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South Korea Impeaches 2nd President in Two Weeks

Han took over as prez on December 14 after Yoon was impeached

NASA probe survives after brush with Sun

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has successfully made the closest approach to the sun, the space agency confirmed on Friday.

B'deshi with fake Aadhaar card arrested

A Bangladeshi national was arrested on Thursday night on charges of illegally living in Kolkata city on the basis of fake documents for the past one year, police said on Friday.

Protests against Bihar civil service exam gather pace

THE ongoing protest by Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) candidates demanding the cancellation of the December 13 exam intensified after Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor visited the protest site on Friday and pledged his support to the demonstrators.

Minor Accuses Grandpa, Dad of Sexual Abuse

A minor from Bidhuna Kotwali area in UP's Auraiya district accused her grandfather, father, and uncle of incest, claiming that they sexually assaulted her, leaving her two-months pregnant.

First snow turns Valley into 'winter wonderland'

AFTER enduring intense cold wave conditions, with night temperatures plunging several degrees below freezing point, Srinagar and other plains of the Valley experienced their first snowfall of the season on Friday.

BJP MP fires salvo, opposes Gujarat party decision over leadership pick

INTERNAL disputes clog the Gujarat BJP over appointments of Mandal, City, District, and Taluka presidents by state BJP chief CR Patil.

Katra shutdown against ropeway project extended

6 protesters on hunger strike, Vaishno Devi pilgrims face tough time

18 days & counting, Beed sarpanch murder mastermind still on the run

THE Opposition in Maharashtra charges the home minister with being weak for the failure to arrest Walmik Karad, a close aide of NCP minister Dhananjay Munde and the alleged mastermind of Massajog village Sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh murder case, even 18 days after the incident.

13 BHU Students Held for Trying to Burn Copies of Manusmriti on Campus

Amid massive commotion between students and the Proctorial Board of Banaras Hindu University (BHU), over a dozen (13) students, including three girls, associated with Bhagat Singh Chhatra Morcha were arrested by Lanka police for their alleged plans to burn copies of Manusmriti on the campus on Christmas Day.

Punctual and proud owner of Maruti 800

FORMER IPS officer and social welfare minister in Yogi Adityanath's cabinet, Asim Arun, on Friday recalled Manmohan Singh as a courteous, humble and extremely punctual leader who had a particular fondness for his Maruti 800.

Return of the native and 'City Beautiful'

PUNJAB was Manmohan Singh's first love. He had a special place in his heart for Amritsar, where he spent his initial years.

Cong Picked ‘Assam Resident’ Singh Over Pranab For RS Seat

Former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao chose Manmohan Singh over Pranab Mukherjee to be a Rajya Sabha member from Assam in 1991.

The Demise of the College Lecture Foretold

AI tools will soon be able to replace human lectures in several subjects. Academia should use the opportunity to make quality higher education cheaply available and shift towards research

TIME TO STRIKE NEW-AGE NOTES IN CARNATIC MUSIC

T is that time of the year in Chennai when the city goes Carnatic. The December event, popularly called the Margazhi music season after the Tamil month, is only four years from completing a century.

HC extends KTR's protection in Formula-E race scam until Dec 31

THE Telangana High Court on Friday extended the interim protection from arrest granted to BRS working president K T Rama Rao (KTR) until December 31 in connection with the Formula-E race case.

Suspense Over Decision on RTC Strike Continues

The meeting that was supposed to be held on Friday by the Labour Commissioner to resolve the issues faced by the employees of road transport corporations, following the call for an indefinite strike from December 31, has been postponed to Monday (December 30).

Tributes flow in for ex-PM from across South

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin paid his last respects to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Friday and offered condolences to Singh's family.

Feedback, suggestions pouring in over govt hostel food, menu

EVEN after nearly a month of Social Welfare Department (SWD) starting the exercise of uploading meals and menu card of food served at Karnataka Residential Educational Institutions Society (KREIS) and government hostels; suggestions and feedbacks continue to pour in.

Madras HC seeks report on Anna varsity rape case

Court lauds survivor for lodging complaint, says duty of every citizen to protect victim

Actor Allu Arjun virtually appears before court

PUSHPA fame Allu Arjun virtually appeared before the Nampally IX ACMM court on Friday in connection with the Pushpa stampede case.

Singh pulled country out of economic distress: Gowda

JDS supremo hails late former PM for his integrity, says his passing is personal loss; 'He was a simple, honest man'

ISRO releases animated video of PSLV-C60

THREE days ahead of the launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C60/ SPADEX mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday, December 27, released an animation video sharing the experience of the in-space docking.

Delay in min's post, Nagendra's followers start online campaign

FOLLOWERS of Ballari Rural MLA and former minister B Nagendra are angry that the Siddaramaiah government recently announced that there would be no cabinet expansion in the near future, putting an end to aspirations of their leader becoming a minister again.

Ravi meets Munirathna, says Cong is bringing 'goonda raj' in K'taka

BJP MLC CT Ravi met Rajarajeshwari Nagar MLA Munirathna here on Friday, and alleged that the attacks on both of them recently, was testimony to Karnataka turning into a \"goonda raj\", under Congress rule.

Seer demands impartial probe into contractor's suicide

THREE prominent personalities of Kalaburagi demanded an impartial inquiry into the suicide of Bidar contractor Sachin Panchal.

Progressive leaders plan rally to counter RSS-BJP meet

IN a turn of events, Kalaburagi is on the brink of becoming the epicenter of an ideological standoff that promises to make a deep impression on Karnataka's political landscape.

D'gere to host fruit and flower show from today

PEOPLE of the Central Karnataka city Davanagere will have an additional opportunity to celebrate the new year as the annual fruit and flower show is being organised from today (December 28, 2024) to January 1, 2025.

Ahead of New Year, cops issue guidelines for home stays, resorts

THE Shivamogga police have issued directions to owners of hotels, home stays, lodges and resorts on conducting events to celebrate new year and asked them to follow them without fail.

Adventure tourism picks up, but corruption irks operators, tourists

AMID challenges in the tourism sector, despite it gradually recovering internationally, operators in Karnataka have struggled to retain their customers this year.