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401 nominations filed for 227 BMC seats

India, Dec. 30 -- As of Monday evening, the second last day for filing nominations for the 227 seats in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), only 401 aspiring corporators had filed their nomi... Read More


Is Walmart website down? Thousands of shoppers report outage on December 30

India, Dec. 30 -- Thousands of shoppers were affected after Walmart's digital platforms suffered a widespread outage on Tuesday, December 30. User complaints surged throughout the day, with 6,457 comp... Read More


NDA showed rare unity, re-established authority in Bihar

PATNA, Dec. 30 -- The NDA leaders in January 2025, during first of a series of joint workers' conferences at Bagaha and Bettiah in Bihar's West Champaran district in the run-up to the assembly electio... Read More


Man held for defrauding many in villa booking scam

India, Dec. 30 -- A 25-year-old man was arrested on Sunday for allegedly cheating several people by advertising luxury villas on social media and collecting advance amounts for their bookings. The ac... Read More


Virat Kohli-Rohit Sharma Test retirements back under the lens, exits termed 'not natural': 'Can see hunger back in eyes'

India, Dec. 30 -- Robin Uthappa has reopened the debate around the sudden Test retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma earlier this year, a move that caught many by surprise. The two Indian stalwa... Read More


Congress to solo in Thane

India, Dec. 30 -- The Congress on Monday declared that it will contest the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) elections independently due to unresolved seat-sharing disagreements with its Maha Vikas Ag... Read More


Jaishankar to attend former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia's funeral in Dhaka

India, Dec. 30 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Dhaka on Wednesday to attend former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia's funeral. "The External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jai... Read More


Four deaths a day: Inside MMR's killer roads

India, Dec. 30 -- At least four people died in road accidents every day in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) in the first 11 months of the year, begging the question: is the development juggernaut ... Read More


SBTC cautions blood banks against excess collection, warns of FDA action

India, Dec. 30 -- The State Blood Transfusion Council (SBTC) has cautioned blood banks against collecting blood beyond local requirements, particularly during donation drives in December-February. In ... Read More


Bangladesh's first female PM Khaleda Zia dies at 80

India, Dec. 30 -- Bangladesh's first female prime minister, Khaleda Zia, died on Tuesday at the age of 80 after a prolonged illness, her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said. According to her docto... Read More