Drunk driving cases across Hyderabad saw a 5% decline on New Year’s Eve, with a total of 2,731 motorists booked across the city and its suburbs, compared with 2,873 cases recorded during celebrations last year. Despite intensive enforcement and a visible police presence, the night was not accident-free, with two fatal road accidents reported in...

The Delhi Police have registered a case against unknown people in connection with the death of a Class 11 boy after he fell from the roof of a mall on Sunday. According to the police, Kavin Kumar, 16, allegedly climbed onto the fragile roof of North Gate Orbit Plaza Mall to create reels with his...

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...

Air India warned passengers of possible flight disruptions on Thursday morning due to low visibility caused by fog in parts of northern India, including Delhi. In a travel advisory, the airline said weather forecasts indicate dense fog conditions that could impact flight schedules across its network. Passengers have been advised to check their flight status...

NEW DELHI: In a major relief for Vodafone Idea, the Union cabinet on Wednesday decided to freeze the telecom company’s adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues at Dec 31 level of Rs 87,695 crore, with payment rescheduled over 10 years, starting 2031-32. In addition, the dues frozen at the current level will be reassessed by the...

Bunty Jahagirdar, one of the accused in the 2012 Pune serial blasts case, was allegedly shot dead by unidentified assailants in Shrirampur town in Ahilyanagar district on Wednesday (December 31, 2025), police said. Jahagirdar, in his mid-50s, was attacked by two bike-borne persons when he was returning from a burial ground on Borawake College Road,...

SEVERAL SPECIAL units of the Vadodara City Police have trained its hawk eyes on two-wheelers this New Year’s Eve and the extended celebrations are expected to run into the weekend. While it may appear to be an initiative for traffic regulation, the police are especially cracking down on illicit sale and delivery of intoxicants through...