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480 Israeli airstrikes on military sites

DAMASCUS

Ceasefire talks on, but Netanyahu says won't stop war in Gaza now

ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would not stop the war in Gaza \"now\", with renewed efforts towards a ceasefire underway.

INDIA bloc ally Cong yet to get call from NC on joining Omar govt

THE Congress, which was a pre-poll ally of the ruling National Conference (NC) in Jammu and Kashmir and did not join the government when Omar Abdullah took over as first chief minister of Union Territory on October 16, has yet not received a call from the ruling party on joining the government.

Rush in 'Pushpa' show sparks loot in Chhattisgarh

IN an audacious act of robbery, two people robbed ₹1.28 lakh from a theatre after the late-night screening of Allu Arjun's blockbuster Pushpa-2 in Bhilai, 30-km west of Raipur.

GUJARAT DIAMONDS & DESPAIR

LOSING SPARKLE

Students protest against J'khand exam anomalies

'Only 82 candidates qualified'

Tracing lineage: Muslims in eastern UP village use 'Brahmin' surnames

'Mishras, Pandeys'

After Pawar, Lalu backs Mamata as INDIA bloc chief

RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday stirred up a controversy with his remarks on chief minister Nitish Kumar's proposed 'Mahila Samvad Yatra', beginning December 15.

3 from Gujarat arrested by MP cops for duping investors in 16 states

THREE men from Gujarat have been arrested for running a cyber fraud racket and duping people from 16 states of at least ₹7 crore with a promise to skyrocket their investments, police said on Tuesday.

Another day, another Parliament washout

Treasury bench raises 'Cong-Soros link', Oppn counters it with Adani

Another day, another Parl

Treasury bench raises 'Cong-Soros link', Oppn counters it with Adani

...meanwhile, Rajya Sabha breaks into a bit of wit, humour, shayaris, shlokas

AMID protests and walkouts, the Rajya Sabha witnessed this year witty comments, humour, poetry, shayaris, couplets, Sanskrit shlokas, quotes, analogies, and even filmy songs recited by its members.

NIA arrests kingpin of Laos human trafficking and cyber slavery gang

THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested absconding accused Kamran Haider as part of its probe into the Laos human trafficking and cyber slavery case, officials said on Tuesday.

Rules for interception of messages, agencies given 6 months for surveillance

The government has notified rules to intercept mobile messages, with the Union Home Secretary and chief secretaries of the states being authorised as competent authorities to pass an interception order, officials said on Tuesday.

EAM calls for ceasefire, end of war in West Asia

SRI Lankan President Anura Dissanayake will be making his first international visit since he came to power to India next week. This is being viewed as a good indicator of the relations between India and Sri Lanka.

NMC asks institutes to implement robust anti-ragging mechanisms

Rules for harassment-free learning

Honouring the visionary legacy of SM Krishna

It is with deep sorrow, we bid farewell to SM Krishna, a remarkable leader, visionary reformer, and a trailblazer whose transformative contributions have shaped the trajectory of Karnataka and India.

THE REFORMS WE NEED TO ACHIEVE 2047 GOAL

NDIA needs to grow at around 8 percent a year through the next few decades to become a developed nation by 2047.

WHAT INDIA NEEDS TO TRANSFORM TO OUTTHINK THE WEST

We must act against the colossal bureaucratisation of science. Once, Indian science tried to answer fundamental questions. Today, it encourages technical answers to technical questions

I Am Still Here to open 29th IFFK on Friday

PERIOD drama I Am Still Here will mark the start of the 29th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) at the Nishagandhi auditorium on Friday.

Former external affairs min S M Krishna passes away

SOMANAHALLI Mallaiah Krishna, Karnataka's tenth chief minister (October 11, 1999, to May 28, 2004), who put Bengaluru on the world information technology map, breathed his last in the wee hours of Tuesday at his residence at Sadashivnagar in Bengaluru.

Pampa-Achankovil-Vaipar river linking proposal raises concern

WHILE Kerala government is preparing to welcome Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin for the inauguration of the Periyar Memorial in Vaikom, a move by the neighbouring state to trigger another water dispute has raised concerns.

No word from Kerala on K'taka's bid to build houses in Wayanad: Siddu

KARNATAKA Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written to his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan, expressing concern over not receiving any reply to the Karnataka government's offer to construct 100 houses in the landslide-hit Wayanad.

Memory card accessed illegally, but no action taken, survivor tells Prez

In letter to Droupadi Murmu, actor assault survivor says she moved HC and SC, but to no avail

Jumbo parade: Assn approaches HC chief justice against order

THE Poora Premi Sangham, an association representing the festival enthusiasts in Thrissur, has submitted a complaint to Kerala High Court Chief Justice Nitin Madhukar Jamdar, on the order imposing restrictions on elephant parade.

Increase states' tax share to 50%: Kerala to 16th Finance Commission

THE state government has urged the 16th Finance Commission to give due weightage for population control and principles of equality and justice while fixing the horizontal devolution, the distribution of central tax share among states.

Theatre buffs protest move to postpone ITFOK '25

The Kerala Sangeeta Nataka Akademi's (KSNA) decision to extend the dates of the International Theatre Festival of Kerala (ITFOK) 2025 has sparked widespread concern across social media platforms.

Chances galore: Talks on as Italy looks to fill 65k nursing posts

TIME and again it has been proven that when it comes to recruiting nurses, hospitals all over the world, especially the US, UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, prefer nurses from Kerala.

Collection of poetry and prose released

BODHI Centre for Literary Studies, a Kochi-based community of Indian litterateurs, has published a new collection of poetry and prose, Mosaic: A Collection of Contemporary Poetry & Prose.

India-GCC partnership summit in Jan

Kochi Dialogue 2025, an initiative of the Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), is set to take place on January 16 to 17, 2025, in Kochi.