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Joshna makes a strong startin HCL Squash Indian Tour 4

Joshna Chinappa will meet the seventh-seeded Kiwi Ella Jane Lash next

2 Dec 2025 3:33 am
McLaughlin-Levrone, Duplantis win World Athlete of the Year titles

The international governing body for track and field announced the winners on November 30 at a ceremony in Monaco

2 Dec 2025 3:13 am
BJP demands audit of 1.25 crore entries made in SIR across three days in West Bengal

Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari claimed that between 26-28 November, digitisation figures of enumeration forms jumped from 5.5 crore to 6.75 crore, an abnormal and statistically impossible jump of 1.25 crore entries within just three days.

2 Dec 2025 2:54 am
Capturing urban dynamism in the 2027 Census

Capturing a comprehensive snapshot of the Indian populace requires recognition of transitional urban areas

2 Dec 2025 2:04 am
Indian families hold demonstration at Jantar Mantar seeking return of their kin trapped in Russia-Ukraine war

We had the list of 61 families, but people from only 20 turned up for the demonstration

2 Dec 2025 1:19 am
Contribution of farm fires in Punjab, Haryana to pollution in Delhi-NCR episodic, says Centre

Air pollution in Delhi-NCR caused by local, regional factors, with stubble burning being an additional event, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav tells Lok Sabha; CAQM notes biggest drop in farm fires in Punjab, Haryana since 2018, barring 2020

2 Dec 2025 12:58 am
Capt. Chowta flags harmful impact of zero duty arecanut imports from LDCs on Indian farmers

Large-scale arecanut imports from Least Developed Countries (LDCs) such as Bhutan, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka have been adversely affecting Indias domestic arecanut market, severely impacting farmers in key producing regions, Capt. Brijesh Chowta, Dakshina Kannada MP, said in the Lok Sabha

2 Dec 2025 12:33 am
Greater Chennai Corporation yet to issue licences for cattle ownership despite plans announced in 2024

A senior official in the Public Health Department says no cattle owners have been issued licences so far, as the plan was currently on hold. However, the GCC has set up shelters in the Tiruvottiyur, Madhavaram, and Royapuram zones to curb the problem

2 Dec 2025 12:22 am
Watch: Whats causing air pollution in Delhi?

Every winter, North Indian cities choke under dangerous air pollution and this year is no different. Through October and November, air quality in places like Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad and Rohtak stayed locked between very poor and severe. Whats causing the daily pollution spikes in Delhi?

2 Dec 2025 12:20 am
Cautious optimism: on India and growth

Indias challenge is to maintain the growth momentum

2 Dec 2025 12:20 am
New HIV cases highest in Mizoram; fresh infections drop nationally by 48% from 2010-2024: report

Annual AIDS-related mortality rate per 1,00,000 population estimated nationally at 2.32, with Manipur topping the list, says the India HIV estimate 2025 technical report

2 Dec 2025 12:16 am
The new action plan on AMR needs a shot in the arm

The success of the National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (NAP-AMR 2.0) depends on how effectively national and State systems work together

2 Dec 2025 12:16 am
War clouds on the U.S. and Venezuela

Whatever Maduros failings, the U.S. must step back from its plans for Venezuela

2 Dec 2025 12:10 am
The need for heart-resilient urban planning

The rise in cardiovascular disease in urban India points to the need for heart-friendly urban planning

2 Dec 2025 12:08 am
Geopolitical shifts, economic volatilityforcing government CIOs to rapidly adjust priorities for 2026: Gartner

The Stamford-based analyst firmreveals high expectations for both AI and other key technologies as government leaders focus on building a more productive workforce next year.Global public sector CIOs (excluding U.S) are reassessing vendor relationshipsamid global uncertainty. geopolitical tensions, digital sovereignty concerns

1 Dec 2025 11:56 pm
Finally Lottulodukku and Gulgulmaal win something, albeit on a cricket turf

Over 50 regular local cricketers, split into eight teams, decided to get creative with team names for the seventh edition of their locally held tournament at a turf in Kochi

1 Dec 2025 11:45 pm
UK special forces leaders covered up Afghan war crimes: whistleblower

The whistleblower said concerns about possible war crimes were first flagged to the director of special forces in early 2011 but not acted on.

1 Dec 2025 11:44 pm
Women candidates should prioritise provision of clean public toilets this campaign season, says public health expert

This is a basic health requirement which finds little or no mention in the election manifestos of even major political parties, says former Kerala University V-C B. Ekbal

1 Dec 2025 11:23 pm
President to consider Israel's best interests on Netanyahu pardon

Netanyahu and his wife Sara stand accused in one case of accepting more than $260,000 worth of luxury goods such as cigars, jewellery and champagne from billionaires in exchange for political favours.

1 Dec 2025 11:22 pm
HC directs robust sea wall along Edavanakkad coast

This followed a plea by residents of the area who pointed out that the panchayat has a coastal shore of approximately 2.4 kms, which is vulnerable to sea and soil erosion

1 Dec 2025 10:53 pm
PM Modi calls Sri Lankan President to offer continued support with cyclone relief

As part of Operation Sagar Bandhu, nationals of Sri Lanka, India, Germany, Slovenia, United Kingdom, South Africa, Poland, Belarus, Iran, Australia, Pakistan and Bangladesh have been rescued

1 Dec 2025 10:53 pm
Tirupparankundramtemple management can light lamp atDeepathoon: High Court

JusticeG.R.SwaminathansaysDeepathoonis located at a lower peakat a distance of not less than 50 metres from the mosque. It is in the unoccupied portion and belongs exclusively to the temple

1 Dec 2025 10:52 pm