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Police suspect truck driver may have dozed off, other drivers point otherwise
23+ min ago (232+ words) Published - December 25, 2025 08:58 pm IST - Chitradurga Rescue work under way at the accident site in Chitradurga district on Thursday. The Chitradurga Police have booked a case against the driver of the truck that hit the private sleeper bus, causing the fire....
Puducherry government gears up for a hectic, year-ending week ahead, with visits by V-P and Union Minister
30+ min ago (336+ words) Updated - December 25, 2025 08:53 pm IST - PUDUCHERRY The government is gearing up for an extraordinarily hectic, year-ending week ahead, that will include visits by Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan and Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, amidst an anticipated upsurge in tourist arrivals…...
Who is Tarique Rahman, the BNP leader who returned to Bangladesh after 17 years?
32+ min ago (144+ words) Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of Bangladesh's BNP, has returned to Dhaka after nearly 17 years in exile. His homecoming comes ahead of the February 12 general elections, following the ouster of Sheikh Hasina. With past convictions overturned, Rahman's return may reshape Bangladesh's…...
Rebellion growing in Upendra Kushwahaâs party in Bihar, two more MLAs maintain distance, 8 office-bearers resign
33+ min ago (487+ words) Updated - December 25, 2025 08:56 pm IST - PATNA Speculation of dissent in the Upendra Kushwaha-led Rashtriya Lok Morcha began doing the rounds yet again in Bihar after two MLAs skipped an event hosted by the party president in Patna on Wednesday (December 24, 2025). Leaders…...
Foot and Mouth Disease vaccination to begin in Virudhunagar district on December 29
41+ min ago (243+ words) Published - December 25, 2025 08:40 pm IST - Virudhunagar The 8th round of Foot and Mouth disease vaccination drive would be held in Virudhunagar district from December 29 to January 18. In a statement District Collector N.O. Sughaputra said that the 21-day drive would be taken up by…...
Veera Reddyâs services to farmers remembered
41+ min ago (191+ words) Published - December 25, 2025 08:40 pm IST - KADAPA Tributes were paid to former Minister Bijivemula Veera Reddy on his 25th death anniversary at Badvel constituency in Kadapa district, on Thursday. Minister for Endowments Anam Ramanarayana Reddy participated in the event and offered a giant…...
Indian Army allows âpassive participationâ on social media, revises long-standing ban
43+ min ago (385+ words) Updated - December 25, 2025 08:48 pm IST - New Delhi After years of stringent restrictions on social media use, the Indian Army has revised its policy to allow "passive participation" by its personnel on select platforms, while maintaining strict safeguards to protect operational security....
People enjoying fruits of reforms initiated by former Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee, says Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu
52+ min ago (403+ words) Published - December 25, 2025 08:30 pm IST - AMARAVATI Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu after unveiling the statue of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth centenary, at Venkatapalem in the Amaravati capital region on…...
Ban on women using smartphones in Rajasthan withdrawn; elders say prohibition kept children in mind
58+ min ago (307+ words) Published - December 25, 2025 08:24 pm IST - Jodhpur The village elders in Rajasthan's Jalore district have withdrawn the ban imposed on women using smartphones after the decision faced opposition in several places. A meeting of the panchas (village elders) was convened on Thursday…...
Navi Mumbai region heads for rapid infra, realty growth
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (315+ words) Published - December 25, 2025 08:21 pm IST - MUMBAI The commencement of commercial flight from the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) is expected to speed up infrastructure and real estate development across Navi Mumbai and surrounding regions, analysts & industry executives said. Several major infrastructure…...