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Karnataka leads in solarising public health facilities, 3,600 centres adopt solar power under Saura Swasthya initiative

The project is expected to benefit more than three crore rural residents by enabling uninterrupted power supply to government hospitals

6 Dec 2025 10:20 am
Delhi CM warns DMRC of action for flouting dust control norms at metro construction sites

CM Rekha Gupta said that she would soon visit the ongoing Metro construction sites, and if any negligence is found, stringent action will be taken

6 Dec 2025 10:19 am
Electric tractor mela showcases clean, low-cost farm mechanisation in Karnataka

A key feature was the launch of the NRDCs report, Powering Agriculture, which claims that electric tractors offer up to 80% lower operating costs, 50% lower ownership costs, and significant health benefits for farmers

6 Dec 2025 9:57 am
12 Pilibhit labourers stranded in Kyrgyzstan, district admin send report to U.P. home dept

Families of the stranded men have alleged that they are being tortured abroad and the local agents are demanding up to 2 lakh for their return

6 Dec 2025 9:52 am
Shaping Future Cyber Defenders: ATAL FDP at Kristu Jayanti University in Bengaluru

The event featured expert sessions on cryptanalysis, password cracking, forensic fundamentals, AI-based anomaly detection, and enterprise blockchain using Hyperledger Fabric

6 Dec 2025 9:50 am
St. Johns Medical College Hospital in Bengaluru celebrates golden jubilee

Director Rev. Fr. Jesudoss Rajamanickam reflected on the institutions five-decade journey of healing

6 Dec 2025 9:45 am
Apple sendsnew round of cyber threat notifications to users in 84 countries

Apple has sent a new round of cyber threat notifications to users in 84 countries, the company said on Friday

6 Dec 2025 9:45 am
Kerala local body polls: Delimitation redraws Alappuzha districts political battleground

Beyond vote share trends lie regional issues, including growing disenchantment among paddy farmers and fears of displacement over the coastal highway project, that have the potential to change political ground

6 Dec 2025 9:41 am
Cheetah cub dies at M.P.s Kuno National Park, day after release into the wild

The exact cause of the death will be confirmed after receiving the autopsy report, an official said

6 Dec 2025 9:39 am
Kerala local body polls: Land crunch shrinksMunnarsward count after delimitation

Absence of land for house construction has resulted in families shifting to nearby panchayats, which has led in the ward numbers decreasing to 20 from 21 after delimitation

6 Dec 2025 9:37 am
Kerala local body polls: LDF seeks mandate with measured confidence amid political crosswinds

Facing both achievements and controversies, the LDF approaches the local body elections seeking momentum for a third term in Kerala. While its decade-long welfare and development record anchors the campaign, internal frictions, high-profile cases, and shifting community dynamics shape a complex political terrain.

6 Dec 2025 9:31 am
Maharashtra installs over 45,000 solar agricultural pumps in a month, claims world record

Maharashtra has so far installed 7.47 lakh solar pumps in the State and targets to set up a total of 10.45 lakh pumps

6 Dec 2025 9:20 am
UN agency says Chernobyl nuclear plant's protective shield damaged

The International Atomic Energy Agency said an inspection last week of the steel confinement structure completed in 2019 found the drone impact in February, three years into Russia's conflict in Ukraine, had degraded the structure

6 Dec 2025 9:02 am
DRDO hands over seven technologies developed under tech development fund to armed forces

The Committee undertook detailed discussions on a wide spectrum of project proposals and approved 12 new projects spanning across strategic, aerospace, naval and electronic warfare technologies, the ministry said

6 Dec 2025 9:02 am
FIFA World Cup 2026 draw takeaways: England, Croatia reunite in Group of Death

The best group games and plot lines to watch out for as the 2026 World Cup draw was announced

6 Dec 2025 8:40 am
At least five killed, seven injured as car rams into stationary vehicle near Tamil Nadus Keelakarai

A senior police officer said the Keelakarai vehicle belonged to a DMK functionary who was out with friends, with his driver at the wheel

6 Dec 2025 8:32 am
The making of neurodivergent artists

Around the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3), tracking one day in the life of three organisations in Chennai, two of which foster artistic creativity among children and young adults with special needs. And the third one brings saleability to their artworks

6 Dec 2025 8:28 am
Australia hits Afghan Taliban officials with sanctions, travel bans

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the officials were involved in the oppression of women and girls and in undermining good governance or the rule of law in the Taliban-run country

6 Dec 2025 8:16 am
'It doesn't make sense': Trump wants to rename American football

For Americans, the word football refers to American football, a sport primarily played with the hands completely different from what the rest of the world calls football

6 Dec 2025 8:09 am
U.S., Ukraine officials say they'll meet for third day after progress on creating a security framework

Officials largely have kept a lid on how the latest talks are going, though U.S. President Trump's initial 28-point plan was leaked

6 Dec 2025 7:25 am
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Pakistan, Afghanistan trade fire along border; no casualties reported

The exchange came a day after Pakistan said it would allow the United Nations to send relief supplies into Afghanistan through the Chaman and Torkham border crossings, which have been mostly closed for nearly two months

6 Dec 2025 6:39 am
Honduran candidate calls foul on vote data after Asfura edges ahead

The run-up to the vote in the small Central American country had been rocked for months by allegations of fraud

6 Dec 2025 6:04 am
Trump praises Congo and Rwanda as they sign U.S.-mediated peace deal

Lauded by the White House as a historic agreement brokered by Donald Trump, the pact between Tshisekedi and Kagame follows monthslong peace efforts by the U.S. and partners, including the African Union and Qatar, and finalizes an earlier deal signed in June

6 Dec 2025 5:46 am
Residents lament delay in construction of subway at Ambattur railway station

Residents complain that the project has been dragging on for several years; a Corporation official says the work has been temporarily halted due to rain and will be completed by April next year

6 Dec 2025 5:45 am
Junior Womens World Cup hockey: India blank Ireland 4-0

Purnima (42,58), Kanika Siwach (12) and Sakshi Rana (57) scored the goals for India at the Centro Deportivo de Hockey Csped, Estadio Nacional in Santiago

6 Dec 2025 5:27 am
Gujarat farmer distress: Where cotton clouds hang heavy

Following heavy rainfall in October and the subsequent drop in the price of cotton, six farmers have died by suicide in Gujarat. The Union governments decision to allow duty-free cotton imports has only added to their woes.A.M. Jigeeshreports on how farmers in Gujarats cotton belt are calling for government intervention

6 Dec 2025 5:08 am
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Seema Punia gets 16-month ban for failing dope test

Seema Punia's suspension came into force on November 10 the date of the decision by the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) as per the updated list of dope offenders by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA)

6 Dec 2025 4:29 am
Senthilkumar, Anahat emerge champions in HCL Squash Indian Tour 4 in Chennai

World No. 46 Velavan beat rising Egyptian talent Adam Hawal 11-7, 11-9, 9-11, 11-4. Meanwhile, Delhi teenager Anahat, the world No. 29, edged out former world No. 10 Joshna Chinappa 11-8, 11-13, 11-13, 11-6, 11-8 in the final

6 Dec 2025 4:11 am
Taiwan says China deploys warships in military operations

Beijing, which claims self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory, neither confirmed nor denied the manoeuvres

6 Dec 2025 3:36 am
Frank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, dies at 96

Gehry died on December 5 in his home in Santa Monica after a brief respiratory illness, said Meaghan Lloyd, chief of staff at Gehry Partners LLP

6 Dec 2025 3:17 am
Petition seeking legal abolition of polygamy in India signed by 300 leading progressive figures

It should be ensured that the reform is rooted in dignity and justice, not stigma,

6 Dec 2025 2:58 am
Pressure mounts on Raj Bhavan to grant age relaxation to job aspirants in Jammu and Kashmir

Protests are being held by aspirants under the open merit category, demanding an increase in the current upper age limit from 32 to 37

6 Dec 2025 2:39 am
Maharashtrawants toadopt AI-driven model and adult open schools to prevent school dropouts

Maharashtra Education departmentsaid it wants to collaborate with Educate Girls to adopt its AI-driven model and introduce open schools for adults in the State.

6 Dec 2025 2:20 am
Fadnavis hails quota for orphans as historic; Congress seeks White Paper on Mahayutis first year in office

Chief Minister calls the 1% reservation a landmark step for social justice; Congress hits out at government over farm distress, crime, stalled promises

6 Dec 2025 1:58 am
Delhi University law student stabbed to death in south Delhi's Sangam Vihar; 2 held

Irshad, a first-year LLB student at Delhi University's Campus Law Centre, had multiple stab injuries, the police said.

6 Dec 2025 1:47 am
MCD budget: no new taxes, focus on sanitation, health

Will boost revenue collection, says Commissioner, notes that liabilities have swelled to 15,791.8 cr., nearly the budgets size; plan for shelter in Dwarka to house aggressive dogs ready, adds top official

6 Dec 2025 1:34 am
Prasar Bharati signs MoUs with Russian media organisations

The organisations include Joint Stock Company Gazprom-media Holding; National Media Group, BIG ASIA Media Group, ANO TV-Novosti, and TV BRICS

6 Dec 2025 1:25 am
International tiger trafficker held by M.P. tiger strike force from Sikkim

Yangchen Lachungpa (44), wanted under an INTERPOL Red Notice and involved in alleged trafficking of tiger body parts, was held from Lachung in North Sikkim on December 2, based on intelligence inputs and coordinated ground action

6 Dec 2025 1:16 am