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Students protest in Serbia against govt

INSTEAD of the traditional boisterous street partying on New Year's Eve, tens of thousands of protesters led by university students gathered overnight in Belgrade and other Serbian cities to demand political reforms and justice in the Balkan country.

HP Institute to Be Renamed After Dr Singh

HIMACHAL Pradesh Institute of Public Administration (HIPA) will be renamed after former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said while presiding over the 50th anniversary celebrations of the HIPA in Shimla on Wednesday.

BJP, Cong spar over ‘injustice to Patidar woman’

A political slugfest intensified in Gujarat after former Congress MLA Pratap Dudhat alleged that a Patidar woman was falsely branded a criminal, arrested at midnight, and paraded publicly.

Come Jan 26, Modi likely to flag off Delhi-Baramulla direct train

HISTORY is in making as work on the monumental 172-km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line (USBRL) connecting Kashmir with the country's rail network is nearing completion.

Agra man kills mom, 4 sisters in Lucknow hotel over property dispute

A man, in his mid-20s, killed his four sisters and mother in connivance with his father inside a hotel room in Lucknow on Wednesday.

C'garh 1st state in country to link forest ecosystem with Green GDP

Tendu leaves, lac, honey and medicinal plants contribute significantly to rural economy

Stage set for urban local body polls in U'khand

COMPETITION has intensified for the January 23 elections to the five municipal corporations in Uttarakhand.

Climate change, rising production costs upset Himachal's apple cart

WITH weather becoming warmer due to climate change and cost of production increasing, apple growers in Himachal Pradesh now prefer to grow stone fruits.

MT-CHETTAN: A STAUNCH ADVOCATE OF FREE SPEECH

T Vasudevan Nair, fondly known to me and countless others as \"MT-chettan\" or elder brother, was a towering figure in Malayalam literature and cinema.

India, Pak share lists of nuke installations as part of 30-yr pact

INDIA and Pakistan on Wednesday exchanged the list of their nuclear installations under a bilateral agreement that prohibits the two sides from attacking each other's such facilities, continuing with an over-three-decade practice.

Safety, Mega Infra Projects High on Rly Agenda in '24

INDIAN Railways (IR) experienced a mixed year in 2024, marked by notable progress in infrastructure and modernisation but overshadowed by frequent accidents that damaged its safety reputation.

Islamabad urged to expedite release of 183 jailed Indians

NEW DELHI urged Islamabad to expedite the release of 183 Indian nationals who have completed their prison sentences and called for immediate consular access to 18 more Indian prisoners now in Pakistani custody.

House nod to 16 bills in '24: Govt

The crucial Aircraft Bill and Public Examination Act among the Bills passed by Parliament

On Jan 15, 2 ships & sub to bolster Navy muscle

INDIA's maritime capability and indigenous shipbuilding prowess get a major boost on January 15 of the new year when the Navy commissions three combat platforms—a frigate, a destroyer and a submarine.

Is Awareness Enough To Rattle The System?

It took one assassination to wake up America and the world to the fact that ideology and ideological opposition are, as revolutionary forces that impact society, possibly passé.

Beyond the Hype: How India Can Be an AI Powerhouse

Though Indian tech companies are investing heavily in AI, most of them are yet to move to the production stage. Robust data governance and partnerships can transform the industry

Assembly session from January 17

THE state government has decided to terminate the ongoing projects for setting up waste-to-energy plants at Kozhikode, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram, and cancel the concession agreement related to the Kozhikode and Kollam plants.

32 Lakh Pilgrims Visited Sabarimala Hill Shrine

OVER 32 lakh pilgrims visited the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple during the ongoing Mandalam-Makaravilakku season, Devaswom Minister V N Vasavan has said.

Nimisha's mom 'still hopeful' as efforts continue to save her from death row

PREMA Kumari, the mother of Malayali nurse Nimisha Priya, who is on a death row in Yemen's capital Sanaa, remains steadfast in her hope to save her daughter.

Infectious disease fatalities more than double from pre-Covid levels

Leptospirosis drives surge in death toll; fatality rate of hepatitis A also sees notable increase

Health condition of Uma Thomas improves

A POLICE investigation into the mishap on Sunday that left Uma Thomas MLA seriously injured after falling nearly 15ft off a dais at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in Kaloor, has revealed that the entire stage was constructed without any safety considerations.

His work helped researchers understand traditional medicine practices

I HAVE NEVER met Prof K S Manilal. In fact, I heard about him only about 10 years ago and hardly imagined how his work would affect my life.

Incoming guv: Will assist govt, not confront it

ON THE EVE of taking over as the state governor, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar said he is going to Kerala to assist the state government, not confront it.

Kerala Spent Round ₹50L to Retrieve Waste Dumped in Tirunelveli District

THE STATE government has spent approximately Rs 50 lakh on retrieving medical and unsegregated waste dumped illegally at multiple locations in Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

CM's reading would only help Sangh: Satheesan on Sanatana Dharma row

Sanatana Dharma should remain a tradition of the country, says Leader of Opposition

Man who made Hortus Malabaricus available to modern world dies

WHEN botanist K S Manilal plunged himself into the task of translating 'Hortus Malabaricus', the 17th-century Latin tome on the plant wealth of Malabar, in 1969 into English and Malayalam, he was fully aware of the enormity of the task that lay ahead.

Infiltrators Coming to India to Work in Textile Mills: Sarma

ASSAM Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday dropped a bombshell claim that a section of India's textile industry is illegally \"importing\" cheap labourers from Bangladesh where the industry has taken a hard hit in the aftermath of the unrest that brought down the government of Sheikh Hasina.

40 yrs on, toxic Union Carbide waste exits Bhopal

FOUR decades after the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy killed thousands of people, some 337 tonnes of toxic waste lying at the defunct Union Carbide factory were on Wednesday night moved to another site in Dhar district.

State govt lifts ban on poultry, duck farming in central Kerala

FARMERS in central Kerala can finally breathe a sigh of relief as the state government has lifted the ban on poultry and duck farming.

Youth dies after car rolls back and plunges into gorge

NEW YEAR celebrations turned tragic for a 26-year-old youth after the car in which he was sitting rolled back and plunged into a 350-ft gorge near Kuttikkanam in Idukki.