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Bangladesh all set to procure Chinese fighter jets
Bangladesh is moving closer to acquiring Chinese-made J-10CE fighter j...
Pakistan court sentences Mahrang Baloch to life
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced Baloch rights activist Mahr...
Arunachal floods leave trail of destruction
Torrential rain unleashed flash floods and landslides across Arunachal...
Mumbai local train door dispute ends in killing
A routine train ride turned deadly for 22-year-old Mayank Lohar, who w...
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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 that the two countries may be moving closer to a deal that could boost trade and investment. The...
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...
India, UAE explore BrahMos missile deal
India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are reportedly in the early stages of discussions for a potential defence deal involving the export of I...
El Niño, Ethanol push stall India sugar expo...
ndia's sugar industry is preparing for a prolonged period of tight supplies, with experts warning that the country may not be able to resume larg...
Rupee falls 15 paise to 94.48 against dollar
Rupee opened lower on Monday even as domestic equity markets witnessed strong buying, highlighting the mixed impact of global developments on fin...
technology
Google cuts Play Store fees for developers
Google is introducing significant changes to its Play Store billing system, a move that could reduce costs for developers and give them...
Meta introduces stylish AI glasses
Meta has unveiled a new generation of AI-powered smart glasses in collaboration with eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica, marking its latest...
Jumpp adds UPI payments to its platform
Fintech startup Jumpp has entered India’s fast-growing digital payments space after securing approval from the Nati...
Windows PCs get Copilot auto-install
Microsoft is preparing to automatically roll out its Microsoft 365 Copilot app to eligible Windows devices, signall...
Temple launches Entropy health metric
Temple, the health-tech venture founded by Deepinder Goyal, has unveiled a new biomarker called "Entropy", which it...
Adobe brings AI agents to creative apps
Adobe has expanded its artificial intelligence offerings by introducing AI-powered agents across several Creative C...
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
Samantha set for motherhood, takes acting break
Actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu has confirmed that she is expecting her first child with filmmaker Raj Nidimoru and plans to ...
Five medals put India in Cannes Lions spotlight
India has made a promising start at the 73rd Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, winn...
Mukesh Khanna’s Samay Raina collab sparks backlash
Veteran actor Mukesh Khanna has found himself at the centre of an online controversy after appearing...
Anshula Kapoor, Rohan begin wedding celebrations
Wedding celebrations have officially begun for Anshula Kapoor and her longtime partner Rohan Thakkar...
Shwetha Menon resigns as AMMA crisis deepens
The Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) has been plunged into fresh uncertainty after pres...
national
Air India flight briefly enters Pakistani airspace
An Air India flight briefly entered Pakistani airspace during a go-around manoeuvre while attempting to land at Amritsar, prompting an investigat...
Kerala court orders BJP councillors to retake oath
The Kerala High Court has ordered 20 BJP councillors of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation to take their oath of office again after ruling that t...
MEA clarifies passport not proof of citizenship
The Ministry of External Affairs has clarified that an Indian passport is mainly a travel document and cannot be treated as conclusive proof of c...
3 dead in Kolkata warehouse collapse
A major rescue operation is underway in Kolkata after an under-construction warehouse collapsed in the Taratala area on Wednesday, killing at lea...
President honours 65 Padma awardees
President Droupadi Murmu presented Padma Awards to 65 distinguished personalities during the second civil investiture ceremony held at Rashtrapat...
Monsoon fury disrupts Mumbai life
Mumbai witnessed widespread disruption on Wednesday as heavy monsoon rains lashed the city a day after the southwest monsoon finally arrived, nea...
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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Pakistan court sentences Mahrang Baloch to life
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced Baloch rights activist Mahrang Baloch to life imprisonment over charges linked to unrest and violence....
Iran invites Modi for Khamenei funeral ceremonies
Iran has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s funeral and burial ceremonies, schedu...
Arunachal floods leave trail of destruction
Torrential rain unleashed flash floods and landslides across Arunachal Pradesh, damaging homes, roads and a key bridge. Three people remain missi...
world news
Bangladesh all set to procure Chinese fighter jets
Bangladesh is moving closer to acquiring Chinese-made J-10CE fighter jets, the same aircraft used by Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, a develop...
Venezuela quakes leave nearly 164 dead
Venezuela is reeling after two powerful earthquakes struck within hours of each other, leaving at least 164 people dead and hundreds more injured...
Trump criticises NATO over Iran conflict response
US President Donald Trump has renewed pressure on NATO allies, criticising what he described as insufficient participation by member nations duri...