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Two die in Noida building fire
Two people died after a massive fire engulfed a five-storey residentia...
Ketan Agarwal’s mother seeks fast-track j...
Ketan Agarwal's mother has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, se...
Tukaram Mundhe leads milk adulteration drive
Maharashtra's Food and Drug Administration has intensified raids on su...
Four influencers face FIR over E20 row
Nagpur Cyber Police have registered an FIR against four social media i...
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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 Agreement (CETA), a landmark deal expected to significantly boost trade, investment and employment in both countries. Officials believe the...
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...
RBI rolls out three key economic surveys
The Reserve Bank of India has rolled out three nationwide surveys to better understand how consumers, businesses and economists view the economy,...
technology
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 Siri
Apple has started rolling out the public beta version of iOS 27, giving iPhone users an early chance to try new features before the sof...
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...
OpenAI debuts GPT live voice AI
OpenAI has introduced GPT Live, a next-generation voice model that gives ChatGPT the ability to hold more natural, ...
health
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...
Ebola spreads to 4th Congo province, deaths reach 600
The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing renewed concern after a suspected Ebola case was reported in a fourth province, raising fears that the...
lifestyle
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, has died at the ag...
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...
The Pitt, Hacks dominate 2026 Emmy nominations
The race for the 2026 Emmy Awards has begun, with The Pitt and Hacks leading this year's nominations...
national
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...
India boosts safety for sailors in Hormuz
The Centre has announced a real-time monitoring system for Indian seafarers after fresh attacks on merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz claim...
SC seeks fair Assam citizenship process
The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that citizenship disputes in Assam must be decided through a fair and transparent legal process, stressing that ...
Seven Ladakh districts to get hill councils
The Ladakh administration has announced plans to establish Autonomous Hill Development Councils (AHDCs) in all seven districts of the Union Terri...
Monsoon in India enters brief lull
The southwest monsoon is expected to remain in a subdued phase across large parts of India over the next week, bringing a temporary break from wi...
Jaishankar launches India’s UNSC campaign
India has officially launched its campaign for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2028-29 term, with Exte...
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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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 ...
Ketan Agarwal’s mother seeks fast-track justice
Ketan Agarwal's mother has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking a fast-track trial in her son's murder case. She appealed for swift j...
Tukaram Mundhe leads milk adulteration drive
Maharashtra's Food and Drug Administration has intensified raids on suspected synthetic milk units under Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe. Authorities...
world news
Trump escalates Iran standoff over Strait of Hormuz
Tensions between the United States and Iran have intensified after President Donald Trump announced a renewed blockade targeting Iranian shipping...
UK bans Iran’s IRGC terror group
The UK government has officially designated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, marking one of its stron...
Trump claims top Iranian leaders killed in US strikes
US President Donald Trump has claimed that American military strikes on Iran have killed several of the country's top military leaders, intensify...