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Amitabh Bachchan joins Policybazaar campaign
Policybazaar has chosen Amitabh Bachchan as its brand ambassador for t...
‘Jana Nayagan’ release date confirmed
Actor-turned-politician Vijay has officially confirmed the release dat...
IRCTC launches Beta Booking website
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launch...
Doctor killed, son critical in Dharwad, Karnataka
Dharwad doctor Dr Kiran Honannavar was found dead at his home, while h...
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Cabinet approves ₹1.9 lakh cr Semicon 2.0
The Centre has approved a ₹1.9 lakh crore package to accelerate semiconductor and mobile phone manufacturing, reinforcing its focus on building a self-reliant electronics industry. The Cabinet cleared Semicon 2.0, with an outlay of ₹1.27 lakh crore, along with a...
India-UK trade deal CETA signed
India and the United Kingdom have taken a major step towards strengthening economic ties by signing the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreemen...
Retail inflation touches 4.38% in June
India's retail inflation rose to 4.38% in June, climbing above the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) medium-term target of 4% after remaining below t...
Railways loses 1.27 cr linen items in 4 years
An RTI query has revealed that Indian Railways has lost more than 1.27 crore linen items, including bedsheets, towels and blankets, from AC coach...
E20 fuel lowers mileage 3-5%, says Centre
The Centre has acknowledged that vehicles running on E20 petrol, which contains 20% ethanol and 80% petrol, may experience a 3% to 5% reduction i...
technology
Google Play welcomes third party app stores
Google is set to make a major change to the Android ecosystem by allowing third-party app stores to be distributed through the Google P...
OpenAI builds screenless AI speaker
OpenAI is reportedly developing its first consumer hardware product—a screenless AI-powered smart speaker designed to make conversation...
Apple rolls out iOS 27 public Beta with ...
Apple has started rolling out the public beta version of iOS 27, giving iPhone users an early chance to try new fea...
Apple tipped to refresh pencil design
Apple is reportedly working on a redesigned Apple Pencil that could feature a replaceable battery, addressing one o...
Anthropic adds Reflect to Claude
Anthropic has rolled out Reflect, a new feature that gives Claude users a closer look at how they use the AI assist...
Instagram users can opt out of Meta AI
Instagram users now have a new privacy option that lets them stop Meta's artificial intelligence tools from using t...
health
Rohingya boat tragedy leaves 500 feared dead
A major maritime tragedy involving Rohingya migrants has raised fears that more than 500 people may have lost their lives after two boats reporte...
Cyclospora outbreak spreads across US
US health authorities are investigating a multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a foodborne illness caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospor...
API issue delays Dr Reddy’s semaglutide supplies
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories has postponed supplies of its semaglutide products after detecting a quality issue with the active pharmaceutical ingred...
lifestyle
‘Jana Nayagan’ release date confirmed
Actor-turned-politician Vijay has officially confirmed the release date of his much-awaited film Jana Nayagan, putting a...
Jurassic Park star Sam Neill passes away at 78
Veteran New Zealand actor Sam Neill, best known for playing Dr Alan Grant in the Jurassic Park films...
Legendary playback singer S. Janaki dies at 88
Legendary playback singer S. Janaki, fondly known as the "Nightingale of South India," passed away a...
Rajpal Yadav gets three-month jail term
Actor Rajpal Yadav has been sentenced to three months in jail after the Delhi High Court upheld his ...
Rehmat enters Locarno’s Golden Leopard competitio...
Filmmaker Gurvinder Singh's Punjabi feature Rehmat has been selected for the main competition at the...
national
HC seeks daily check on Sonam Wangchuk
The Delhi High Court has directed the government to ensure regular medical monitoring of climate activist and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk, ...
IRCTC launches Beta Booking website
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched the beta version of its new ticket booking website, aiming to make onlin...
Puri celebrates Jagannath Rath Yatra
The streets of Puri came alive with chants of "Jai Jagannath" as lakhs of devotees gathered on Thursday for the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra, one ...
FDA seals Siya Goyal family’s Pune spice shop
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sealed a spice shop owned by the family of Siya Goyal, the woman arrested in connection wi...
CBI details NEET paper leak
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has revealed fresh details in the ongoing NEET-UG paper leak case, alleging that the owner of a Maharas...
Nitin Gadkari backs E20 rollout
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has strongly defended the government's E20 fuel programme, saying motorists should not a...
opinion
Austerity begins with the State
While PM Modi’s call to conserve fuel, reduce imports, and avoid buying gold might reflect a genuine economic concern as geopolitical tensions st...
Life of a Peace Dove
Towering mountains, turbulent seas
Rugged terrains, windswept fields,
I fly up there and beyond these
Looking for calm, they call me the dove
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From Nayanar to Vijayan, Sabarimala Row Sparks Credibility
The ongoing Sabarimala gold scam, which has sent shockwaves through Kerala’s political and religious spheres, inevitably recalls a controversial ...
A Hug, a Kiss, and Kerala in Shock: How Saji Cherian Broke the Rules
Whether by coincidence or calculation, the episode showcased Kerala’s shifting political grammar
By Arun M Nair
In Kerala’s high-voltage po...
Kerala’s Fiscal Paradox: How Bottles and Tickets Keep the State Afloat
By Arun M Nair
Thiruvananthapuram: Behind the enviable social indicators of Kerala lies an unusual revenue model. Liquor queues and lottery coun...
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Amitabh Bachchan joins Policybazaar campaign
Policybazaar has chosen Amitabh Bachchan as its brand ambassador for the 'Parivaar Sabse Pehle' campaign. The initiative aims to encourage Indian...
Doctor killed, son critical in Dharwad, Karnataka
Dharwad doctor Dr Kiran Honannavar was found dead at his home, while his teenage son suffered multiple stab injuries and remains critical. Police...
Two die in Noida building fire
Two people died after a massive fire engulfed a five-storey residential building in Noida's Mamura village on Wednesday. More than 100 residents ...
world news
US plans $100,000 Green Card bond
The United States is considering a new pilot programme that would require certain green card applicants living abroad to post a $100,000 bond bef...
US Iran war widens with Gulf attacks
The conflict between the United States and Iran has intensified, with fresh strikes near Tehran and retaliatory attacks reported across parts of ...
Australia plans safer AI rules
Australia is taking a cautious but forward-looking approach to artificial intelligence, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese outlining plans to e...