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Rediscovering the lost Poona Cake and New Year traditions

India, Dec. 31 -- One Saturday morning, a couple of years before the Covid-19 pandemic emerged, I was at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library in Delhi, searching through old records. Before me, on th... Read More


Ludhiana civil hospital to get 12 security guards

Ludhiana, Dec. 31 -- The Ludhiana civil hospital is set to get 12 security guards as the government has approved the deployment of 200 security guards across district hospitals in the state. According... Read More


rRs.r175 cr sought from Centre for anti-drone systems: Punjab DGP

Chandigarh, Dec. 31 -- The Punjab government has sought Rs.175 crore from the Centre to procure 17 anti-drone systems in the next financial year, DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Wednesday. Addressing mediap... Read More


Washington's Somali community being 'singled out' amid fraud investigations; authorities issue warning

India, Dec. 31 -- In the aftermath of Nick Shirley's Minnesota fraud investigation, similar allegations against daycare centers have emerged from Washington. The increased scrutiny of daycare centers,... Read More


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


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


What 2026 may hold for the political landscape in K'taka

BENGALURU, Dec. 31 -- From the rapid expansion of the metro network and the return of major sporting events to delayed civic elections and unresolved questions within the government over leadership, t... Read More


MGNREGA overhaul masks BJP's anti-poor agenda: Punjab finance minister Cheema

Chandigarh, Dec. 31 -- Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday accused the central government of deliberately misleading the public under the guise of a Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employm... Read More


BJP misleading people under guise of MGNREGA overhaul: Punjab finance minister

Chandigarh, Dec. 31 -- Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday accused the central government of deliberately misleading the public under the guise of a Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employm... 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