Jagatsinghpur worker returns from conflict-torn Sudan BHUBANESWAR: When Jagatsinghpur native Adarsh Behera received a job offer in 2022 from a plastic manufacturing company in Sudan, he hoped to make life better for his seven-member family that struggled to make ends meet through farming. However, his ordeal began in April 2023 when civil war broke out...

Security personnel stand guard outside the Indian High Commission as Bangladeshi groups gather for a march following the MEA’s summoning of the Bangladesh High Commissioner over a threat to the Indian mission, in Dhaka on December 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Indian on Thursday (December 18, 2025) resumed operations at its visa application centre...

In a significant ruling, the Delhi High Court has held that in cases seeking divorce with mutual consent, the courts, upon being satisfied, can decree it by waiving off the prescribed one-year separation period when it comes to filing the first motion, besides the six-month “cooling off” timeframe when it comes to moving the second...

On this Special Report, an unidentified speaker addresses an audience, highlighting India’s rapid development speed and scale over the last 11 years. The speaker states, ‘In thirty minutes, India has received fourteen million real-time digital payments from UPI,’ underscoring the massive scale of India’s fintech ecosystem. The address details significant strides in green growth, noting...

Counterpoint Research indicates that over 70% of iPhones sold in the US are manufactured in India. (AI image) The Tata group seems to be betting big on iPhones, with its latest regulatory filing with the Registrar of Companies indicating that it has injected an additional Rs 1,500 crore into Tata Electronics. This company manufactures iPhones...

Police on Wednesday (December 17, 2025) arrested two persons in connection with the alleged murder of journalist Pankaj Mishra in ​​Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand. Police said that Amit Sehgal (51), a resident of the Cantt area of ​​Dehradun, and Partho Sheel (45), a resident of Mumbai, were called for questioning based on a complaint...

The Lok Sabha on December 17 passed The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2025 to repeal 71 obsolete laws on Day 12 of Parliament’s winter session. The bill also intends to amend four Acts, including the General Clauses Act, 1897, the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, the Indian Succession Act, 1925, and the Disaster Management Act...

In this report, India Today investigates the implementation of the Delhi government’s ‘No PUC, No Fuel’ rule, enforced from December 18, 2025, to combat rising pollution. Correspondent Sushant Mehra conducts a reality check at a petrol pump near Delhi Gate, revealing that the directive is being openly flouted. Despite posters declaring ‘No PUC, No Fuel,’...

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) addressed the nation, outlining what he described as major achievements on foreign policy, the economy, border security and domestic governance during his presidency. The 47th POTUS began his address by lashing out at his predecessor, Joe Biden for what he called the “worst” border crisis in US...

The Chhattisgarh unit of the Congress party protested both on the streets and in the Assembly alleging that central and State probe agencies were being misused to suppress the Opposition. Congress party staged protests outside the BJP office following the court’s dismissal of the ED’s charge sheet in the National Herald case.  Earlier, in the...