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Malaysia 2025: A year of firsts - from AI and EVs to targeted subsidies and ageing blueprint reforms

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 27 -- For years, Malaysia talked about reform, economic renewal and digital transformation. In 2025, the country finally crossed several historic milestones it had long postponed -... Read More


HT Follow-Up: After escaping Pratapgarh hospital, rape accused boarded Samjhauta Express: Cops

PRAYAGRAJ, Dec. 27 -- The rape suspect, who was injured in a police encounter and had made a dramatic escape from a medical college hospital in Pratapgarh on the morning of December 24 while undergoin... Read More


Arms inside nightclubs, lax security at Gurugram bars raises safety concern

India, Dec. 27 -- Firearms inside bars and nightclubs in Gurugram have triggered concern over public safety, exposing glaring gaps in security checks and regulatory oversight. Incidents reported from... Read More


MVA's future uncertain as partners forge own pacts

MUMBAI, Dec. 27 -- The future of the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA), formed to keep the BJP out of power in the state, appears uncertain. Two of its three primary constituents - the Uddhav Thackeray-l... Read More


2025 was a year of big reforms, says Union govt

New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- Despite several international pressures in 2025, including unprecedented tariffs imposed by the US government and tougher visa rules, the Indian government has said in its year-e... Read More


Akhilesh accuses BJP of spreading hatred

LUCKNOW, Dec. 27 -- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), calling it "disloyal" to people of the state and accusing it of spreading hatred and... Read More


UP BJP draws red line oncaste-based assertion by party lawmakers

Lucknow, Dec. 27 -- Alerted by growing caste-based assertions within its ranks, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership in Uttar Pradesh has stepped in to reinforce internal discipline as the part... Read More


All that is left

India, Dec. 27 -- This week marked the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of India (CPI). However, the party and the Left, in general, have seen not just their electoral presence... Read More


CBI MOVES APEX COURT AGAINST hc RELIEF TO Sengar

New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed a special leave petition in the Supreme Court, challenging the Delhi high court order to suspend the sentence of expelle... Read More


'Conspiracy to malign image': BJP leader amid Pauri clip row

Dehradun, Dec. 27 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary and Uttarakhand in-charge Dushyant Kumar Gautam on Friday said that his name was being maligned under a conspiracy, with so... Read More