Major blow to Imran Khan as Pak’s top poll body rejects his nomination papers from two seats

Pakistani election officials have rejected former Prime Minister Imran Khan as a candidate in the country’s February parliamentary election

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Paediatric surgeons want every medical college to have a paediatric surgery unit

December 29 is observed as National Paediatric Surgery Day

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Kudumbashree holds children’s parliament

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Facilities for sanitary workers reviewed

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Are graduates facing unemployment?

What historical patterns or socio-economic changes might have contributed to the consistently higher unemployment rates among highly educated individuals in India since the 1990s? How does the rise in the percentage of graduates in the labour force impact the unemployment rates and the job market?

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Israel Army arrests senior Palestinian lawmaker Jarrar

Jarrar had been previously arrested by Israeli forces in October 2019 and released in September the following year, after being held without trial

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Poonch-Rajouri custodial deaths: police file FIR against ‘unknown’ personnel

FIR invokes Indian Penal Code section pertaining to murder

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Pakistani police free 290 Baloch activists arrested while protesting extrajudicial killings

Pakistani police say they have freed 290 Baloch activists who were arrested when they attempted to hold a protest last week in the capital, Islamabad

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Shopping hubs in Bengaluru come alive ahead of Christmas and New Year

‘The allure of discounts, especially the unprecedented 40% this year coupled with an extra 10% off on kitchen items, has drawn in more customers’

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Liquor in GIFT City: Congress, AAP slam Gujarat's BJP govt. over decision

The BJP said it would provide proper environment for the development of business in the region.

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ECOWAS delegation in Sierra Leone after 'coup' attempt

A recent summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) launched the delegation to "facilitate the deployment of a security mission to Sierra Leone to help stabilise the country"

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Centre exploring one-stop health sector regulator

Doctors’ bodies have urged that private and government insurance be brought under a single regulator to enable better tertiary care access to all citizens.

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China bans export of rare earth processing technologies

It also banned the export of production technology for rare earth metals and alloy materials as well as technology to prepare some rare earth magnets

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From a history teacher to the DMK strongman of Villupuram

Known for his abrasive language in public platforms, Mr. Ponmudy’s act of gesticulating at Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi, when he staged a walkout from the Assembly went viral on social media platforms

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Parliament proceedings | GST regime brought down prices, says Nirmala as Rajya Sabha returns two taxation Bills

Opposition members boycott proceedings over security breach

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Tourism action plan sought for Mandya

Info boards may come up along the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway for guiding tourists

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Land grant announced for Belagavi assault victim

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CM sends a strong signal on Govt’s intentions on Kaleshwaram project lapses

Revanth Reddy enquires about the expenditure incurred by previous government on irrigation projects

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Prime accused in Attibele fire cracker case also booked for cheating and forgery

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Watch | State polls aftermath | What BJP’s CM picks for 3 states imply?

The BJP will have to make good on its poll promises in the tribal State 

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Revoke suspension of 13 Opposition MPs, Congress’ Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury writes to Lok Sabha Speaker

Given the seriousness of the security breach, members were duty-bound to ask questions of the government and the Home Minister, Chowdhury said in his letter to Speaker Om Birla

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Cong. govt. should not repeat BRS mistakes: CPI

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Pharmacy students worried as uncertainty looms over annual examination

When The Hindu contacted officials from KSPC, they mentioned that financial constraints and administrative hurdles had kept the examination from taking place.

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Congestion chaos: Bus stand, parking spot or vending zone?

Several areas across Bengaluru face a lack of bus shelters while the ones that do have shelters see encroachment by vehicles and street vendors

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Why is every dispute between Delhi govt. and Lieutenant coming here, asks SC

Chief Justice makes the comment while directing DCPCR to approach the High Court; the development comes after the SC received a bunch of petitions from the Delhi government against the L-G

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SWTD launches ‘India’s largest solar-electric ferry’

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PDP questions BJP ‘blunders’ in Kashmir in mouthpiece

It accuses the Centre of dividing up the land and resources of J&K for ‘cronies’

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Israel bombs Gaza as rift with U.S. grows

U.S. President Joe Biden, whose government has provided Israel with billions of dollars in military aid, delivered his sharpest rebuke of the war on Wednesday

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Poland's new Prime Minister Donald Tusk takes office, ending 8 years of conservative rule

The change of government follows a national election on Oct. 15 that was won by a group of parties running on separate tickets and vowing to work together under Tusk’s leadership

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Karnataka government plans to to rejuvenate Mysore Paper Mills: M.B. Patil

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‘Mohan pehalwan’: A wrestler and an ABVP-RSS man from Mahakal city to helm Madhya Pradesh government

A prominent leader of OBC community, Mohan Yadav is seen as BJP’s response to INDIA coalition, which has two prominent Yadav-led parties like Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh and Rashtriya Janata Dal in Bihar, ahead of 2024 polls

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Supreme Court verdict upholding abrogation of Article 370 has 'no legal value': Pakistan

The judicial endorsement of India’s ‘unilateral and illegal actions’ was ‘a travesty of justice’, says caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani

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Bangladesh Opposition party holds protest as it boycotts January 7 national election amid violence

Bangladesh Nationalist Party is boycotting the election, leaving voters in the South Asian nation of 166 million with little choice but to re-elect Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League

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India must become a product nation, says HCL co-founder Ajai Chowdhry

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Ram temple sets off realty boom in Ayodhya

As Ayodhya town gears up for the consecration of the temple, land prices soar to an all-time high, especially in areas around the new structure

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Annual Kadalekayi Parishe starts tomorrow

Efforts are being made to keep the festival plastic-free

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No appeal by Japan after ruling for wartime sex slaves: S. Korea

Mainstream historians say up to 200,000 women -- mostly from Korea, but also other parts of Asia including China -- were forced to become sex slaves for Japanese soldiers during World War II

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Six killed in candle factory fire in Pune

Authorities said most of the deceased were women

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Thirumavalavan opposes expulsion of TMC MP Mahua Moitra by Ethics Committee

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COP28 Summit and India | Is climate fatigue setting in

In this episode of Worldview, we discuss why did India refuse to sign on to the green energy pledge and the climate health agreement at COP28

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No room to shelter impounded stray cattle, say prison authorities

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December 6 was the day when ordinary citizens destroyed Babar’s symbol: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey

Nishikant Dubey says the Congress has done only politics with Jammu and Kashmir

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Navigating the U.S.-China relationship | Explained

What was the outcome of the summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference?

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Taiwan probes free China trips used to 'influence' election

Taiwan goes to polls on January 13 to elect a new President and a new Parliament in a contest that has been dominated by relations with China

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Detained Iran protesters raped, sexually assaulted: Amnesty

The London-based organisation said it had shared its findings with the Iranian authorities on November 24 "but has thus far received no response"

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Two from Kerala killed as cab falls off highway in J&K

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Qatar pushing to repair truce, bring comprehensive end to Gaza war, says country’s Emir

Qatar, where several political leaders of Hamas are based, has been leading negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian militant group

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China says Afghan Taliban must reform before full diplomatic ties

China's Foreign Ministry said in a position paper on Afghanistan released this year that it "respects the independent choices made by the Afghan people, and respects the religious beliefs and national customs"

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CPI(M) urge State government to address issues of Kalyana Karnataka, Kittur Karnataka during winter session

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Senior White House official meets Jaishankar, Doval, Misri in Delhi

Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jonathan Finer undertook the first comprehensive mid-term review of the India-U.S. Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET) with his Indian counterpart Vikram Misri

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Aksharasree literacy project’s third phase begins

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No holiday for courts on Monday

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WESAT to be unveiled on Nov. 4

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HR&CE Department forms team of experts to write history of 26 temples in Tamil Nadu

The books will include high-resolution pictures and stories in a simple language. The department has issued an order detailing the requirement of the books with a minimum of 140 pages, says official

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Notorious goon nabbed from Goa

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PM Modi, President Muizzu agree to set up core group to further deepen India-Maldives ties

The leaders discuss ways to bolster economic, development, and people-to-people ties; meeting comes days after Maldivian president asked India to withdraw 77 military personnel, review bilateral agreements

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Karnataka wants to build a talent repository for global gaming industry

‘City set to become a skill epicentre for animation, visual effects, gaming, comics and extended reality sector’

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Retired U.S. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court passes away at 93

Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, has died

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CBI recovers over ₹28 lakhs cash from residence of Trinamool MLA during raids in connection with recruitment scam

Searches were also conducted on Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) councillor Bappadittya Dasgupta and Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation councillor Debraj Chakraborty

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