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Amit Shah vows to clean Yamuna by May 2029, unveils water and sewerage projects worth 8,941 crore

Union Home Minister accuses previous Delhi govts. of dumping tonnes of cow dung into the river and allowing sewage to flow into it; says BJP govt. has achieved over 40% success in cleaning Yamuna

23 Oct 2026 12:57 am
Prasar Bharati is not a public service broadcaster

Prasar Bharati remains a pretender 12 years after a promise of BBC-style autonomy, the corporation is still on a ministerial leash

23 Oct 2026 12:53 am
Two Puzhal prison escapees held; 7 staff suspended

The two prisoners escaped from Puzhal Central Prison in separate instances within a span of 24 hours

23 Oct 2026 12:51 am
Tenders floated for elevated corridor from Lighthouse to Thiru. Vi. Ka. Bridge

Highways Department calls for consultants to prepare a detailed project report. The corridor will run via Santhome High Road, Greenways Road, and Durgabai Deshmukh Road. It will have two lanes up to 1.8 km, and four lanes for the remaining stretch. The project will take 2 years to complete

23 Oct 2026 12:51 am
Promising Indian sprinter Dondapati Jayaram dies in road accident

Jayaram along with Malay Barik, another athlete, was going to Kataka for Dussehra celebration by bike on Wednesday evening when the accident occurred

23 Oct 2026 12:49 am
Tied by geography, divided by politics

India and Bangladesh must overcome mistrust and pursue pragmatic neighbourhood cooperation

23 Oct 2026 12:43 am
FDA suspends eight Mumbai eateries, seizes 38 tonnes of food stock across Maharashtra

The FDA said inspections uncovered unhygienic kitchens and drainage systems, rusted racks and utensils, returned bread being mixed with fresh bread, incomplete temperature records, employees without medical certificates and the use of unauthorised food colours in sweets

23 Oct 2026 12:36 am
60-crore annual fund to keep T.N. police stations clean

State approves proposal of DGP to engage outsourced sanitary workers to ensure cleanliness

23 Oct 2026 12:34 am
ULB polls: Andhra Pradesh SEC extends nomination window for Kadapa, Rajampet, Mydukur and Tirupati after SC order

Candidates can now file their nomination papers on October 23 and 24, from 11 am to 3 pm, at the designated locations and respective Collectorates

23 Oct 2026 12:27 am
A death, an obituary, and putting grief on hold

When a celebrity dies, a journalist must reckon with private grief while preparing to report on the public loss

23 Oct 2026 12:27 am
SCoR launches Jan Samvad to identify operational gap

Passengers share feedback, grievances, and suggestions on train operations, facilities and passengers amenities at stations

23 Oct 2026 12:25 am
Dasara festivities: 18.29 lakh devotees visit Vijayawada Kanaka Durga temple

The temple has distributed 39.84 lakh laddus to devotees since the commencement of Dasara festivities and annaprasadam has been served to 8,37,385 people so far, says temple EO

23 Oct 2026 12:23 am
IFPs priorities at the moment are built around preservation of our collections

The French Institute of Pondicherrys Director, Renaud Colson, reflects on the institutes research legacy and its priorities for the future on the occasion of its 70th anniversary

23 Oct 2026 12:22 am
Canary in the coal mine: On the performance of Indias core industrial sectors

Core sector data indicate impending growth slowdowns

23 Oct 2026 12:14 am
Tunnelling through: On Chinas export control list, tunnel-boring machines

Domestic manufacturing and foreign partnerships must go hand-in-hand

23 Oct 2026 12:09 am
Women are protesting around Poland for free access to legal abortions

Passing the draft laws now, a year before the next parliamentary election, is a case of token gestures rather than a genuine effort to reform abortion law, said Zofia Marcinek of the Abortion Dream Team, a reproductive rights activist group in Warsaw

23 Oct 2026 12:07 am
Three arrested for cheating businessmen of crores of rupees by promising to arrange loans

The police found that the gang had allegedly cheated members of the public of more than 100 crore by promising to arrange loans

22 Oct 2026 11:57 pm
Watch: Chennai: CJP Tamil Nadu and Left student outfits detained over SIR agitation

CJP Tamil Nadu and Left student and youth organisations stage a sit-in against SIR in Chennai, demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumars resignation. Despite being denied police permission, protesters planned a 24-hour demonstration before being detained.

22 Oct 2026 11:32 pm
Akhilesh Yadav visits Azam Khan in jail; vows to bring about BJPs downfall

Corrupt officials and false cases are two key weapons of the BJP government and administration, Mr. Yadav said

22 Oct 2026 11:17 pm
eMudhra to exit overseas web security certificate business as stock takes beating

The firm is reeling from eight web security certificates private keys being exposed, an incident that could leave out-of-date devices vulnerable to sites using forged security certificates.

22 Oct 2026 11:10 pm
UN climate damages fund earmarks $20 million to Nepal for August disaster

This is the first time that the Fund, set up in 2022, has allocated money to a specific country; amount is a fraction of Nepals own $5 billion loss estimate; so far, Fund has pledges for $820 million while fielding requests worth $2.8 billion

22 Oct 2026 11:10 pm
Special screening of Return of the Jungle in Mysuru on October 24 and 25

The film will be screened at 6 p.m. on October 24 and at 11 a.m. on October 25. Entry is free and seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, the statement said.

22 Oct 2026 11:08 pm
Face-off with China continues at multiple locations along Arunachal border: ITBP D-G

ITBP chief says drones are the future of warfare, warning that India cannot face China with traditional weapons alone; says underground shelters are a priority in the new style of border warfare

22 Oct 2026 11:06 pm