Chief Minister Siddaramaiah reviewing the progress of the Socio-Educational Survey in Bengaluru on October 19, 2025. Ministers and senior officials were present. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Social and Educational Survey being conducted by the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes received another round of extension on Sunday, with the State-wide survey now to... Read More

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, along with the Union Minister of Textiles Giriraj Singh, during the ‘BJP Road Show’ in support of Begusarai Assembly BJP candidate Kundan Kumar, in Begusarai on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI Union Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Giriraj Singh has sparked controversy with remarks made at a... Read More

The post from Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth came hours after Donald Trump accused Colombian President Gustavo Petro on social media of “strongly encouraging the massive production of drugs”. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. forces attacked a vessel associated with a Colombian leftist rebel group, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday (October 19, 2025),... Read More

A man was killed and another injured in an explosion at a firecracker warehouse in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday (October 19, 2025), officials said. The blast occurred near Bagwala Chowraha, and demolished four nearby shops while the roofs of two adjacent homes collapsed due to its intensity. The deceased’s identity is yet to be ascertained,... Read More

The National Conference (NC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the BJP have all named members of the Shia clergy as candidates for the Assembly by-polls to Budgam in Jammu and Kashmir. “The NC has named Agha Syed Mehmood as the party candidate for the Budgam Assembly election. The party extends best wishes to him... Read More

India is emerging as a global leader in renewable energy, with solar power driving a major shift in the electricity landscape. In the first half of 2025, solar and wind met the country’s rising energy demand, reducing coal use and emissions. This marks a significant moment in the global energy transition, as renewables overtook coal... Read More

The book vending machine, which is the initiative of a 26-year-old literature graduate, at the MGR Central station. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Two newly-installed vending machines — one on platform 6 of the Central railway station, and the other at the west entrance of Tambaram railway station — are not dispensing coffee, chips... Read More

With the year 2026 a little over two months away, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has trained its focus on preparations for two mega events — the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland and the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. India had bagged 29 medals in athletics, including three in 4x400m relays (comprising men’s gold... Read More

RPF police personnel check trains and platforms at Jolarpet railway station in Tirupattur. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT As part of Deepavali festival preparedness to prevent any untoward incidents, the District Police in Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur and Tiruvannamalai have put in place extensive security arrangements in key towns like Vellore, Arcot, Arakkonam, Ambur, Tiruvannamalai, Cheyyar... Read More

A 19-year-old Instagram influencer was nabbed from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, by Delhi Police for allegedly aiding an inter-State online fraud syndicate. Police detained Hukum Singh Rawat alias Anuj, a B.A. second-year student with over four lakh followers, for his role in a ₹1.8 lakh tractor sale scam. Police said he received a 4% to 5%... Read More