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BJP MP fires salvo, opposes Gujarat party decision over leadership pick

INTERNAL disputes clog the Gujarat BJP over appointments of Mandal, City, District, and Taluka presidents by state BJP chief CR Patil.

First snow turns Valley into 'winter wonderland'

AFTER enduring intense cold wave conditions, with night temperatures plunging several degrees below freezing point, Srinagar and other plains of the Valley experienced their first snowfall of the season on Friday.

Katra shutdown against ropeway project extended

6 protesters on hunger strike, Vaishno Devi pilgrims face tough time

18 days & counting, Beed sarpanch murder mastermind still on the run

THE Opposition in Maharashtra charges the home minister with being weak for the failure to arrest Walmik Karad, a close aide of NCP minister Dhananjay Munde and the alleged mastermind of Massajog village Sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh murder case, even 18 days after the incident.

13 BHU students held for trying to burn copies of Manusmriti on campus

AMID massive commotion between students and the Proctorial Board of Banaras Hindu University (BHU), over a dozen (13) students, including three girls, associated with Bhagat Singh Chhatra Morcha were arrested by Lanka police for their alleged plans to burn copies of Manusmriti on the campus on the Christmas day.

Punctual and proud owner of Maruti 800

FORMER IPS officer and social welfare minister in Yogi Adityanath's cabinet, Asim Arun, on Friday recalled Manmohan Singh as a courteous, humble and extremely punctual leader who had a particular fondness for his Maruti 800.

A NATION IN MOURNING

● Manmohan Singh will be accorded state funeral ● No change of guard ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan today ● Central govt offices and CPSUs to observe half-day

Return of the native and 'City Beautiful'

PUNJAB was Manmohan Singh's first love. He had a special place in his heart for Amritsar, where he spent his initial years.

Cong Picked ‘Assam Resident’ Singh Over Pranab For RS Seat

FORMER Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao chose Manmohan Singh over Pranab Mukherjee to be a Rajya Sabha member from Assam in 1991.

TIME TO STRIKE NEW-AGE NOTES IN CARNATIC MUSIC

T is that time of the year in Chennai when the city goes Carnatic. The December event, popularly called the Margazhi music season after the Tamil month, is only four years from completing a century.

The Demise of the College Lecture Foretold

AI tools will soon be able to replace human lectures in several subjects. Academia should use the opportunity to make quality higher education cheaply available and shift towards research

DMO transfer controversy: HC orders to maintain status quo

THE Kerala High Court on Friday ordered to maintain the status quo that prevailed before the transfer of medical officers that led to a controversy at the Kozhikode District Medical Officer (DMO) office recently.

Biomedical waste dumping: Agency blacklisted

The Suchitwa Mission has blacklisted the private agency, Sungane Ecosystem Private Ltd, which dumped biomedical waste collected from the state in Tamil Nadu.

Pushpa stampede: Actor Allu Arjun appears before court

TELUGU actor Allu Arjun appeared before the Nampally IX ACMM court through a video conference in connection with the Pushpa 2 stampede case.

Kanthapuram Urges Political Parties To Uphold Secularism

INDIAN Grand Mufti Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar has urged political parties to take greater responsibility for preserving India's secular fabric.

In an unusual move, suspended IAS officer seeks 'clarification' from govt

Says suo motu nature of suspension raises concerns about procedural propriety of process

Arlekar to be sworn in as guv on Jan 2

RAJENDRA Vishwanath Arlekar is set to assume office as Kerala governor on January 2.

Singh-Left Saga Ended Up Redefining Nat'l Politics

It was a botched balancing act in 2008 that caused a fallout between then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Left – and redefined national politics.

Tribal suicides: Government seeks report from department director

TAKING note of the TNIE report on the alarming tribal suicide rate in Thiruvananthapuram, the state government has asked the tribal welfare department to urgently look into the matter.

Assn calls for inclusion of newspaper reading in school curriculum

SOCIAL media craze and the resultant lack of interest in newspaper reading has affected the education of children, observed a seminar organised by the Newspaper Agents Association.

Police step up vigil ahead of New Year bash

THE police are set to beef up security measures across the state in the run up to the New Year celebrations with a special focus on curbing violent acts of political and communal nature.

Women should create allies among themselves: Parvathy Thiruvothu

ACTOR Parvathy Thiruvothu has called for 'allyship' among women to bust the myth of women wanting to pull down other women.

Rural, urban consumption gap narrows

The gap between urban and rural consumption narrowed as the average monthly per capita consumption expenditure grew 9% in nominal terms in rural areas and 8% in urban areas in 2023-24, the latest household consumption data released by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation showed.

Cremation today amid party's push for separate resting place

Funeral at 11.45 am at Delhi's Nigambodh Ghat crematorium, says home ministry

MT's tryst with black, white and everything in between

Contemporary cinema of the 1980s was markedly by screenplays that were bold enough to set a different tone yet rooted enough to adhere to the scrutiny of social ethics without breaking the traditional mould.

A TREASURE TROVE OF MISSED OPPORTUNITIES

Mohanlal's directorial debut is visually striking and passable in parts, but it is weighed down by uninspired storytelling, stale dialogue and a squandered wealth of unfulfilled ideas

Junaid Khan and Khushi Kapoor to star in Loveyapa

AAMIR Khan's son Junaid Khan and Bone Kapoor's daughter Khushi Kapoor are coming together for Loveyapa, a rom-com.

WHEN THE HILLS GO LIT

TNIE brings you glimpses of what's in store at Wayanad Lit Festival, touted as India's first and largest rurally held literature festival

A Tested Champion

Offering unmatched comfort, modern tech, excellent fuel efficiency and Toyota's legendary reliability, the Camry Hybrid is set to dominate the Indian road scape

A LEGEND AMONG US

In my childhood, MT was a superhuman character from stories my father used to tell me.