Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that Iran “will not yield to the enemy” in response to US President Donald Trump’s remarks to come to the aid of Iran’s protests if they were fired upon. Khamenei also acknowledged the economic grievances driving the demonstrations while also warning against the “rioters.”In response to Trump, Khamenei...

VIJAYAWADA Chairman of Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP) A. Ravi Naidu on Saturday said development and promotion of sports in the State was one of the top priorities of the TDP-led coalition government. Speaking at the inaugural session of the South Zone Inter-University Men’s Badminton Tournament-2026, being organised at KL Deemed to be University,...

Kolkata, January 3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit West Bengal for a two-day tour this month. According to BJP sources, the prime minister will visit Bengal in the third week of January. PM Modi will hold a public rally in North Malda on January 17 and flag off the Howrah-Guwahati Vande Bharat...

In a controversial development, Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) chief Ajay Chautala has called for a youth agitation in India similar to the recent unrest in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. Speaking at a public event, Chautala stated that the ‘time for change’ has come and urged the youth to organise themselves to remove the current...

NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have officially confirmed that Bangladeshi fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman has been released from their squad ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season. The franchise shared the update through a press release, where they added that the decision was taken after instructions from the IPL governing body. “Kolkata...

People in and around Hyderabad saw thick fog suspended in the air during early hours of Saturday (January 3, 2026), decreasing visibility. People posted videos and photos of the weather situation which is unusual to the city. The dense fog in the city in the early hours was seen on the first day of 2026...

The year will open with Anoushka Shankar Chapters Tour 2026 — a six-city musical extravaganza by sitar exponent Anoushka Shankar. Opening in Hyderabad on January 30, it will mark her 30 years in professional music. From accompanying her father Pandit Ravi Shankar at her first concert to finally coming into her own, the three decades...

The husband of an Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister triggered outrage after a viral video purportedly showed him claiming that “Bihari girls are available for marriage for just Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000”, prompting the Bihar State Women Commission to take suo motu cognisance and issue a notice to him. In the video, Girdhari Lalu Sahu, husband...

Zohran Mamdani is set to begin a new mayoral term after a historic election that gave him the highest vote count for a New York City mayor in 60 years. After winning with a campaign focused on working-class issues, he now faces the challenge of delivering on his promises as living costs remain at record...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, left, and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde. | Photo Credit: PTI The BJP and its Mahayuti allies have won 68 seats unopposed in the Maharashtra civic polls, voting for which will be held on January 15. Across the State, as many as 68 candidates from the BJP and the Mahayuti have...