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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.

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.

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.

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.

A journey from Kashmir to Kanyakumari on track

DREAM BECOMES REALITY

1 worker killed, another hurt in tunnel collapse

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

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.

Shinde makes courtesy call on PM

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

DAC Nod to Acquisitions Worth ₹4L Cr in '24

Defence ministry's yearend report suggests LAC situation sensitive, bulk of defence procurements indigenous

New BJP chief likely by Feb, caste may hold key

THE BJP is preparing to initiate the process for electing a new party president after January 14, marking the end of the Hindu calendar's inauspicious period, Kharmas.

Shah Lauds CRPF in Tackling Maoists, Restoring NE Peace

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday visited the Central Armed Police Forces (CRPF) headquarters and held a comprehensive review meeting with senior officers on the operations and administrative efficiency of the force.

Govt to distribute 50L property cards under Svamitva scheme today

THE Centre will distribute more than 50 lakh property cards among the owners after completion of the drone survey of more than 92% of the targeted villages.

3-yr-old chess prodigy among 17 kids honoured

THREE-YEAR-OLD chess prodigy Anish Sarkar, who made history by becoming the youngest-rated chess player ever, was among the 17 children presented with Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar by President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday.

Modi Flags Critical Role of Youth, Bats for Policy to Equip with Emerging Tech

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the \"critical\" role of youth in the nation's progress on Thursday and called for adopting a futuristic approach to equip them with skills in emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.

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

For Society, MT Was Its Conscience

It is difficult for anyone who knew M.T. Vasudevan Nair to live with the fact of his non-existence in Sithara, East Nadakkavu, Kozhikode, his fabled address.

Woman dies after being hit by Vande Bharat Exp

A WOMAN died after being hit by the Vande Bharat train.

Malayalam lit will miss him

WHEN I sit down to scribble a few lines on MT, I am at a loss for words. Who was he actually? To me as a person and to the literary world as such. Because his areas of activities were so wide and varied.

MT's craft redefined, added depth to his villains

THE characters MT created were never one-dimensional individuals who could easily be fitted into categories.

Crisp Plots and Sharp Characters

Through his films & screenplays, MT explored lives, customs and beliefs of ordinary people, and socio-political themes in a post-'50s Kerala

The Tormented Titan

Five years my senior, MT was in college while I was doing high school. I was enamoured by the very first story he wrote.

Nila — An emotion that ebbed and flowed in MT's writings

“I PREFER the Nila that I know to the great oceans that hold unknown wonders in their wombs,” MT Vasudevan Nair once said in an interview.

Sabarimala Temple Closed After Mandala Pooja

Around 32.50 lakh devotees visited the hill shrine since Nov 15; temple will reopen on Dec 30 for Makaravilakku festival

Malankara Church Constitution essential for peace in Church

THE Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (MOSC) on Thursday, organised the 90th anniversary celebration of the Malankara Church Constitution, passed by the Malankara Syrian Christian Association in 1934. Reverend Catholic Rev Malankara Church Constituent Assembly at Kottayam MD Seminary is inaugurating the celebration.

Two Keralites make it to 2024 World Abilitysport Youth Games

IT has been a remarkable year for the cerebral palsy sports team of Kerala. After a stellar show at the recently concluded National CP Athletics Championship, two of its members have now made the cut for an upcoming world championship.

Man stabbed to death by brother-in-law in Arookutty

A MAN was allegedly stabbed to death by his brother-in-law after a heated argument regarding repeated domestic violence against his wife.

Manmohan Singh, India's PM from 2004 to 2014, passes away

FORMER prime minister and renowned economist Dr Manmohan Singh passed away on Thursday night. He was 92.

National rights panel takes cognizance of tribal suicides

TAKING note of The New Indian Express report that brought out alarming number of tribal suicides in Thiruvananthapuram, the National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of the issue.