- Offbeat
Ixigo’s Great Indian Travel Index: OTT shows boost local tourism
New Delhi: India’s popular OTT shows are doing more than driving viewership – they are putting the Northeast firmly on the travel map as flight bookings to cities like Imphal, Dimapur and…
- India
Sisters battling depression end life over pet dog’s illness in Lucknow
Lucknow: Two sisters battling depression and distressed over their pet dog’s illness have allegedly died by suicide after consuming phenyl at their home here, police said on Friday. The incident occurred in…
- World
China sanctions 20 US defence firms over Trump’s Taiwan arms sales
Beijing: China on Friday imposed sanctions on 20 US defence firms in response to the Trump administration’s approval of a record USD 11.1 billion arms sales package to Taiwan. The Foreign Ministry…
- World
H1B visa: India conveys concern to US over cancellation of interviews
New Delhi: India on Friday said it flagged its concerns to the US over cancellation of pre-scheduled H1B visa interviews of large numbers of Indian applicants and that both sides are engaged…
- India
Hostilities against Bangladeshi minorities grave concern: India
New Delhi: India on Friday said the “unremitting hostilities” against minorities in Bangladesh is a matter of grave concern even as it reiterated that the upcoming parliamentary polls in that country must…
- India
UP govt asks to incorporate newspaper reading in schools
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has issued guidelines directing all secondary and basic primary schools in the state to incorporate newspaper reading as a mandatory daily activity for students. The initiative aims…
- India
Madras HC asks centre to consider Australia’s social media ban
Madurai: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has observed that the Centre could consider framing a legislation to regulate the use of internet by kids, similar to a law in…
- India
Why can’t Centre reduce GST on air purifiers: Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Centre why it cannot reduce the GST charged on air purifiers to make it affordable for the common man in view of…
- Kerala
VV Rajesh elected as first BJP mayor in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: BJP leader V V Rajesh was elected mayor of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation on Friday after the saffron party won 50 of the 101 wards, marking its first-ever victory in a municipal corporation…
- Telangana
Fulfill poll promises, not personal vendettas: KTR to CM
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K T Rama Rao said on Friday, hit back at Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy over his recent pledge to end K Chandrasekhar Rao’s family…
- India
No conflict between science and dharma: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
Tirupati: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday said there was no conflict between science and dharma, and asserted that ultimately all seek the same truth through different paths. Addressing the…
- India
ADHD drugs boost alertness, reward perception rather than focus: Study
New Delhi: Prescription medicines used to treat ADHD may be working by making one more alert and interested in tasks, rather than directly improving their ability to focus as was previously thought,…
- Photos
Photos: Christmas across world
Christian devotees pray at Omdurman church on Christmas Day, in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. AP/PTI(AP12_26_2025_000009B) Girls in traditional costumes celebrate Christmas near St. Michael Monastery in the city center of…
- India
Unnao rape case: Protests at Delhi HC over accused’s jail term suspension
New Delhi: A protest was held outside the Delhi High Court here on Friday against the suspension of the sentence of Kuldeep Sengar, who was convicted in the Unnao rape case. The…
- Elections
Election Commission completes roll revision in 13 states, plans Phase-2
New Delhi: Battling “vote chori” allegations levelled by the opposition Congress, the Election Commission held special intensive revision of electoral rolls in 13 states and Union territories and a ‘special revision’ in…
