Kerala Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan has written separate letters to the Prime Minister and the Maharashtra Chief Minister, expressing strong protest over the arrest of 12 people, including a Malayali priest and his wife, during a Christmas prayer meeting in Nagpur. In his letter to the Prime Minister, Satheesan said the arrests took place...

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: India and New Zealand will square off in an eight-match limited-overs series starting January 11, featuring three One-Day Internationals and five Twenty20 Internationals. The tour will run through January 31.The series assumes added significance, coming at a time when several senior players are set to return...

The view of charred Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora in North Goa. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The sarpanch of Arpora-Nagoa village was disqualified, and the then secretary of the local panchayat was dismissed from service by the Goa government on Wednesday (December 31, 2025) after they were indicted in a magisterial...

THE CHALLENGE This winter, despite anti-pollution curbs being in place and a dip in farm fires — lowest in five years — the air quality index in Delhi-NCR repeatedly slipped into the ‘Very Poor’ and ‘Severe’ categories. The year saw the most visible public outcry in the recent past over the pollution crisis. Starting from...