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What is the bar licence controversy in Keralam | Explained

Congress-led UDF govt in Keralam has barred the issuance of new liquor licences, including bars and wine and beer parlours, until a formal alcohol policy is unveiled, a move that follows the removal of Excise Commissioner Seeram Sambasiva Rao. Excise Minister M. Liju has signaled a review of licence-granting procedures

10 Nov 2026 10:23 am
How do tokamaks work to make nuclear fusion possible?

A tokamak uses magnetic fields to confine superhot plasma to enable nuclear fusion; despite advances in research, engineering challenges remain, and no tokamak has generated net energy for commercial power

10 Nov 2026 10:20 am
Strait of Hormuz LNG traffic hits highest in October since Iran war began

October exports were the highest since February when the war started and were up from Septembers corresponding tally of 23 vessels exiting the strait

10 Nov 2026 10:18 am
UFC chief Dana White declines Donald Trump's White House job offer

Dana White visited the White House on November 9, and Donald Trump brought him out for a chaotic news conference in the James Brady Briefing Room

10 Nov 2026 10:14 am
IND vs NZ third ODI: Rain delays play as India wins toss, elects to bowl against New Zealand

India fields the same XI while New Zealand makes one change to its side

10 Nov 2026 9:41 am
The fall of the ANC: how Mandelas party slid to its worst-ever result | Explained

Corruption, joblessness and infighting have eroded the party of liberations hold on power; its latest local poll result is its weakest yet

10 Nov 2026 9:22 am
Why has NMC cautioned students against unauthorised medical colleges? | Explained

The advisory warns that misleading advertisements, websites, social media promotions, unauthorised admission offers and false representations by institutions or agents could leave students and their families vulnerable to fraud

10 Nov 2026 9:15 am
Anthropic launches Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2 ahead of IPO

The new models, Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2, can perform up to 30 percent faster than previous versions, per Anthropic

10 Nov 2026 9:13 am
Why is rural internet connectivity hard to expand? | Explained

The past few years have seen a major, but not total, reduction in the lack of internet connectivity in rural areas. Why is it hard to make access more universal?

10 Nov 2026 9:09 am
France blames Iran for cyberattack on supermarket fridges

The October 12 attack sent refrigerator temperatures soaring, affecting about 700 of Frances supermarkets

10 Nov 2026 9:01 am
Mystery of a missing sewage treatment plant tells the tale of the lake in Krishnakanth Park

Currently restricted to about three acres and divided into three separate ponds with interconnecting canals, the water body is now set to be increased to 12 acres

10 Nov 2026 8:58 am
CSIR-CCMB team identifies potential new targets to fight Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis remains a major public health challenge, as treatment requires a combination of antibiotics taken over several months and is becoming increasingly difficult due to the emergence of resistant strains

10 Nov 2026 8:50 am
Popular cinematographer Shaji Kumar passes away

The death occurred at around 12.36 a.m. following cardiac failure, according to private hospital authorities in Kochi

10 Nov 2026 8:45 am
Judge sets summer 2028 trial for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk

Utah District Judge Graf allocated 105 days for the trial, beginning with jury selection on June 21, 2028

10 Nov 2026 8:31 am
Googles controversial Search and AI policy for schools | Explained

A childs thwarted suicide attempt in the U.S. has put the spotlight on the risks of Googles Gemini AI and the companys controversial decision to package Search and AI features together for students

10 Nov 2026 8:26 am
Six injured as speeding BEST bus triggers multi-vehicle pile-up at Wadala traffic signal

Police moved the damaged vehicles to the roadside to restore normal flow of traffic at the junction

10 Nov 2026 8:13 am
El Nino Watch: the impacts around the world this week

Experts say it could help make 2027 the hottest year on record

10 Nov 2026 8:03 am
Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan to part ways with wife, Anna Lezhneva

In a joint statement, the couple said that, after sharing a significant part of their lives together, they had decided to separate

10 Nov 2026 7:59 am
Heat-trapping carbon pollution drops, but scientists cite Iran war rather than energy progress

In 2026, the world emitted 42.2 billion tonne of heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas. It's a 0.4% decrease from last year, according to the scientists of the Global Carbon Project

10 Nov 2026 7:46 am
How AI is reshaping Chinas universities

AI disruption and a tightening job market are driving a sweeping change across Chinas universities; under the governments guideline on the reform of higher education institutions, universities will now be tasked with specific goals, pursuing either research, application-oriented objectives, or skills development

10 Nov 2026 7:37 am
Pope meets survivors of clergy abuse in Argentina as it reckons with legacy and ongoing cases

The Vatican said Pope Leo spent about an hour meeting individually, and then as a group, with five victims of abuse by clergy and church institutions who were chosen by the local church

10 Nov 2026 7:30 am
Review | Elizabeth Strouts TheThings We Never Say is an elegy for the ordinary

The Pulitzer-winning author crafts another quietly moving novel about grief, kindness and human connection

10 Nov 2026 7:03 am
Review | Booker-shortlisted The Disappearers by Marlon James is a literary outpouring of ancestral rage

The novel expands the canon of queer literature while confronting the violent legacies of homophobia and colonialism

10 Nov 2026 6:56 am
Trump says FBI looking into Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's affair with 'Chinese agent'

The sudden emergence of Nvidia CEO Huang's infidelity has created concerns about whether China has been able to access the cutting-edge chips designed by Nvidia that are powering the development of artificial intelligence

10 Nov 2026 6:52 am
History is mostly artifice: Rebecca Perry, author of Booker-shortlisted May We Feed the King

How much of history is curation, and can the past ever be fully known, asks Perry with her novel

10 Nov 2026 6:34 am
One year after Red Fort blast, victims families struggle with grief, financial hardship

Families of those killed in the November 10, 2025, blast say they are still struggling to cope with their loss, while survivors continue to face health problems and financial difficulties; some allege that the governments compensation and support have fallen short of their needs

10 Nov 2026 6:30 am
Kochi Corporation plans water security assessment to strengthen citys resilience

The project, which will be implemented with technical support from the Kerala Water Authority, is expected to be completed in six months

10 Nov 2026 6:04 am
Demand grows for alternative greenfield road corridors to Infopark in Kochi

IT professionals flag safety concerns over narrow, potholed roads and traffic snarls, and call for parallel roads through vacant plots to improve connectivity to Infopark

10 Nov 2026 6:03 am
Trinamool MLA Paresh Ram Das arrested on charges of rape and extortion

Several leaders of the Trinamool Congress have been arrested after the BJP came to power in May 2026, which includes five former Ministers

10 Nov 2026 4:38 am
Outcry as J&K Bank implements reservation policy pushed by ex-chairman and VHP trustee R.K. Chhibber

The bank has decided to fill 1400 vacancies, including 323 probationary officers and 1033 posts for banking associates, as per the new reservation policy

10 Nov 2026 4:27 am
U.K. writer M. John Harrison wins Booker for AI-tinged apocalyptic novel

M. John Harrison, 81, became the oldest winner of the award, which comes with a 50,000 ($67,000) prize

10 Nov 2026 3:53 am
Trump says U.S. military action against Iran not necessary at this point

At this point ... taking the military action doesnt seem to be a very necessary thing. But were locked and loaded, ready to go for any reason that changes, Mr. Trump said

10 Nov 2026 3:44 am
ED attaches properties in Kashmir in misuse of PM Employment Generation Programme scheme case

An ED spokesman said there was misappropriation of PMEGP Schemes loans in criminal conspiracy with the PMEGP borrowers, bank officials of Sumbal Branch and Gamud Gadkhud Branch of J&K Bank and other unknown persons

10 Nov 2026 3:38 am
Postpone panchayat, municipal elections to April-May next year: Ladakh group

We suspect that this government is up to some mischief. We saw vote chori in West Bengal, Bihar, Haryana, Maharashtra etc. In entire India 13 crore voters were dropped from the voter list. Ladakh is a small region and fraud is easy, said Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) chairman Tsering Dorjey Lakrook

10 Nov 2026 3:24 am
Six of family killed in fire at home above grocery store in Maharashtra

A boy, who was brought downstairs to safety by his parents before they went back in an effort to rescue the others, was the sole survivor

10 Nov 2026 2:46 am
Nvidia plunges but tech shares rebound, oil prices slump

Nvidia shares slumped more than 8% as trading got under way in New York but recovered to stand down more than 5% in early afternoon trading

10 Nov 2026 2:43 am
Trumps close ties to Nvidias Huang scrutinised after foreign intelligence concerns

Mr. Huang is one of Mr. Trumps closest allies in Silicon Valley

10 Nov 2026 2:29 am
How students are the first line of resistance

In a country, and more broadly a society, that bleeds with hate, the youth continue to resist with humour and hope

10 Nov 2026 2:26 am
A case for Nepal: suing major carbon emitters for floods

While climate wrongs harm society, they do not harm individuals in a sufficiently direct and proximate way

10 Nov 2026 1:56 am
Hegseth faces expected U.S. House impeachment vote this week

U.S. Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, introduced articles of impeachment on Monday, setting off a two-day clock for an expected House vote on charges including waging war against Iran without congressional approval and other abuses of power

10 Nov 2026 1:54 am
Cracker conundrum: On need for strict enforcement of cracker ban

Any regulation of crackers needs strict enforcement at all levels

10 Nov 2026 1:45 am
Point of no return: On Israels next government

Without peace, Israel risks descending into chaos

10 Nov 2026 1:26 am
The next test for renewable energy

India has installed about 308 GW of non-fossil capacity. Crossing 500 GW will be a milestone for India, not the finish line

10 Nov 2026 1:17 am
Building over Srinagars future

Suspend the FAR and land-use exemptions, along with Section 22, until they are brought within the Master Plan framework and subjected to public objections

10 Nov 2026 12:52 am
Air pollution goes through the roof in parts of Delhi on Deepavali night

Data missing from several monitoring stations at the peak of air pollution during the intervening night of November 8 and 9

10 Nov 2026 12:43 am