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S Korea Opposition Files Motion to Impeach Acting President
South Korea's opposition party filed a motion to impeach Acting President Han Duck-soo after he resisted pressure to appoint court judges who might increase the likelihood of removing President Yoon Suk Yeol from power.
Mourners honour 38 killed in Kazakh crash
Russian air defences downed an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people, four sources with knowledge of the preliminary findings of Azerbaijan's investigation into the disaster told Reuters, on Thursday.
Finland Takes Over Russian Ship After Undersea Cables Cut
Finnish authorities detained a ship linked to neighboring Russia as they investigate whether it damaged a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables, police said, in the latest incident involving disruption of key infrastructure.
Taliban lesson for Islamabad
Fundamentalism bites back: That's the message, if Pakistan is willing to listen
2025 promises to be exciting for aviation
The Revival of SpiceJet Was a Big Surprise for the Sector in 2024
MT Was a Master of the Word and Screen
Madath Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair (MT) was a remarkable cultural figure who left his imprint on the worlds of word and cinema.
Educating India's young population
The Vidyalaxmi scheme seeks to democratise higher education by allowing young Indians to choose a quality college of their choice
Nestlé Judgment Jolts Swiss MFN Provision
Switzerland recently rescinded the unilateral application of the most favoured nation (MFN) provision in its Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with India.
Number of voters log a surge, but turnout slips: 2024 data
An increase in the number of voters despite a marginal dip in turnout compared to the previous election; an increase in women candidates but a fall in women MPs; and a near-perfect match between the top five parties by parliamentary constituencies and those by the underlying assembly constituencies.
Fundamental Rights of Gig Workers Not Violated: Govt
The Union government told the Supreme Court that gig workers and app-based service providers have not had their fundamental rights violated, citing the e-Shram portal that enables unorganised sector workers to access various welfare schemes under statutory provisions.
Coast Guard Rescues Nine After Boat Sinks in Arabian Sea
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Thursday rescued nine crew members of an Indian vessel, Taj Dhare Haram, that sank in the northern Arabian Sea, with Pakistan maritime agencies also assisting the mission.
Cid Takes Over 2 New Cases Linked To Murder Of Beed Sarpanch
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) in Maharashtra has taken over the investigation into two cases linked to the murder of the sarpanch of Massajog village in Beed district, Santosh Deshmukh, officials said.
'Ishwar allah' bhajan at Vajpayee event stirs row
An event in Patna to commemorate former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth centenary on Wednesday was marred by protests when a folk singer sang the lines \"Ishwar Allah tero naam (Ishwar and Allah are your names)\" during her rendition of the iconic bhajan \"Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram\".
TMC Worker Found Dead in Nandigram, Slugfest Erupts
A 52-year-old Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker was found dead in Nandigram in West Bengal's East Midnapore district on Thursday, police said, making it the second such incident in the district in a month.
VHP Plans Nationwide Drive to 'Free Temples'
The Campaign Will Begin on January 5 From Vijayawada, VHP's Organising Gen Secy Milind Parande Said
Waqf JPC Holds Fresh Meetings With 3 States
The joint parliamentary committee examining the Waqf Amendment Bill expressed dissatisfaction on Thursday over the responses given by Karnataka, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh about the status of Waqf properties in their states.
Cong map gaffe stirs massive political row
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday accused the Congress of disrespecting \"India's sovereignty\" as it hit out at the opposition party for allegedly misrepresenting the Indian map on posters displayed at the Congress convention in Belagavi.
CWC announces drive to fight BJP over ideology, Ambedkar
THE DECISIONS WERE TAKEN AT A SPECIAL MEETING OF CWC TO MARK 100 YEARS OF THE BELGAUM SESSION OF THE CONGRESS
Astute economic thinker who leaves behind a lasting legacy
What is the economic legacy of Manmohan Singh in India? Both the Left and the Right would like to remember him as the man who brought economic reforms and privatisation to what was a State-dominated Licence-Quota Raj economy.
How 1991 economic reforms changed India
Singh took over as the finance minister when the economy was close to sovereign default, and completely altered its course
Astute economic thinker who leaves behind a lasting legacy
What is the economic legacy of Manmohan Singh in India? Both the Left and the Right would like to remember him as the man who brought economic reforms and privatisation to what was a State-dominated Licence-Quota Raj economy.
PM Pays Tributes to Sahibzades at Veer Baal Diwas
President Droupadi Murmu presented the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar to 17 children, including two teenagers from Maharashtra.
China Clears $137 Billion Dam Over Brahmaputra River
The Dam Will Give Beijing Control Over Water Flow to Large Indian Territories, Which Could Pose a Major Security Threat
Defence Minister To Chair Armed Forces Flag Day
Defence minister Rajnath Singh will chair the sixth edition of the Armed Forces Flag Day (AFFD) Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) conclave in New Delhi on Friday, officials said.
Situation at LAC is 'stable but sensitive': Defence Ministry
THE LATEST ASSESSMENT CAME IN A YEAR-END REVIEW OF MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DEFENCE SECTOR DURING THE YEAR
Go Local: New Rail Corridors Planned
Every day, between 6.5-7 million commuters travel by local trains on the Western and Central lines — the fortunate squeezed into overcrowded coaches, the not-so-fortunate hanging on to their lives on the edge of footboards, in peak hours.
Concretisation: Hitting Roadblocks
If you thought the relentless excavating of the city's streets and the plumes of dust thus exhumed would cease, forget it! Only 30% of phase 1 of the plan to concretise Mumbai's roads was completed by June, 2024 – there is a long way to go.
E-ferry: Gateway to Uran in 30 min
Improved connectivity JNPA will lease 2 e-ferries for ₹37.89 crore which will be operated for 10 years.
Rape-murder accused lured 12-year-old home as wife was away
Vishal Gawli, the 35-year-old Kalyan East resident arrested for allegedly kidnapping, raping and killing a 12-year-old girl on Monday, has confessed to having lured the girl to his house as his wife was away at her parents' place in Buldhana, the police told the judicial magistrate's court in Kalyan on Thursday.
Court Clerk Arrested For Issuing Forged Certs Since 2019
A clerk attached with the Panvel district court has been accused of forging signatures of court magistrates to get false heirship certificates and fake court fee challans issued, to applicants of heirship certificates.