On this Special Report, the focus is on the Border Security Force (BSF) utilizing traditional methods alongside modern technology in 2025. The programme highlights a group of border security soldiers riding horses, patrolling the agricultural lands of Gurdaspur. The speaker explains that horses offer distinct advantages in this terrain, such as height, stealth, and the...

After months of glittering rallies, hitting record highs, gold and silver ended 2025 on a muted note as investors turn to book profits on the last day of 2025. On Wednesday, silver futures for March 2026 witnessed a sharp sell-off, plunging 6% to Rs 2,35,952 per kg on the MCX, a loss of Rs 15,060...

A view of Sri Bheemeswara Swamy temple at Draksharamam village in East Godavari district. It is a protected monument. | Photo Credit: T. APPALA NAIDU A century-old Shiva Lingam in Draksharamam in Ambedkar Konaseema district was found vandalised on Tuesday (December 30, 2025), creating a stir among the devotees. According to police, unidentified miscreants vandalised...

The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has launched an online application for a programme focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Medical Education. The initiative is for postgraduate doctors and faculty members. NBEMS has also confirmed in its notification that no fee will be charged for participation. Interested candidates can apply at: natboard.edu.in/Sangam/index.php...

What looked like a fast track into the police force turned into a costly deception in Gujarat after a man posing as a senior IPS officer was arrested for allegedly cheating multiple families of Rs 2.36 crore by promising government jobs. The Gujarat Crime Branch has arrested Vivek Dave in connection with the scam, which...

Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Mehul Kothari, DVP – Technical Research, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers, the top stocks to buy today (December 31, 2025) are Texmaco Rail & Engineering Ltd, Container Corporation of India Ltd, and Escorts Kubota Ltd. Let’s take a look:Texmaco Rail & Engineering Ltd...

It was February 27, 1995. Four summers earlier at an election rally in Sriperumbudur, Dhanu, a suicide bomber of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), had assassinated Rajiv Gandhi, who was widely tipped to return as Prime Minister of India. The LTTE was soon banned in India. Yet, its operatives were making news in...

A delegation of the Trinamool Congress, led by party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, is scheduled to meet Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday at Nirvachan Sadan. Members travelling from West Bengal have made elaborate arrangements to tackle two challenges in the national capital—the biting cold and the air quality. The delegation, which comprises some...

Delhi Air Pollution Live Updates: Delhi-NCR witnessed low visibility early on Wednesday as dense fog covered the region. The air quality improved slightly but remained in the ‘very poor’ category on Tuesday, according to Central Pollution Control Board data. The Air Quality Early Warning System warned that air quality is likely to slip into the...

JALPAIGURI: Grief over former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia’s death on Tuesday travelled well beyond Dhaka, reaching Jalpaiguri, a north Bengal town nearly 434 km away, where memories of her early life still lingered. For the people here, it was a loss of one of their own.Khaleda Zia was born in Jalpaiguri in 1946 and spent...