December 2025

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Friday that he was instructed by “authorities” to remove his designation as chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference from his social media, citing a ban on Hurriyat constituents. According to Mirwaiz, he was told that if he failed to comply, his account on platform X would be blocked. Story…

Daily Quiz … …., a Jesuit priest and a renowned tribal rights activist in Jharkhand, was among the 16 people charged with Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for their alleged role in the violence that followed the 2017 Elgar Parishad event in Pune. Fill in the blanks. A. Cedric Prakash B. Stan Swamy C. John Dayal…

22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal has opened up about the possibility of becoming Spain’s non-playing captain in the Davis Cup in future. The 39-year-old, however, was quick to admit that it was too soon for him to be thinking along those lines since he had retired from the sport just over a year ago….

The Payyoli police have arrested a Thikkodi native who was accused of beating up a railway gatekeeper following a ruckus over parking in the middle of the road near the railway track. The accused was identified as Rajeesh. The alleged assault took place near the railway gate at Thikkodi on December 24. A case was…

Six people, including a five-year-old child, were killed and at least a dozen others injured when a speeding container truck crashed into a private sleeper bus that caught fire under the impact in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district in the early hours of Thursday, police said. The site of the accident in Chitradurga on Thursday. (ANI) President…

Veteran architect Raj Rewal still recalls the long conversations he had with Satish Gujral in the late 1960s, when the artist was building his home on Feroze Gandhi Road in Lajpat Nagar. “It was designed for them (Satish and his wife Kiran Gujral) to both live there and to display their work. The living room…

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने सांसद खेल महोत्सव को देश में खेल प्रतिभाओं को निखारने और खेल भावना को मजबूत करने का एक शानदार मंच बताया है। उन्होंने गुरुवार को कार्यक्रम को संबोधित करते हुए कहा कि इस तरह की पहल न सिर्फ युवाओं को खेलों से जोड़ती है, बल्कि उनमें अनुशासन, टीमवर्क और प्रतिस्पर्धा की…

Christmas cheer sets in early at Cafe Diem in Coonoor, a cafe where a winding pathway past a garden bursting with colourful blooms opens into stunning views. Here, festive decorations emerge gradually. The Christmas village display comes up, table mats turn red and green, and panels wish visitors a Merry Christmas. “The idea is to…

New Year 2026 Travel Resolution: नया साल सिर्फ तारीख या कैलेंडर बदलने का नाम नहीं है, यह अपनी आदतों, सोच और जीवन जीने के तरीके को बेहतर बनाने के लिए बदलाव का भी मौका है। जो लोग यात्रा प्रेमी हैं या घूमने का शौक रखते हैं, उनके लिए हर नया साल एक नया नक्शा होता…

Indian Railways fare hike: Indian Railways’ (IR) revised fare structure comes into effect from today, marking the second fare hike in less than six months. On Thursday, the Ministry of Railways clarified that passengers who have already booked their train tickets will not have to pay any additional amount on or after December 26. Speaking…