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KISS 'dark story' deepens: Families of two more students allege murder, seek answers to their untimely deaths

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 20 -- The painful saga surrounding the alleged abuse and deaths of tribal students at Odisha's premier Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) continues to unfold, with fresh all... Read More


TRIBUTE: The Life and Times of Professor Adamu Baikie (1931-2025)

Nigeria, Dec. 20 -- With the passing of Professor Adamu Baikie on Friday, the 12 December 2025, Nigeria and the broader African academic community have lost a true architect of modern education. He w... Read More


Ailing Tusker tranquilised after two-day operation in Chandaka forest in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 20 -- An ailing elephant roaming in the Chandaka forest on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar was successfully tranquilised on Friday after a two-day-long operation, following which a team... Read More


Telangana CM Reddy announces new act amidst Christmas celebrations to "stamp out" religious hatred

Hyderabad, Dec. 20 -- Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy announced that the State Government of Telangana would introduce a new act in the Assembly to combat religious hatred and punish those who insult o... Read More


38th Chrysanthemum Show gets underway in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, Dec. 20 -- The zero waste 38th Chrysanthemum Show was inaugurated at the Terraced Garden, Sector 33, on Friday with much fanfare. The three-day flower show, organised by the Chandigarh mun... Read More


DUCSU demands renaming of Bangabandhu, Fazilatunnesa halls

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- The Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) has announced a programme to besiege the vice-chancellor's office, demanding the renaming of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Ha... Read More


DUCSU demands renaming of Sheikh Mujib, Fazilatunnesa halls

Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- The Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) has announced a programme to besiege the vice-chancellor's office, demanding the renaming of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Ha... Read More


IAS appointment in 'non-civil service officers' category in Punjab: HC stays selection process

Chandigarh, Dec. 20 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has stayed the selection process for appointment to the Indian Administrative Services (IAS) in the 'non-state civil officers' category in... Read More


Ending the male monopoly in bar councils in India

India, Dec. 20 -- It seemed appropriate at the end of the year to hear the unmistakable sound of a glass ceiling crashing down. The blow was struck by a Supreme Court bench headed by chief justice Su... Read More


A prescription for getting Delhi to breathe fine again

India, Dec. 20 -- Delhi's toxic air is a scandal, a global scandal. And it is going to be so, for the foreseeable future. Just imagine, visualise, this conversation between a young Delhi-based corpora... Read More