THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: India’s batting depth got a stern stress test under Thiruvananthapuram’s evening skies against Sri Lanka. But captain Harmanpreet Kaur stood calm as a lighthouse in choppy waters to score a dazzling 43-ball 68, after the hosts were asked to take first strike. A late ambush — 47 runs plundered from the final three overs...

10 persons have been arrested for allegedly distributing swords to residents of Ghaziabad, after a video of the incident went viral, sparking widespread criticism from the Opposition parties. The purported video shows members of a right-wing outfit, the Hindu Raksha Dal, distributing swords in Ghaziabad. The incident occurred on Monday (December 29, 2025). The police...

A civil court directed a developer to return the possession of a flat to an NRI businessman who had found in 2005 that it was sold illegally to someone else. The court said that if this was not done, he will be entitled to get it through the officer of the court. The businessman, Suresh...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses Parliament, stating that 450 km of border fencing in West Bengal is pending because the ‘Bengal sarkaar bhumi nahi deti’ (Bengal government does not provide land). He notes that 112 km of the border comprises difficult terrain like rivers and hills. During the discussion, analyst Rishi Bagri cites the...

There are bad stoner movies, good stoner movies, and elite stoner movies. Harold and Kumar go to White Castle firmly falls in the third category, the first proper coming-of-age movies that shows that second-generation Asian-Americans are just as assimilated as other races and have the same American dream: getting high, meeting girls, and binging on...

Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) President Prakash Ambedkar. File | Photo Credit: ANI The much-hyped alliance between the Congress and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) for the Mumbai civic polls suffered a ground reality jolt when it was revealed that the Prakash Ambedkar-led VBA lacked candidates to contest in 20 of 62 seats allocated to it. With...

As 2025 draws to a close, Narendra Modi completes his twelfth year as the Prime Minister of India. In most democracies, such longevity, rare as it is, usually signals consolidation, caution, and a gradual retreat into legacy management. In India’s case, it has done something strikingly different. Each year carried a defining idea and left...

In this news bulletin, the Congress party renews its demand to ban the Bajrang Dal following reports of vandalism during Christmas celebrations in several states, including Assam and Madhya Pradesh. Congress leader Shama Mohammed questions why the organization remains unbanned despite repeated allegations of involvement in hate-related incidents. Additionally, Senior Congress Leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury...

Suryalumar Yadav, Khushi Mukherjee Actress and model Khushi Mukherjee has made a public claim involving Indian men’s T20I team captain Suryakumar Yadav, saying that the batter had sent her messages frequently in the past.Speaking at a recent event, Khushi said that Suryakumar used to message her often earlier, but they are no longer in touch....

Dense fog envelops the Telangana High Court along the Musi river in the early hours in Hyderabad on Tuesday (December 30, 2025) | Photo Credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR Lowest temperature of 5.6°C was recorded in Tiryani of Kumaram Bheem Asifabad between Monday and Tuesday morning The cold wave is set to persist across Telangana on the...