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Neither people of Vizag nor their representatives consulted on Rushikonda buildings, says BJP MLA

The Hindu | 2025-12-25, 16:13

Objecting to the Cabinet Sub-Committee’s plan to recommend the handing over of the buildings to major hotel groups, Vishnu Kumar Raju says the opinion of the people of Visakhapatnam must be taken into consideration ...

Bus fires kill 64 nationwide since 2021; Karnataka sees three incidents

The Hindu | 2025-12-25, 16:13

This excludes at least six people who were killed after a container truck rammed the Bengaluru-bound bus, triggering a blaze that rapidly engulfed the vehicle and left passengers with little time to escape on Thursday ...

Railway Ministry notifies fare hike; new ticket prices come into effect on Dec. 26

The Hindu | 2025-12-25, 16:13

The fare list displayed at stations will also be updated to reflect the new fares effective from December 26 ...

Allahabad HC quashes forgery case against shooter Vartika Singh

The Hindu | 2025-12-25, 16:13

Court finds no evidence of cheating; notes absence of inquiry into origin of alleged forged documents ...

Labourer shot dead in U.P.’s Farrukhabad village

The Hindu | 2025-12-25, 16:13

Body found in field; police recover empty cartridge and trace signs of struggle ...

Call the Midwife Christmas Special 2025: this quietly radical show continues to surprise

London Evening Standard | 2025-12-25, 16:03

A tragedy in Hong Kong overshadows a festive episode of sidequests and subplots ...

Xmas: Hindutva extremists threaten children in Rajasthan school

Madhyamam | 2025-12-25, 16:00

Jaipur: The principal of a private school in Rajasthan's Nagaur district informed on Thursday that a

Uike's death has broken backbone of Maoist activities in Odisha: DGP

Hindustan Times | 2025-12-25, 16:00

Bhubaneswar, Ganesh Uike, 69, a battle-hardened Maoist leader, finally fell to the bullets of security personnel in Kandhamal district on Thursday, less than a year after taking charge of Odisha operations, officials said. Uike's death has broken backbone of

Myanmar sets late January date for final election round

Straits Times | 2025-12-25, 15:57

Democracy watchdogs say the junta-run vote is a charade to rebrand the rule of the military. ...

Kazakhstan releases interim report on AZAL plane crash investigation on 1st anniversary

Anadolu Agency | 2025-12-25, 15:54

Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Transport released an interim statement Thursday on the anniversary of an Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) accident near Aktau, saying the plane was likely

Armenia welcomes Turkish president’s remarks on advancing normalization

Anadolu Agency | 2025-12-25, 15:54

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has welcomed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s remarks on advancing the normalization process between Ankara and Yerevan, state media reported on Thursday. “Within the framework of our bilateral

Mumbai gets extra hours to ring in the New Year

The Times of India | 2025-12-25, 15:48

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Palestinian actor-director Mohammad Bakri dies at 72

The Siasat Daily | 2025-12-25, 15:41

Tel Aviv: Mohammad Bakri, a Palestinian director and actor who sought to share the complexities of Palestinian identity and culture through a variety of works in both Arabic and Hebrew, has died, his family announced. He was 72. Bakri was best known for

Bajrang Dal creates ruckus over Christmas celebrations at pvt school in Rajasthan

The Siasat Daily | 2025-12-25, 15:41

Jaipur: The principal of a private school in Rajasthan’s Nagaur district alleged on Thursday that a group of people claiming to be Bajrang Dal members threatened children and

Bangladesh belongs to Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Christians: Rahman

The Siasat Daily | 2025-12-25, 15:41

Dhaka: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday urged people to maintain peace as he presented a vision of an inclusive society, saying the country belongs to people of all faiths, including Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and