Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: At present, the Indian think tank is walking a tightrope, trying to build the team around a fresh crop of players while maintaining links with the experienced core. In that context, head coach Gautam Gambhir, who oversees this process, was clearly pleased to see contributions coming...

Security personnel keep vigil after a fire broke out due to a cylinder blast at a nightclub, in North Goa, after midnight on December 7, 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday (December 7, 2025) ordered a magisterial inquiry into the fire at a nightclub which claimed 25 lives. Speaking...

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday announced the introduction of an “incentive policy” for doctors and a hike in the monthly stipend of resident doctors. Sukhu also said Rs 5 crore would be provided to five medical colleges for the development of infrastructure for bone marrow transplant. He made a slew of...

In this breaking news update, India Today’s Mustafa Sheikh reports on the tragic fire at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in North Goa’s Arpora, which has claimed 25 lives. The death toll rose from 23 to 25, with victims primarily being staff members trapped in the basement kitchen. Mustafa Sheikh states, ‘Mainly the hotel...

GOA: At least 23 people died and 50 were injured after a fire tore through a popular nightclub in North Goa’s Arpora village late on Saturday night, officials said. Most of the victims were staff members working at the venue. Goa’s police chief Alok Kumar told news agency PTI that the blaze was triggered by...

Collector K. Tharpagaraj inspecting the mass clean-up drive by sanitary workers, who collected around 450 metric tonnes of garbage generated on Maha Deepam in Tiruvannamalai town. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Around 450 metric tonnes of garbage generated on Maha Deepam day have been removed from Tiruvannamalai town during a two-day mass cleaning drive by...

A SPECIAL court for Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Saturday convicted and sentenced retired IAS officer Pradeep Sharma to five years’ rigorous imprisonment in a case of money laundering in lieu of allotment of government land at cheap valuation to Welspun India Ltd and its group of companies in Varshmedi village of Anjar...

On this Special Report, the focus is on the ongoing disruption at a major airline. The Civil Aviation Ministry has summoned officials to Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan to address the crisis. Key priorities include determining the cause of the mismanagement, capping airfares, and ensuring refunds for stranded passengers. The programme highlights that the Ministry is pushing...

Union minister for defence Rajnath Singh (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Sharing excerpts from a book containing Vallabhbhai Patel’s daught-er’s diaries, Congress Saturday accused defence minister Rajnath Singh of lying that Jawaharlal Nehru wanted to build the Babri mosque using public funds, and demanded that Singh apologise to the nation for spreading falsehoods about the country’s...

At least 23 staff members of a nightclub in North Goa’s Arpora village died in a fire late on Saturday (December 7, 2025) night, a senior official said. Goa police chief Alok Kumar told PTI that the fire occurred due to a cylinder blast. “At least 23 bodies have been recovered. Those who have died...