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Akira Otani: "Queerness often shows up in my writing"

India, Dec. 31 -- What inspired you to write The Night of Baba Yaga, a novel where two women find each other in the yakuza underworld? The initial spark was a desire to capture action using prose. Th... Read More


Lucknow among five worst performers in IGRS ranking

Lucknow, Dec. 31 -- Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has once again come under scrutiny after it figured among the worst-performing municipal bodies in the state. In the monthly ranking of the Int... Read More


Five things we learned on Day 9: No dancing for Put as Tanzania party on

France, Dec. 31 -- Nigeria's party-poopers As the battle loomed, Paul Put threw down the gauntlet: vanquish Nigeria and qualify for the last-16 at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations and I will invite you... Read More


RBI flags higher slippages, write-offs in private banks' unsecured loan books

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has underlined rising stress in the unsecured lending portfolios of private sector banks, noting that while overall asset quality appears stable, ... Read More


Bulandshahr trader loot: Fake CBI raid exposed as inside job; kingpin held, money recovered

MEERUT, Dec. 31 -- Bulandshahr Police have solved a daylight robbery in Anupshahr in which criminals allegedly posed as CBI officers and looted gold jewellery and cash worth over Rs.52 lakh from the r... Read More


Infra sites that were pulled up improve on compliance, but fail to curb pollution

India, Dec. 31 -- A day after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued a stop-work notice to the upcoming Bombay High Court (HC) complex in Bandra East for violating its air pollution mitig... Read More


Rebellion shakes major parties, top leaders in damage-control mode

India, Dec. 31 -- A day after seat-sharing disputes were settled and suitable candidates were selected, all the major political parties pivoted to damage-control mode. Rebellion in their ranks now thr... Read More


Shooting incident reported in Nagoda Hospital

Sri Lanka, Dec. 31 -- A prison inmate receiving treatment at the Nagoda Teaching Hospital has sustained injuries in a shooting incident that occurred this morning (31). Police stated that the injured... Read More


Obesity prevalence among adults varies widely across African countries: Study

India, Dec. 31 -- A new cross-sectional descriptive study published in the journal PLOS One on December 22, 2025, has revealed significant obesity variation in Africa. South Africa had the highest pr... Read More


Chahal named observer for BMC poll

India, Dec. 31 -- The State Election Commission (SEC) has appointed additional chief secretary (home) Iqbal Singh Chahal as observer for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election on Januar... Read More