Hyderabad The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) will press into service as many as 6,500 special buses to cater to the rush during the Sankranti holiday season. The special services will operate from January 9-19. According to TGSRTC Executive Director (Operations) P.V. Munishekhar, the corporation is expecting a heavy inflow of passengers, running into...

Four woman students of a government college in Himachal Pradesh’s Dharamshala have been booked on charges of ragging and voluntarily causing hurt, while a professor has been booked for sexual harassment of a 19-year-old student, police Friday said. The professor has denied the allegations. The victim was admitted to Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH),...

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued a strict directive to authorities in Indore to ensure the immediate supply of clean drinking water to residents affected by contamination. Following a tragedy where filthy water reportedly led to nine deaths and left over 200 people critical, the Indore bench ordered the administration to provide regular water...

Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, appears to be beating Facebok founder Mark Zuckerberg in the one area where Meta has focused its most aggressive resources: salaries to its employees – making company researchers and engineers some of the richest employees in Silicon Valley. Citing financial data that the company has shown to its...

A footwear factory was gutted in a major fire at Aravankara in Malappuram district of Kerala on Friday, Fire and Rescue Service officials said. According to officials at the Malappuram Fire and Rescue Service station, a distress call was received around 11.50 am following which personnel rushed to the spot. They said the blaze was...

Bullet train in India: The Ministry of Railways plans to operate bullet train services on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) corridor at intervals of 15 to 20 minutes in the initial phase. Speaking to reporters at Rail Bhawan on Friday (January 2, 2026), Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the bullet train will run every 15–20...

In this ground report from Chomu, Rajasthan, India Today’s Sharat Kumar details the administration’s stern response to the December 26 stone-pelting incident. Following the violence where police were attacked near the bus stand, authorities launched a massive anti-encroachment drive. Deputy Chief Minister Premchand Berwa warned that ‘rioters will not be spared’ and emphasized that no...

(Image: National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) NEW DELHI: India’s bullet train corridor marked a major milestone on Friday with the breakthrough of a high-speed mountain tunnel in Maharashtra’s Palghar district.Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw virtually witnessed the final breakthrough of the 1.5-km-long Mountain Tunnel-5 (MT-5) from Rail Bhawan in New Delhi. This is the first...

Veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar penned a note on his social media on Friday (December 2, 2025) and said the viral video where he claims he “turned to God” was generated by artificial intelligence, and he is considering reporting the person responsible for it. In a...

After a prolonged dry spell, the New Year began on a hopeful note as parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh received much-awaited rainfall on Thursday. The light to moderate showers marked the first winter spell of the year, offering temporary relief from dry harsh winter conditions across the region. According to official weather data, Chandigarh...