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Bank balance sheets robust as NPAs fall

RBI report says focus on cleaning up books has led to bad loan ratios dropping to 13-year lows

Israel strikes airports, ports, power stations in Yemen used by Houthis

HOUTHI rebels in Yemen said Israeli airstrikes on Thursday targeted the rebel-held capital of Sanaa and the port city of Hodeida, following several days of Houthi launches setting off sirens in Israel.

Investigation on plane crash veers towards Russian missile attack

AZERBAIJANI authorities believe the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people was caused by a Russian surface-to-air missile, several media reported Thursday.

Russia blames Ukraine for wave of attacks on banks

RUSSIA on Thursday accused the Ukrainian security services of instigating a spate of 55 arson and bomb attacks on banks, post offices and police cars across the country.

Pak military court jails 60 civilians up to 10 years

PAKISTAN's military court has convicted and sentenced another 60 civilians to prison terms ranging from two to 10 years for their involvement in attacks on army installations during violence on May 9 last year, the army said on Thursday.

Flights delayed as Japan Air systems malfunction

JAPAN Airlines said its systems were up and running again after a cyberattack on Thursday caused delays to domestic and international flights.

World's Largest Dam to Be Built Over Brahmaputra

CHINA has approved the construction of the world's largest dam, stated to be the planet's biggest infra project costing $137 billion, on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet close to the Indian border, raising concerns in riparian states - India and Bangladesh.

Massive fire in Dhaka damages official papers

The inferno broke out early in the morning at Secretariat; no casualties were reported

1 worker killed.another hurt in tunnel collapse

ONE worker died and another injured as a rock formation collapsed at the Gholtir tunnel on the Rishikesh-Karnprayag railway line in Uttarakhand.

Disaster-prone U'khand early warning system to firm up alert mechanisms

The Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority is developing a multi-hazard early warning system to improve alert mechanisms in disaster-prone areas.

A journey from Kashmir to Kanyakumari on track

THE long-awaited train service from Kashmir to Kanyakumari is about to become a reality.

Gujarat plaque row refuses to ebb, Jain seer slams BJP

A Jain Muni has stirred a controversy by rapping the Gujarat BJP leadership of surrendering to individualism and ignoring ideological and cultural traditions.

Know 500 teachers who don't go to schools but have hired others: Mantri

THE Madhya Pradesh School Education Minister Rao Uday Pratap Singh faced a foot-in-the-mouth situation when a video went viral with him claiming to know teachers who use proxies to teach students.

BTC chief steps in to douse fire in Manipur

ASSAM'S Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) chief Pramod Boro on Thursday made an appeal to Manipur's warring Meitei and Kuki communities to bury the hatchet and make a new beginning this New Year.

After Guv stint in Odisha, Raghubar says BJP will decide his role in party

FORMER Odisha Governor Raghubar Das on Thursday said the BJP leadership will decide his new role in the party.

Shinde makes courtesy call on PM

Maharashtra Deputy CM 'demands equal share of pie' in current power structure in state

Clamour grows for NCP minister to quit over Beed

Amid demand for NCP minister Dhananjay Munde's resignation over his close aide Wamlik Karad's alleged connection in the murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh in Maharashtra's Beed, he met CM Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday.

Gentle soul loses battle with life, nation joins in mourning, grief

\"INDIA mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished leaders, Dr Manmohan Singh Ji,\" Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X on Thursday.

Gentleman with impeccable integrity, openness & humane approach

DR Manmohan Singh was a man with impeccable integrity. A true gentleman. As Cabinet Secretary, I worked with him closely.

The scholar-politician who achieved a lot. And silently

INDIA will always see Manmohan Singh as the architect of its economic reforms.

THE ECONOMIC LIBERATOR

'His life story is about how, in the desert of political cynicism, there can be a flowing oasis. That it is possible to uphold the highest principles and still succeed in public life'

For Balance in Regulating Social Media for Children

Australia's recent bipartisan legislation banning social media for children under 16 has fueled a global debate about the psychological impact of online platforms on children's well-being.

When the Union Is Not a Sum of the Parts

Given our fractured polity and institutional atrophy, this isn't a moment to celebrate the Constitution. Instead, we should ponder about the future of our democracy and constitutional culture

Women bore the brunt of tsunami, say experts

IT has been 20 years since the deadly tsunami struck, killing around 230,000 people across more than a dozen countries and causing unprecedented damage in India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Thailand.

Callers seeking 108 ambulance service during emergencies can track vehicle

Drivers, too, can track exact location of callers

ED to record principal secy statement

WITH the Anti-Corruption Bureau having recorded the statement of Municipal Administration and Urban Development Principal Secretary Dana Kishore, the Enforcement Directorate now plans to do the same to proceed further in its investigation into the Formula E race funds transfer case.

FIR in Anna univ student rape case lands in public domain; Oppn hits streets

Amid outrage over the sexual assault of the student on Anna University campus and protests by students and opposition parties, a new controversy broke out on Thursday after the FIR filed on Tuesday by the Kotturpuram All Women Police Station (AWPS) in the case landed in public domain.

K'taka auto unions demand permits for e-autos

WHILE the transport department has exempted electric autos and those running on alternative fuels like methanol and ethanol from requiring permits, auto drivers and unions have demanded that they should be allowed to ply only with permits.

Cess on movie tickets soon, says CM

Meets Telugu film industry team, reiterates govt will not give permission for benefit shows

Naidu village set for facelift in 6 months, officer roped in

NARAVARIPALLE, the native village of Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu, is set for a major transformation in the coming six months.