M.K. Stalin. File | Photo Credit: M. Periasamy Following up on his earlier representations, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday (December 18, 2025) wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterating his request for the resolution of the issue of the 50% tariffs imposed by the United States of America (USA). He went on…
CRPF personnel deployed at Gamgiphai, the Inter-State check post border after the recent violence in different districts, in Kangpokpi/Imphal West. File | Photo Credit: ANI A Kuki outfit has warned a transgender social activist from the Meitei community, who has cycled more than 2,300 km to spread the message of peace, against visiting Manipur’s Kangpokpi…
A 75-year-old woman patient was allegedly given the wrong blood group at the Acharya Tulsi cancer wing of PBM Hospital in Rajasthan’s Bikaner, causing her condition to deteriorate suddenly. The hospital administration has ordered an inquiry into the incident. The patient’s condition stabilised after emergency treatment, doctors said. According to hospital sources, the patient, Bhawani…
Martin Antony | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin The Thrissur Cyber Police have registered a case against Martin Antony, the second accused and a convict in the Kerala actor rape case, on the charge of posting a video on social media revealing the name of the survivor. The video, believed to have been shot when he…
Ram V. Sutar working on the face of the Sardar Patel statue. PhotoP: ramsutar.in Noted sculptor Ram Sutar, known for designing the world’s tallest statue — Statue of Unity — in Gujarat, passed away late on Wednesday (December 17, 2025) night at his Noida residence, his son said. He was 100 and ailing with age-related…
The handover of the BRICS presidency is steeped in symbolism. In 2024, Brazil had received from Russia a steel gavel — a symbol of industrial strength. As Brazil passed the presidency to India last Friday, it handed over a gavel made of recycled wood from the Amazon rainforest. The gesture, according to Brazil’s BRICS sherpa…
The highest court of Belgium — Court of Cassation — has rejected the appeal of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi against India’s extradition request, while endorsing a lower court’s view that there are no grounds for his claims of flagrant denial of justice, torture or inhuman and degrading treatment in India, according to the order released…
Strict security measures were taken at Dhan Mandi, where multiple layers of barricades were erected and a large number of police personnel were deployed on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Farmers, farm labourers and farmer leaders, who held a massive ‘Mahapanchayat’ at Dhan Mandi in Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh on Wednesday, gave a 20-day ultimatum to the State…
The Kerala High Court has asked Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) whether it had been informed by Central intelligence agencies about the arrival of Bengaluru resident Suraj Lama, who was reported missing after being deported from Kuwait since October 10. CIAL ought to submit details of the follow-up action on Thursday (December 18), the court…
The Chhattisgarh unit of the Congress party protested both on the streets and in the Assembly alleging that central and State probe agencies were being misused to suppress the Opposition. Congress party staged protests outside the BJP office following the court’s dismissal of the ED’s charge sheet in the National Herald case. Earlier, in the…