamil Nadu without any cases related to corruption or accumulation of disproportionate assets

24 Jan 2026 11:49 pm
MNM forms five-member election committee for Assembly poll

Recently, the Election Commission allotted Battery Torch as the symbol for the party

24 Jan 2026 11:44 pm
Call for community-led interventions to tackle lifestyle diseases

Arogyam, Anandam - Vibe for Wellness campaign launched at Azhankal Walkway, Karamana

24 Jan 2026 11:37 pm
Chief Minister Stalin opposes NEET for allied and health care courses

In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he says the National Commission for Allied and Health Care Professions has made a hasty and ad hoc decision with multiple deleterious consequences

24 Jan 2026 11:36 pm
Why it is time to audit Indias National Health Policy 2017

The National Health Policy 2017 set a clear direction and measurable milestones. By 2026, India had advanced on several fronts, missed others, and encountered risks that were not fully imagined in 2017. The lesson is that programmes, financing, and measurement must move together

24 Jan 2026 11:36 pm
The HPV vaccine is not a free pass: why regular pap smears still matter

The HPV vaccine does not replace Pap smears. Vaccination and screening must go hand in hand. The HPV vaccine protects against the most common high-risk strains of the virus that cause cervical cancer, but this means there remains a small but significant risk of cervical cell changes even after vaccination

24 Jan 2026 11:34 pm
Visakha Utsav off to a colourful start

Folk arts such as Tappeta Gullu, Puli Veshalu, Dhimsa, and vibrant tribal dances are highlights on the inaugural day

24 Jan 2026 11:19 pm
Migrant worker from Beldanga died by suicide in Jharkhand, says West Bengal Police

Violence erupted atBeldangain Murshidabad on January 16 over the death of 30-year-old migrant worker Alauddin Sheikh; a large number of people took to the streets by blocking railway tracks and national highway for several hours

24 Jan 2026 11:04 pm
Watch: U.S. Treasury Secretary hints at possible tariff relief for India as Russian oil imports drop

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. may consider lifting the additional 25% tariff on India linked to Russian oil purchases, noting that Indias refinery imports of Russian crude have sharply declined.

24 Jan 2026 10:53 pm
Internet back in two Assam districts after violence-induced shutdown

The district authorities said life was slowly returning to normal in Kokrajhar, but security would continue to be high

24 Jan 2026 10:53 pm
Home Ministry to display tableau on three new criminal laws at Republic Day parade

It will showcase Indias transition to a modern, technology-driven, time-bound, and citizen-centric justice system, says the Ministry

24 Jan 2026 10:29 pm
Delhi court acquits Medha Patkar in defamation case filed by L-G V.K. Saxena

Court says neither the reporter who recorded the audio-video nor any person who had seen the accused making the impugned statements had been examined as a witness

24 Jan 2026 10:23 pm
Citing threat to public order, MHA orders blocking of Manipur killing video

Social media intermediaries such as YouTube, Meta, and Google have been directed to take down the viral video of the January 21 killing of a 29-year-old man in Manipurs Churachandpur

24 Jan 2026 10:20 pm