Russia urges US to release Maduro, calls for dialogue

The Russian Foreign Ministry urged the United States to release Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, calling ...

‘Act of war, violation of international law’: NYC Mayor Mamdani condemns US capture of Venezuela’s President

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani criticises the United States’ capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, calls it an “act of war” and a “violation of international law".

‘Avoid non-essential travel to Venezuela’: MEA issues advisory for Indians amid escalating tensions

MEA has issued an advisory urging Indians to avoid all non-essential travel to Venezuela amid evolving security situation in Venezuela.

ED files charge sheet in sand smuggling case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday filed a charge sheet in connection with the sand smuggling case, within 60 days ...

Bangladesh seeks ICC intervention, after Mustafizur Rahman’s removed from IPL

Bangladesh has condemned the decision to exclude Mustafizur Rahman from the IPL on Saturday. Bangladesh has condemned the decision to exclude Mustafizur Rahman from the IPL on Saturday.

Nicolas Maduro, his wife land in New York after US military capture

The plane carrying Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, has landed at Stewart Air National Guard Base in New York on Saturday (local time) following their capture in a large ...

ECI allows some tribal groups to be enrolled as voters on DMs’ consent

Under the order, district magistrates (DMs) have been authorised to approve inclusion of eligible persons from these tribes ...

PM Modi to inaugurate 72nd National Volleyball Championship in Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the 72nd National Volleyball Championship on Sunday at noon through video conferencing, with Varanasi hosting the prestigious national-level ...

11 associates of Bangladesh-based jihadi outfit confess to terror links: Assam Police

The 11 arrested associates of the Bangladesh-based jihadi terror outfit Imam Mahmuder Kafila (IMK) have confessed to their involvement in the activities alleged in the FIR during interrogation, Assam ...

Offbeat Destinations from the Heart of India (Part III)

The Madhya Pradesh Forest Department has constituted an Eco-tourism Development Board and one of its tasks in addition to the promotion of eco-tourism could be to map, restore (with expert assistance) ...

Of “saffron sunsets” and “frivolous clairvoyances”: Rajorshi Patranabis’s Gossips Of Our Surrogate Story

Rajorshi Patranabis’ latest collection of poems Gossips Of Our Surrogate Story, published by Hawakal in 2025 is a fulsome tribute to his Wiccan proclivity and its “pagan pulses” (32) through an ...
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A New Year Lesson from the Hills of Aizawl

As the New Year approaches, we stand once again at that familiar dawn—ready to leave behind what weighed us down and eager to begin afresh.