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Swiggy, Zepto move court over gig law
Food delivery and quick commerce companies Swiggy, Zepto and several o...
Pune court orders death penalty for child’s killer
A Pune sessions court has sentenced 65‑year‑old Bhimrao Kamble to deat...
CBSE revises middle school 3 language rules
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued fresh guide...
Fresh wedding buzz around Anirudh and Kavya Maran
Rumours claiming music composer Anirudh Ravichander and Sunrisers Hyde...
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Swiggy, Zepto move court over gig law
Food delivery and quick commerce companies Swiggy, Zepto and several other digital platforms have approached the Karnataka High Court challenging the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2025. The companies argue that some provisions of the newly...
Trump threatens tariffs over digital taxes
US President Donald Trump has warned that countries imposing digital services taxes on American technology companies could face tariffs of up to ...
Amazon unveils $48-bn India expansion plan
Amazon has reaffirmed its long-term confidence in India by announcing a $48-billion investment plan through 2030, with CEO Andy Jassy revealing t...
India, US make substantial progress in talks
India and the United States have said they have made substantial progress in talks on a long-awaited bilateral trade agreement, raising hopes tha...
India gets 11 ships as Hormuz route reopens
India has received a major boost to its energy security after shipping traffic through the strategically important Strait of Hormuz resumed follo...
technology
Netflix tightens rules for shared profiles
Netflix has started rolling out a new feature that requires users to link a unique email address to every profile created under a share...
YouTube Shorts gets cleaner, faster
YouTube is giving its Shorts platform a fresh makeover with a range of new features aimed at making short-video viewing more comfortabl...
Google Finance app arrives on Android
Google has launched a dedicated Google Finance app for Android, giving users a simpler way to track stocks, monitor...
Apple price hike hits MacBooks, iPads
Buying an Apple device has become more expensive for Indian consumers after the company raised prices across much o...
Google cuts Play Store fees for develope...
Google is introducing significant changes to its Play Store billing system, a move that could reduce costs for deve...
Meta introduces stylish AI glasses
Meta has unveiled a new generation of AI-powered smart glasses in collaboration with eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica...
health
Australia detects second H5N1 case
Australia has confirmed its second case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, raising fresh concerns for the country's poultry industry and ...
G7 announced new global health, development initiatives
The G7 nations have announced a series of new global health and development initiatives, with support from partner countries including India, as ...
Climate hazards threaten health and futures of children
Nearly every child in the world is now exposed to at least one major climate or environmental hazard, while around half face three or more overla...
lifestyle
Candere names Smriti Mandhana brand ambassador
Candere, the lifestyle jewellery brand from Kalyan Jewellers, is looking to strengthen its appeal among younger buyers a...
Anant Ambani offers hair, backs Tirumala buses
Reliance Industries Executive Director Anant Ambani visited the Tirumala Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temp...
Taylor Swift plans multiple wedding looks
Taylor Swift is reportedly planning several outfit changes for her wedding celebrations with NFL sta...
Shah Rukh Khan’s Mangaluru visit delights fans
Shah Rukh Khan turned an ordinary evening in Mangaluru into an unforgettable celebration as he retur...
Samantha set for motherhood, takes acting break
Actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu has confirmed that she is expecting her first child with filmmaker Raj Ni...
national
4 killed after SUV rams car on Expressway, Meerut
Four members of a family from Haryana were killed in a tragic road accident after a speeding SUV rammed into their car on the Delhi-Dehradun Expr...
Sonam Wangchuk begins hunger strike in Delhi
Climate activist and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk has begun an indefinite hunger strike at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, joining an ongoing protest...
Arunachal landslide blocks river, flood alert issued
Heavy rainfall continued to lash Arunachal Pradesh on Monday, triggering fresh landslides and flash floods that disrupted life across several dis...
West Bengal plans tougher law on crime
The West Bengal government is preparing to bring two new Bills in the State Assembly to deal with organised crime, anti-social activities and vio...
6 Operation Sindoor heroes officially named
The Centre has, for the first time, officially released the names of six armed forces personnel who lost their lives during Operation Sindoor, pa...
Mahesh Dixit to steer India’s Intelligence Bureau
India's intelligence network is set for a leadership change, with the Centre appointing Mahesh Dixit as the next Director of the Intelligence Bur...
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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Pune court orders death penalty for child’s killer
A Pune sessions court has sentenced 65‑year‑old Bhimrao Kamble to death for the rape and murder of a three‑and‑a‑half‑year‑old girl in Nasrapur, ...
Fresh wedding buzz around Anirudh and Kavya Maran
Rumours claiming music composer Anirudh Ravichander and Sunrisers Hyderabad CEO Kavya Maran are set to marry have gone viral. However, sources cl...
2-year-old nears 63 US parks visit record
Two-year-old Indian-origin Aarya is set to become the youngest person to visit all 63 US national parks. Guided by her parents, she has explored ...
world news
CBSE revises middle school 3 language rules
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued fresh guidelines easing the three-language policy for students in Classes 7, 8 and 9, ...
11 die in France’s skydiving plane crash
At least 11 people died after a small aircraft carrying skydivers crashed shortly after take-off near Nancy in eastern France. Authorities said t...
France heatwave to have claimed 1,000 lives
France has recorded more than 1,000 excess deaths as an intense heatwave continues to grip Europe, making it one of the deadliest spells of extre...