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Keeping a date with the oddest happenstances

India, Dec. 21 -- You hardly need me to remind you that today is the 21st of December. For us in the northern hemisphere, it is the shortest day of the year. Of course, if you live in Australia, New Z... Read More


Ending the male monopoly in bar councils in India

India, Dec. 21 -- It seemed appropriate at the end of the year to hear the unmistakable sound of a glass ceiling crashing down. The blow was struck by a Supreme Court bench headed by chief justice Sur... Read More


65 IIT students driven to death by suicide since 2021, reveals data

Mumbai, Dec. 21 -- Sixty-five suicides were reported across Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) nationwide between 2021 and 2025, revealed data obtained through a Right to Information (RTI) query. ... Read More


It's tough to stay at the top: What the chess world makes of Gukesh's reign

Mumbai, Dec. 21 -- Not often a man of theatrics, D Gukesh pumped his fist glancing towards the crowd inside the Royal Opera House. He had beaten world No.3 Fabiano Caruana for his first win in the Glo... Read More


Act against fraudulent agents, ensure money returned to victims, says Yogi

LUCKNOW, Dec. 21 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday issued firm instructions for strict legal action against agents who cheat people on the pretext of sending them abroad for jobs, assertin... Read More


Colour-coded, animal-bird shaped signages to help pilgrims

PRAYAGRAJ, Dec. 21 -- Pilgrims and tourists attending the upcoming Magh Mela-2026 will be guided by unique animal and bird shaped signages. For the first time, route indicators will feature distinctiv... Read More


Day after Yogi's charge, BJP and allies step up offensive against Oppn

LUCKNOW, Dec. 21 -- A day after chief minister Yogi Adityanath accused the opposition of involvement in the codeine-based cough syrup diversion racket, the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies on Sat... Read More


Online stock market investment scam busted, six arrested

Meerut, Dec. 21 -- The Shahjahanpur police have arrested six individuals, including an MBA graduate and three former MCom and BCom students. for allegedly duping online stock market investors of crore... Read More


Four of a family killed as truck rams into motorcycle in Sambhal

MEERUT, Dec. 21 -- Four members of a family, including a couple and their 15-year-old son, were killed after a speeding truck rammed into their motorcycle from the opposite direction and ran them over... Read More


Five convicted in 2016 Bulandshahr gangrape case

MEERUT, Dec. 21 -- A special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, 2012, court in Bulandshahr on Saturday convicted five accused for gang-raping a woman and her 14-year-old daughter... Read More