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Ludhiana: Gravel-laden truck overturns on shanty, 2 children dead

Ludhiana, Dec. 31 -- The last morning of 2025 turned tragic in Jagraon when a gravel-laden truck overturned onto a roadside shanty, crushing a sleeping family and killing two minors. Four others, incl... Read More


Exit old cess, enter new cess: Regime change for tobacco taxation from 1 February

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- The Centre on Wednesday issued an order giving effect to a new law levying a health and national security cess on tobacco and its products in place of the goods and services tax ... Read More


Days after row, CM, Vijayan share stage at Sivagari

BENGALURU, Dec. 31 -- Days after a public exchange over the demolition of illegally constructed houses in Bengaluru, chief minister Siddaramaiah and Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan appeared tog... Read More


From Hrithik Roshan and Kareena to Kiara - B'town reflects on 2025, welcomes New Year with love, gratitude, hope

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- As the clocks tick away to the New Year, Bollywood celebrities are pressing pause, looking inward, and sharing heartfelt reflections. From Kareena Kapoor Khan's message of gratit... Read More


A year of gains, political turbulence for Andhra

Hyderabad, Dec. 31 -- For the Telugu Desam Party-led coalition government in Andhra Pradesh, headed by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, 2025 emerged as a year of both challenges and opportunities, ... Read More


Can a cooperative model fix public mobility?

India, Dec. 31 -- Every morning in India's megacities, commuters can be seen jostling for space on overcrowded buses or haggling with auto drivers who quote fares on a whim. For most office-goers, opt... Read More


Toxic - A Fairytale For Grown-Ups: Nayanthara's look as suave and lethal force Ganga from Yash-Geetu Mohandas film out

India, Dec. 31 -- With the makers of Yash's Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups unveiling the character posters of each of the cast member, the latest to drop is of Nayanthara's. Her look as Ganga, decke... Read More


BMC polls: Marathi groups seek 80% quota for locals

India, Dec. 31 -- The Marathi Abhyas Kendra and 14 other organisations working for the rights of Marathi-speaking people on Wednesday released a public manifesto, titled Marathinama, for political lea... Read More


S Jaishankar meets Khaleda Zia's son Tarique Rahman, hands him PM Modi's condolence letter

India, Dec. 31 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who represented India at the funeral of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in Dhaka, met her son and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (B... Read More


Deora flags digital signatures in rivals' nomination forms

India, Dec. 31 -- Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Milind Deora on Wednesday wrote to the state election commissioner, alleging procedural irregularities in filing Forms A and B (nomination letters to candida... Read More