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Cleanest city, contaminated water: Lab test confirms diarrhoea outbreak in Indore

INDORE, Jan. 2 -- A laboratory test has confirmed that a diarrhoea outbreak, which has killed at least four patients and affected over 2,400 people in Indore, was caused by contaminated drinking wate... Read More


India has every right to defend against 'bad neighbours': Jaishankar

CHENNAI, Jan. 2 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said India has every right to defend its people when it comes to "bad neighbours" and asserted that a neighbouring country cannot as... Read More


The Cultured Hub unveils plant cell culturing for cocoa, coffee, and other ingredients

India, Jan. 2 -- The Cultured Hub announced an expansion of its service offering with the addition of plant cell culturing capabilities, broadening its activities beyond cultured meat and leveraging t... Read More


CAQM revokes GRAP-3 curbs inDelhi-NCR as air quality improves

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas on Friday lifted curbs under Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan after a marked improvement in air qual... Read More


Sri Lanka power utility seeks 11.57% electricity tariff hike

COLOMBO, Jan. 2 -- Sri Lanka's state-owned power utility, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), has proposed an electricity tariff increase of 11.57% for the first quarter of 2026, citing the need to bo... Read More


Govt asks X to remove vulgar, unlawful content

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- The government on Friday issued a formal notice to X, directing the Elon Musk-led social media platform to immediately remove vulgar, obscene and unlawful content, particularly ma... Read More


Kwara teachers protest exclusion from 30% salary allowance

Nigeria, Jan. 2 -- Public school teachers in Kwara State on Friday protested their exclusion from a 30 per cent peculiar salary allowance recently approved for other categories of state workers, descr... Read More


France ends lifetime perks for former ministers amid voter mistrust

France, Jan. 2 -- From 1 January, France's automatic "lifetime" state benefits - including official cars, drivers and permanent police protection - for former prime ministers and interior ministers ha... Read More


Man arrested after video of stray cat beaten to death goes viral in Kuching

KUCHING, Jan. 2 -- Police arrested a 38-year-old man yesterday in connection with the fatal beating of a stray cat following a video of the incident going viral two days prior. Kuching police chief A... Read More


Govt okays 22 proposals under ECMS; planned investment at Rs 41,863 crore

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has cleared 22 fresh proposals under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme, marking a major expansion of India's c... Read More