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Residents, Activists Threaten Protest Over Pallikaranai Marshland Construction
Residents and environmental activists have threatened to stage a protest if construction activity on the Pallikaranai Marshland in Tamil Nadu is not halted immediately.…
Chief Minister Stalin Condoles Deaths of Four Schoolgirls in Namakkal Road Accident, Sanctions Solatium
Chief Minister M. K. Stalin has expressed condolences over the deaths of four schoolgirls in a road accident in Namakkal district and announced financial…
Investigation Reveals Potential Election Law Violations by Reform UK
Channel 4 News has published findings from an undercover investigation into Reform UK, documenting what its journalists describe as "major potential breaches of British…
Trump Sends Envoys Witkoff and Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv With New Peace Proposal
President Donald Trump has dispatched senior envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv this weekend carrying what the administration describes as…
Act 3 Review – Queer Art History and Life Reflections From Masters of Metatextuality
Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor premiered their documentary "Act 3" at the Telluride Film Festival in September 2026, presenting a layered exploration of their…
275 Indians Still Missing as Nepal Flash Flood Death Toll Surpasses 1,200
New Delhi — The number of Indian nationals unaccounted for in the devastating Nepal flash floods has reached 275, according to a statement from…
Union Minister Chirag Paswan's Party Files Complaint Against Influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj, Seeks FIR for Alleged Name Misuse
The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), headed by Union Minister Chirag Paswan, has lodged a formal complaint with the Parliament Police Station in New…
Dialogue, not oil bans, will end Ukraine war: Jaishankar defends India’s energy buys
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday defended India's continued purchase of Russian energy, arguing that trade restrictions alone cannot resolve the conflict in…
Recommended to establish mandatory statewide Differences/Disorders of Sex Development/intersex birth registry linked to civil registration, Gopi Shankar clarifies
Kerala Interiors Minister Gopi Shankar has moved to clarify recommendations for establishing a mandatory statewide registry tracking births involving Differences of Sex Development, also…
Cloudy Skies, Isolated Light Rain Forecast for Andhra Pradesh Amid Weak Monsoon
The India Meteorological Department has forecast cloudy skies and isolated light rain for Andhra Pradesh as the Southwest Monsoon continues to display weakness over…
Beauty Pageant Winner Promotes Healthcare Awareness Beyond Hospitals
A beauty pageant winner from Andhra Pradesh has stepped outside the conventional ceremonial role of titleholders and taken up public health advocacy, conducting awareness…
Middle East live: Israeli strikes on south and east Lebanon kill three people
BEIRUT — Three civilians were killed and 23 others wounded when Israeli forces carried out strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon late Friday, according…
Cambridge University Opens Formal Investigation Into Associate Professor Suspended Over Alleged Foreign Donation Breach
Cambridge University has formally opened an investigation into the conduct of James Orr, an associate professor suspended from the institution following the emergence of…
Outrage as Maltese Tycoon Acquitted in Journalist's Murder
A Maltese court has acquitted businessman Yorgen Fenech of charges that he commissioned the 2017 car bomb assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia,…
Two Senior Reform UK Officials Resign Amid Hidden-Camera Investigation Revealing Foreign Funding Solicitation
A pair of senior officials at Reform UK have stepped down following an undercover investigation that captured conversations suggesting the party was actively soliciting…
Two held for raping 15-year-old girl in Assam's Sivasagar, found pregnant: Police
Police in Assam's Sivasagar district have arrested two men in connection with the alleged abduction and repeated sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl, after…
Traffic Crawls on Delhi-Gurugram Expressway After Heavy Rain Causes Waterlogging
Heavy rain on Tuesday triggered severe waterlogging near Shiv Murti on the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway, stranding hundreds of commuters and producing a traffic jam that…
Wipro Kawasaki to Invest ₹1,000 Crore in Hydraulic Pump Manufacturing Plant at Harohalli
Wipro Kawasaki Precision Motors Private Limited has announced plans to establish a hydraulic pump manufacturing facility in Harohalli, Karnataka, with a committed investment of…
Bharath Jodo logo released
The Indian National Congress on Thursday unveiled the official logo for its "Bharath Jodo" (United India) campaign, a nationwide initiative aimed at countering what…
Bowring Hospital designated nodal centre for DNA profiling of Karnataka victims missing in Nepal
Bowring Hospital in Bengaluru has been named the nodal centre for DNA profiling of Karnataka residents reported missing in Nepal, according to a directive…
CPI(ML) Liberation to Leverage Education Reform Drive to Reach Young Voters in Bihar, UP
The Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation has announced an education reform campaign aimed at expanding its political reach among young voters in…
Mistrial Declared in Lindsay Clancy Children's Deaths Case After Jury Deadlock
A Massachusetts judge has ruled that a mistrial should be declared in the highly publicized case against Lindsay Clancy, a 33-year-old mother accused of…
Sydney Braces for Record Heat as Fire Bans Take Effect Across New South Wales
Sydney is bracing for potentially record-breaking spring heat as the city faces a forecast maximum of 33 degrees Celsius on Saturday, a temperature that…
Trump Downplays Iran Conflict as Casualties Mount, Demands Federal Reserve Rate Cut
President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed an ongoing war with Iran that has killed 18 U.S. service members as "small potatoes," while simultaneously pressing…