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IRS kills Direct File Option for 2026 - Here's how you can still file your taxes for free

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- Taxpayers will not be able to use the IRS Direct File option in 2026 to file their taxes for free as the federal agency has killed off the option. "IRS Direct File will not be av... Read More


Germany's Merz Admits Ukraine Must Compromise in Any Peace Deal With Russia

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- German chancellor signals limits of Western strategy as ceasefire talks expose pressure on Kyiv to concede. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Ukraine will need to make compro... Read More


India's fertilizer policy needs an end-to-end rethink: What we have today is something of a travesty

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- India's fertilizer imports are expected to go up from 10 million tonnes this year to 12 million in the next. This has led to heavy lobbying for incentives to raise domestic produc... Read More


Murder of ex-AAG's wife in Mohali: Police make 2nd arrest

Mohali, Jan. 7 -- A week after the shocking murder of Ashok Goyal, the wife of former Punjab additional advocate general (AAG) KK Goyal, at their Phase 5 residence, police have arrested the second acc... Read More


Chennai fitness coach shares 5 not-so-common workout moves for 2026: Dead hang, tib raises and more

India, Jan. 7 -- The new year has just begun, and many of us have renewed our resolution to achieve our fitness goals this time around. However, repeating the same exercises can often become boring an... Read More


Dharavi's Ward 185, battleground of redevelopment concerns, dominates civic poll campaign

India, Jan. 7 -- With an electorate of around 2,35,000 voters in its 1.5-million population spread across wards 183 to 189, Dharavi remains one of Mumbai's most politically significant constituencies.... Read More


2 youths arrested, 2 minors detained for murder of 17-yr-old boy

India, Jan. 7 -- The crime branch on Tuesday arrested two youths and detained two minors for abducting and murdering a 17-year-old boy from Vishrantwadi on December 29 after allegedly luring him to Ka... Read More


Mohali: Gang selling properties of dead, NRI owners busted

Mohali, Jan. 7 -- Police have busted a gang that had been selling properties of dead or NRI owners using forged documents, with the arrest of the kingpin. Identified as Gurjit Singh, the accused, who... Read More


Jimmy Kimmel tears into 'criminal', 'dictator' Trump; says Venezuela invasion a distraction from Epstein files-watch

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- Comedian Jimmy Kimmel tore into Donald Trump in the latest episode of his show, calling the US President a "dictator" trying to distract the American public from the Epstein files... Read More


For comics, BMC is the gift that keeps on giving

India, Jan. 7 -- With the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) going to polls, citizens' pet peeves - potholes, dug-up roads, poor air quality, or piling garbage - are taking centre stage. But amo... Read More