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Nine 2026 Resolutions to Recharge India's Democracy & Economy

Letsplod forward withthe hope that 2026 will deliver a delayed democraticand economicrenewal.

Samsung to double mobile devices powered by Google's Gemini to 800 million units this year

Samsung Electronics plans to double this year the number of its mobile devices with AI features powered by Googles Gemini

Critics Choice Awards 2026: Rob, Michele Reiner honoured weeks after their tragic killing, host Chelsea Handler recalls their 'tireless efforts' in...

Late filmmaker Rob Reiner was posthumously honoured at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards, held three weeks after he and his wife, Michele Singer Rei

327 held for drunk driving in Hyderabad over the weekend

Hyderabad: As many as 327 people were held for drinking alcohol and driving in Hyderabad over the weekend on January 2-3 during a special drive b

Deepika Padukone turns 40: Actress celebrates her special day with gratitude for fans, arranged flights, gifted her followers huge hampers: Watch viral videos

Deepika Padukone dedicated her special day to fans and celebrated her birthday by expressing gratitude towards them. For this mega meet and greet

Ukraine didnt target Putin residence in a drone strike as Kremlin claims: Donald Trump

U.S. national security officials have determined that Ukraine did not target a residence belonging to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a drone

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Political instability, constitutional change, and the militarys hold over Pakistan

Pakistans political history shows a recurring pattern in which civilian governments struggle to assert authority amid deep social divisions and w

Cuba Says 32 Cuban Officers Killed in US Action in Venezuela

Cubas government announced two days of mourning for the Cuban officers who were killed

Trump says US in charge of Venezuela after Maduro arrest

Washington: President Donald Trump said the United States is in charge of Venezuela following the arrest of Nicols Maduro, asserting that Washing

Donald Trump issues FRESH warning to India over Russian oil, says, 'US could raise tariffs...'

US President Donald Trump has warned that tariffs on Indian imports could be raised further if New Delhi does not address concerns over Russian o

South Korean man stabbed to death by Indian live-in partner in Greater Noida; accused held

The deceased was identified as Duck Hee Yuh, a South Korean, who was living at ATS Pious Hideaways in Sector 150 in Gautam Buddh Nagar district

Big revelation on comet 3I/ATLAS leaves scientists stunned: Interstellar object could be 14 billion years old, older than our Sun? What we know

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS might be older than our Sun and is estimated to be between eight and 14 billion years old and this discovery has left

Quote of the day by Julius Caesar: 'As a rule, men worry more about what they cant...'

Quote of the day by Julius Caesar: Julius Caesars observation highlights how people often fear the unknown more than visible challenges, with ima

Delhi-NCR AQI: National Capital's air quality slips back to 'very poor' category, AQI reaches at..., dense fog disrupts flight operations

On Monday, most parts of the city recorded poor to very poor air quality, with several areas seeing pollution levels worsen further. Some of the

Bengaluru: JJR Nagar tense after stones hurled at religious procession

Tension gripped the Jagjeevan Ram Nagar area here after stones were allegedly thrown at devotees pulling the chariot of a deity during a processi

U.S. pushes oil majors to invest big in Venezuela if they want to recover debts

In the 2000s, Venezuela expropriated the assets of some international oil companies that declined to give the state-run oil company PDVSA increas

Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu Trailer Out

The film is produced by Sahu Garapati & Sushmita Konidela under Shine Screens and Gold Box Entertainments banners.

Trump Says Ukraine Did Not Target Putins Residence in Drone Attack

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov last week said Ukraine launched a wave of drones at Putins state residence in the northwestern Novgorod re

Karnataka: Aide of Congress MLA held for death of party worker by bullet

The police in Karnataka have arrested a gunman linked to an aide of Congress MLA Nara Bharat Reddy in connection with the shootout in which a Con

Expert on Trump Venezuela plan: First, he will form a team, including top officials

Nayak 2 CONFIRMED: Anil Kapoor to return as Shivaji Rao after 25 years, actor to lead, co-produce sequel: 'When the time comes...'

After acquiring the rights, Anil Kapoor is now working on the sequel to his cult classic drama, Nayak. Co-producer Deepak Mukut confirmed that he

After Maduro, who's next? Trump's comments spur anxieties about his plans for Greenland and Cuba

Following a U.S. military operation in Venezuela, President Trump reiterated his desire to acquire Greenland for national security, citing Russia

Trump says Cuba 'ready to fall'

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Cuba was ready to fall after US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, noting that Havan

Quote of Day by G.A. Cohen: Of course, not everybody likes camping trips How a socialist philosopher used a camping trip to explain socialism

In Why Not Socialism?, G.A. Cohen uses humour and a camping-trip metaphor to highlight human differences and personal limits. By joking about dis

Greenland next? Soon post by Trump aides wife sparks storm

Katie Miller, wife of a top White House official, posted a map of Greenland with the U.S. flag, sparking speculation of a Trump administration an

AP Telangana Krishna water war: Will address all issues soon says Naidu

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said he would soon address all the issues related to dispute over sharing of Krishn

27-year-old Indian woman found stabbed to death in US apartment

Washington: A young Indian healthcare professional was found stabbed to death inside an apartment in the US state of Maryland, police said, as au

Inside IIMBs startup incubation journey; Deeptech funding to gather momentum in 2026

NSRCELs strength, as Ganesh and several alumni emphasise, lies in the day-to-day rituals of support. An empathetic mentor who helps a founder sha

Start training for the Mumbai Marathon, runners!

It is simply too late to make any kind of effort for the full TMM distance and if training has been insufficient it is better to opt out from the

Empathy at scale: Designing AI systems that understand human emotions

Empathy at scale is not about making machines emotional. It is about building systems that can recognise when emotion is present and respond appr

Critics Choice Award 2026: 16-year-old Owen Cooper bags Best Supporting Actor for Adolescence

Last year, Cooper made history at the Emmy Awards by becoming the youngest male actor to win an acting award.

Justice for Indias restaurateurs

Its sad that hotel owners are treated badly just because so many of them break rules and take local laws for granted

US defends military action in Venezuela, emphasises protection of..., here's all you need to know

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio clarified that the military action was not intended to seize oil for the United States. Instead, the focus was

China's services growth hits 6-month low in December, shows private PMI

Chinas services sector grew at its slowest pace in six months in December, with the RatingDog China General Services PMI slipping to 52.0 from 52

Trump says Iran will 'get hit very hard' if protesters killed

President Donald Trump warned Iran on Sunday that it would get hit very hard by the United States if more protesters die during demonstrations th

India News Live Updates: IndiGo temporarily suspends operations in Leh due to heavy snowfall

U.S.-Venezuela tensions LIVE: Venezuela acting President holds first cabinet; Maduro to appear before U.S. court

U.S. President Donald Trump warned that she may have to pay a bigger price than Maduro if she does not cooperate with the United States

At Least 40 Killed in US Strike on Venezuela

Earlier, US President Donald Trump said that the operation resulted in only a few injuries and no fatalities on the US side

Cuba government says 32 Cubans killed during Maduro extraction

Cuba said on Sunday that 32 of its citizens were killed during the U.S. operation in Venezuela that captured President Nicolas Maduro. Havana ann

China says it cannot accept countries acting as 'world judge' after US captures Maduro

China said it does not accept any country acting as the worlds judge or police after the United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Madu

Dhurandhar box office collection day 31: Ranveer Singh BEATS Yash's KGF Chapter 2, enters top 5 highest grossing Indian films of all time, earns...

The dominance of Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar continue even in it's fifth week, and now the film has joined the elite club of highest-grossing Indi

Trump says that Ukraine didn't target Putin residence in a drone strike as Kremlin claims

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that US national security officials have concluded Ukraine did not target a residence of Russian Preside

Will Pay a Big Price: Trump Threatens Venezuela VP Delcy Rodriguez

Trump administration says it is willing to work with the remainder of Maduro's government as long as Washington's goals are met

ICICI Prudential Life stock above key averages; technical setup signals further upside

BIG boost for Uttar Pradesh: LDA to provide 12.5 hectares of land for Lucknow metro's East-West corridor, here's all you need to know

The land identified for this purpose includes about 6 hectares in sector-K of the Basant Kunj scheme and nearly 6.5 hectares of land currently us

Over 30 Killed, Several Kidnapped in Nigeria

The gangs swept into Kasuwan Daji village, in the Kabe district of the western Niger State on Saturday and set a market ablaze, before looting sh

Trump threatens military operation against Colombia, after Venezuela raid

US President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened possible military action against Colombia, saying such an operation sounds good to me. Speaking to

Inside IIM Bangalores startup incubation journey: learning to teach its craft

In the shelter of a green campus at IIM Bangalore, NSRCEL has spent years learning how to guide young ideas while figuring out how to evolve itse

Morning Digest: India not on Trumps list of nations whose immigrants receive welfare; Venezuelas Maduro to appear in U.S. court, and more

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North Korea says latest missile tests involves hypersonic weapons system

North Korea said leader Kim Jong Un observed test flights of hypersonic missiles and stressed the need to strengthen the countrys nuclear deterre

What Is Monroe Doctrine? 200-Year-Old US Foreign Policy Trump Cited

Articulated in Monroe's 1823 address to Congress, Monroe Doctrine was intended to ward off European colonisation or other interference in indepen

Trump warns Venezuela VP Delcy Rodriguez of big price over Maduro issue

Speaking to The Atlantic, Trumps remarks marked a shift from his earlier comments suggesting Rodrguez was willing to cooperate after talks with S

Saudi-Backed Forces Retake Yemens Hadramout After Days of Airstrikes

Tensions rose after the STC moved last month into the governorates of Hadramout and Mahra and seized an oil-rich region

Cunha rescues United; Rice powers Arsenal; Newcastle shine

PREMIER LEAGUE MANCHESTER, Jan 4: A dramatic Premier League Sunday delivered late equalisers, title-defining goals and contrasting emotions acros

Trumps Venezuela oil revival plan is a $100 billion gamble

Reviving Venezuelas oil industry under a US-led plan would take years and cost more than $100 billion, analysts said, as decades of underinvestme

Rubio Walks Back Trumps Claim That U.S. Will Run Venezuela

Rubio offered a more nuanced take, saying the U.S. would continue to enforce an oil quarantine that was already in place on sanctioned tankers

Amorim satisfied with United fight at Leeds

London, Jan 4: Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim struck a measured yet revealing tone after his side battled to a 1-1 draw against Leeds Uni

Garcia shrugs off hostile Espanyol return in derby win

LA LIGA Barcelona, Jan 4: Goalkeeper Joan Garca shrugged off the jeers and vitriol in his return to Espanyol and Barcelona teammate Fermn Lpez se

Assam hit by 5.1 magnitude earthquake

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck central Assam early Monday, with no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The quake was recorded at 4.17 am

Sulc double fires Lyon past Monaco

Ligue 1 Paris, Jan 4: Midfielder Pavel Sulc kept his scoring run going with two goals as fifth-placed Lyon won at struggling Monaco 3-1 in Ligue

Gasperinis homecoming heartbreak: Roma lose to Atalanta

Serie A Milan, Jan 4: Gian Piero Gasperinis return to Bergamo ended in defeat as his Roma lost at Atalanta 1-0 in Serie A. Giorgio Scalvini claim

Venezuela's oil and mining sectors: Large potential, weak infrastructure

Venezuela holds the worlds largest estimated oil reserves, about 17% of the global total, but production remains far below capacity due to years

US sanctions policy to determine Venezuela's oil production outlook, Goldman says

Goldman Sachs said Venezuelas oil outlook this year hinges on how U.S. sanctions policy evolves after the United States removed President Nicolas

Uses of systematic investment, transfer plans

Both these are methods of investment and not an investment product per se; understanding the nuances of the two concepts would help you to deploy

Dhurandhar becomes first Hindi film to cross Rs 800 crore mark

The Ranveer Singh starrer spy-action thriller Dhurandhar has scripted history by becoming the first Hindi film to cross the Rs 800 crore mark in

Leonardo questions if audience still has appetite for cinema

Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio says he is unsure if the audience still has the same appetite for cinema halls amid the surge of streamers and w

Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani spotted at a studio, in Mumbai

Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani spotted at a studio, in Mumbai, on Sunday. (PTI)

Varun Dhawan, Ahan Shetty jam on Ghar Kab Aaoge with Indian soilders

Ever since the makers of Border 2 released the Ghar Kab Aaoge track from the film, it has been receiving a lot of love from music lovers. Not jus

Fans mob Allu Arjun, his wife

A casual outing in the evening turned into a chaotic situation for Telugu star Allu Arjun and his wife, Sneha Reddy, after the couple was mobbed

Unusual genetic code in Antarctic microbes yields rare amino acid

A new and first of its kind study could help scientists engineer proteins with functional advantages that have been hitherto unknown, and could p

Trump warns rivals after Maduros capture

Washington, Jan 4: US President Donald Trump said the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro should serve as a warning to adversaries, declar

Act of war, says New York Mayor Mamdani

New York, Jan 4: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has condemned the US action on Venezuela, stating that the attack on any sovereign nation is

Trump wants to play regional strongman, says Kamala Harris

Washington, Jan 4: Former US Vice President Kamala Harris has strongly criticised President Donald Trumps actions in Venezuela, calling them unla

Dhaka police bans public gatherings near Yunus residence, Secretariat

Dhaka, Jan 4: The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has imposed a ban on all types of public gatherings in key areas in Bangladeshs capital, includ

Three held in connection with death of Hindu bizman in Bdesh

Dhaka, Jan 4: Three persons were arrested on Sunday in the case of hacking and burning to death a Hindu businessman in Shariatpur district of Ban

Nepal ex-PM clarifies to panel on use of force during Gen Z protests

Kathmandu, Jan 4: Nepals ousted prime minister KP Sharma Oli on Sunday sent a formal reply to a letter from a probe commission seeking clarificat

Communal tension hits Nepal towns near border with India

Kathmandu, Jan 4: Protests over a video with alleged religious content on social media turned violent as tension flared across two places in sout

Making strong efforts to host 2036 Olympics: PM Modi

VARANASI, Jan 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asserted that India is preparing with full strength to host the 2036 Olympic Games, and decla

Dr Jitendra announces relaxation of 3-year eligibility for deep-tech StartUp loans

Excelsior Correspondent NEW DELHI, Jan 4 : Marking the 41st Foundation Day of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) under t

Somnath Swabhiman Parv A 1000 Years of Unbroken Faith (1026-2026)

Narendra Modi pibjammu@gmail.com Somnath Swabhiman Parv A 1000 Years of Unbroken Faith (1026-2026) Somnathhearing this word instils a sense of p

LG flags off group of youth from South Kashmir for exposure tour

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 4: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today flagged off a group of 25 youth from various districts of South Kashm

CM greets people on Guru Gobind Singh Jis Jayanti

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 4: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today extended warm greetings to the Sikh community and all those celebrating

Students suffer as KU staff postings based on convenience, not academics

Suhail Bhat SRINAGAR, Jan 4: The University of Kashmir is making posting of its staff, not on academic or administrative requirements but alleged

BJP chalks roadmap for inclusive growth in party meets of Akhnoor, Samba districts

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 4: As part of its ongoing efforts to reinforce party organization at the grassroot level, the Jammu & Kashmir

Guru Gobind Singh Jis Resistance to Tyranny and Vision for Justice

Dr Harmeet Singh harmeetjnu@gmail.com Guru Gobind Singh was a strong moral force during the time when power was often used for fear and faith to

Health Sector registering significant improvement in J&K: Dy CM

*Surinder, Itoo inaugurate blood donation camp Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 4: Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Kumar Choudhary and Minister

NMC inspection is positive step, but agitation will continue: Sangharsh Samiti

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 4: Describing the surprise inspection of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence by National Me

Idol I Part 3 Episodes 5 and 6 release date, time, schedule and how to watch online: Global streaming timings worldwide, cast, plot

Idol I Part 3 Episodes 5 and 6 release date, time, schedule and how to watch online details the Netflix release plan, time zones, episode count,

North Korea test-fires hypersonic missiles: state media

The missiles hit targets about 1,000 km (621 miles) away, over the sea east of North Korea, KCNA said