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December 20, 2025

Dhurandhar past Baahubali, Dangal; eyes ₹1K cr club

AT a time when most films struggle to go beyond a week or two in their theatrical run, Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar has done the seemingly impossible.

1 mins

No pollution debate in House

AS Parliament adjourned sine die on Friday, a political blame game erupted with the ruling BJP accusing the opposition of \"stalling\" the debate on air pollution in Delhi-NCR.

1 mins

Visibility drops to zero, dense fog alert in city

LARGE swathes of the capital saw a dense blanket of fog on Friday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a red alert and warning of prolonged low-visibility conditions over the next few days.

1 mins

Environmental responsibility part of CSR, says SC bench

THE Supreme Court on Friday held that companies cannot claim to be socially responsible while disregarding the protection of wildlife and fragile ecosystems affected by their operations.

1 mins

STUDENT LEADER’S DEATH ROILS B’DESH

Media offices torched in Dhaka; Hindu youth lynched in Mymensingh; Indian mission in Chattogram attacked

2 mins

Learning Malayalam, Priyanka tells Modi at Speaker’s ‘chai pe charcha’

A lighthearted exchange over ‘Wayanad turmeric’ and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent Ethiopia visit figured in the friendly conversation between Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and the PM at the customary tea hosted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday, after the conclusion of the Winter Session of Parliament.

1 mins

DESTINATION PUDUCHERRY A RISING STAR IN GLOBAL TOURISM

Tourism is not just a leisure industry for Puducherry; it is a driver of growth.

2 mins

Who fears making a roti?

In Durga Venkatesan’s Garam Roti, kitchens become stages and the roti transforms into a metaphor for women’s fears, expectations, and unheard voices

2 mins

STEPPING UP FOR A NEW GAME

THE youngest-ever captain of India’s netball and basketball teams, Delhi girl Prachi Tehlan has also found a place in the Limca Book of World Records.

2 mins

Paul King to helm adaptation of Labubu

SONY is teaming up with filmmaker Paul King to bring the wildly popular Labubu collectibles to cinema screens, as per areport on The Hollywood Reporter.

1 mins

Trailer out for Hugh's The Sheep Detectives

UGH Jackman is reading an engaging whodunit mystery story to his much-loved flock of sheep.

1 mins

‘THEY ARE ACTUALLY THE RIGHT SIDE UP’

Arundhati Subramaniam’s latest collection of poetry, The Gallery of Upside Down Women narrates the stories of women mystics — it’s an ode to her poet friends

2 mins

97,37,831 TN voters off electoral rolls across 38 districts after SIR

A total of 97.37 lakh names have been removed from the electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu after the enumeration phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) under the categories of Absent, Shifted, and Dead as per the data released on Friday.

1 mins

Bondi attack accused renewed passport in Hyderabad in ’22

SAJID Akram, one of the accused in the Bondi Beach attack in Australia, renewed his passport during a visit to Hyderabad in July 2022, a source told this newspaper.

1 mins

ED moves High Court in National Herald case

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday moved the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court order that refused to take cognisance of its chargesheet against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in a money laundering case linked

1 mins

ABVP protests ‘irregularities’ in DU exams

THE Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Friday organised a protest at Delhi University, alleging serious irregularities during the recently conducted semester examinations.

1 mins

Govt to launch survey for rural land management: CM

THE Delhi government has taken a decisive step to resolve long-pending issues related to the identification, ownership and documentation of Abadi Deh land in the city’s rural areas.

1 mins

10,000 classrooms to get air purifiers, tender out

Govt initiative to cover all state schools in phases to tackle pollution

1 mins

WHAT OUR SEARCHES TELL ABOUT US

REVERSE SWING

3 mins

BONDI BLOODBATH AMID WINTER OF DISCONTENT

JUST when the world was preparing to bid farewell to 2025, a beachfront bloodbath sent a chill across continents.

1 mins

PRESSURE ON RUPEE TO CONTINUE, U.S. TRADE DEAL CAN CUSHION FALL

HE Indian rupee has emerged as Asia’s worst-performing currency in 2025.

1 mins

DHAKA TO SYDNEY, A MISSING LINK IN TERROR NARRATIVE

Failure to call out the resurgence in Islamist violence isn’t helping. Recent incidents in Australia and Bangladesh aren't linked, but there’s a common reluctance to confront the threat head-on

2 mins

Speaker looking at 8 privilege notices on Oppn MPs

Unlike earlier, govt engaged Oppn on Vande Mataram, didn't rush with agendas

1 mins

Bureau of Port Security for vessels, ports soon

Dedicated Bureau to be headed by IPS officer

2 mins

SC special sitting on Dec 22 for urgent cases: CJI

THE Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said on Friday that while the winter vacation formally begins on December 20, the Supreme Court would will hold a special sitting on December 22, to hear genuinely urgent matters.

1 mins

'Passport authority can't seek travel plan for renewal'

NOTING that \"liberty in our constitutional scheme is not a gift of the State but its first obligation\", the Supreme Court in its order held that passport authority was not required to demand a schedule of future journeys or visas at renewal stage.

1 mins

CONG KEEPS G-RAM-G PLAN for CWC MEET

THE Congress on Friday said it will strongly oppose any move to scrap MGNREGA, with Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi accusing the Modi government of dismantling the rights-based law.

1 mins

Pak claims concerned over ‘abrupt variance’ in flow of Indus River basin

PAKISTAN has expressed concern over what it called sudden changes in the flow of the Chenab river in Indus basin between December 7 and 15, accusing India of releasing water without warning in violation of the Indus Waters Treaty that New Delhi suspended after the Pahalgam terror attack.

1 mins

Stormy session marred by vaping & shouting match

THE winter session of Parliament, one of the shortest in recent Parliament history, came to a close on Friday.

2 mins

Jaishankar says India-EU FTA reaches decisive phase

Defence and security cooperation in focus

1 mins

PM to inaugurate nature-themed terminal in Assam

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a two-day visit to Assam on Saturday, during which he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for projects worth ₹15,600 crore.

1 mins

Meet to revive tourism as J&K situation is normal

TO restore confidence among travellers to visit Kashmir again after 26 people were killed in the Pahalgam attack, the Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI) held its three-day annual convention in Srinagar to send a clear message that Kashmir is safe and normal.

1 mins

Manjhi ‘clears the air’ in video, says managed to swing votes via DM

A video claiming to show Union minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) leader Jitan Ram Manjhi speaking about influencing an election result went viral on Friday, sparking an uproar among opposition parties.

1 mins

Medical student from Valley missing in Russia

A 21-year old man from Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, Gaurav Singh Nag, who was studying MBBS in Russia, has gone missing since December 10.

1 mins

HC grants relief to Pawar minister in cheating case

THE Bombay HC on Friday granted bail to former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Manikrao Kokate and suspended his two-year jail term ina cheating and forgery case, but refused to stay his conviction.

1 mins

DGP seeks Bahraich SP reply for giving ‘guard of honour’ to preacher

FOLLOWING the reports and videos of UP Police recruits giving a “guard of honour” toa kathavachak (religious preacher) in Bahraich going viral on social media platforms, DGP Rajeev Krishna on Friday sought an explanation from the district superintendent of police “for unauthorised use of the police parade ground”.

1 mins

... In MP, 41.80L set to be removed from voter list

First phase of SIR over, draft of electoral rolls to be out on Dec 23

2 mins

73.73L names deleted from Gujarat draft roll...

State election body covers 100% voters in the revision exercise

1 mins

Punjab to call spl session next mnth over G-RAM-G bill

THE AAP government in Punjab will convene a special session of the assembly next month against the replacement of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) by Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or GRAM-G

1 mins

Ball in West's court, Putin says in annual TV address

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia would not attack other countries on the condition it was treated “with respect”, dismissing concerns that Moscow poses a security threat to NATO’s eastern flank states.

1 mins

EU agrees 90-bn-euro loan for Ukraine to plug budget shortfall

EUROPEAN

1 mins

Trump suspends green card lottery

Comes as migrant named suspect in deadly shooting at 2 US univs

2 mins

1,000 in Gaza dead awaiting evacuation, says WHO

MORE than 1,000 patients have died while waiting for urgent medical evacuation from war-ravaged Gaza in the last year anda half, the World Health Organization said Friday.

1 mins

US Justice Department set to release Epstein files

FRIDAY DEADLINE

1 mins

UN rights chief calls for impartial probe into Hadi's killing

THE United Nations human rights chief voiced alarm Friday at the killing of Bangladesh student protest leader Sharif Osman Hadi, calling for a swift and impartial investigation.

1 mins

India, Oman trade deal to come into force in 3 mnths

India to get duty-free market access for 99% exports; companies like Apollo, Amul, and Amity to explore investment opportunities in Oman

1 mins

Sathe gets access to funds for expenses

THE Securities Appellate Tribunal has allowed the Avadhut Sathe Trading Academy, so-called investor education school being run by controversial finfluencer Avadhut Sathe who was banned by the regulator Sebi earlier this month, to withdraw funds for basic expenses to run the academy.

1 mins

Infy ADR rises 56% intraday on Wall Street

INFOSYS’ American Depository Receipt (ADR) shares surged over 56% during intraday trade on Wall Street on Friday, December 19, driven by strong buying.

1 mins

RBI okays risk-based deposit insurance framework

THE Central Board of Directors of the RBI on Friday approved risk-based deposit insurance framework for banks.

1 mins

China drags India to WTO over tariffs, solar subsidies

CHINA has challenged at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) India’s import duties on information and communications technology (ICT) products and subsidies extended to the domestic photovoltaic sector.

1 mins

Shriram Fin brings home biggest FDI

BIG DEAL

1 mins

GVK-Bhupal family buys Tata Group’s 25.5% stake in TAJ GVK

INDIAN Hotels Company (IHCL) has entered into an agreement to sell its entire shareholding of 25.52% in TAJ GVK to the GVK-Bhupal family. The shift converts IHCL’s joint venture with GVK-Bhupal family in Taj GVK Hotels and Resorts into a long-term management contract covering its hotel portfolio.

1 mins

Interest rates need to be lower given benign inflation outlook: RBI governor

RESERVE Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra has voted for the 25 bps repo rate cut earlier this month saying real interest rates needs to be lower given benign outlooks for both headline and core inflation.

1 mins

Adani Group in talks with govt to foray into nuclear sector in UP

ADANI Group is in discussions with the Uttar Pradesh government to foray into India’s nuclear sector.

1 mins

Govt may miss FY26 income tax collection target by big margin

THE government is likely to miss its ambitious income tax collection target of 15% for FY26 by a big margin.

1 mins

Constant spotlight: Noise surrounding world champ Gukesh

CHESS players are notorious for not exhibiting emotions immediately after the match.

1 mins

Is it too late for surprise inclusions?

AS the senior men’s selection committee led by BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar is set to announce the squad of the T20 World Cup on Saturday — more than 45 days before their first match —a few players may anxiously wait to see if they make the cut for the marquee event.

2 mins

Nagal beats Shapovalov as Eagles post win

TOP Indian tennis players Sumit Nagal and Shrivalli Bhamdipaty were the stars on Friday as Eagles beat Hawks to strengthen their bid for a spot in the finals of the World Tennis League in Bengaluru.

1 mins

INDIAN MEN FS WRESTLERS MAY HAVE A RUSSIAN COACH

FORMER Russian wrestler Anatoly Beloglazov, the 1980 Moscow Olympics 52kg gold medallist, looks set to take over as foreign wrestling coach of the Indian men’s freestyle unit.

1 mins

U19 Asia Cup: India to face Pak in final

VICE-CAPTAIN Vihaan Malhotra’s exhilarating stroke-play was well complemented by Aaron George’s composure as India U-19 set up an U-19 Asia Cup summit date with arch-rivals Pakistan after crushing Sri Lanka colts by eight wickets in a rain-curtailed semifinal here on Friday.

1 mins

Head-ache for visitors after whirlwind day

TRAVIS

1 mins

SatChi post 3rd straight win to enter last four

SATWIKSAIRAJ Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are enjoying a dream run in the ongoing BWF World Tour Finals in Hangzhou, China.

1 mins

Ahead of World Cup team selection, SKY falls again

Yadav has scored just 218 runs at an average of 13.62 this year so far

3 mins

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