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India to work with APDIM to reduce disaster risks across Asia-Pacific

The session concluded with a shared commitment to enhance regional collaboration and implement innovative strategies for disaster risk reduction in the Asia-Pacific region

Powerful groups diverting focus from illegal immigrants: Biren Singh

Singh also appealed to the state and the central governments "to stay firm" and "continue the detection and deportation of illegal immigrants and refugees to their original countries"

Centre approves increasing MGNREGA work limit to 150 days in J&K for FY26

L-G Sinha expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan for increasing the MGNREGA work limit

US court orders Byju to pay over $1 bn on petition of Alpha, GLAS Trust

The judgment directed Byju to provide a full and accurate accounting of the Alpha Funds and any proceeds thereof, such as the Camshaft LP Interest, including each and every subsequent transfer

UN chief Antonio Guterres urges G20 to use power to ease global suffering

Guterres made the remarks at a media briefing shortly after arriving in Johannesburg on Friday to participate in the G20 Leaders' Summit for the next two days

Ten dead as 5.7 magnitude earthquake jolts Dhaka, parts of Bangladesh

Media reports suggested that in the industrial town on the outskirts of the capital Gazipur alone, at least 100 workers were injured at different units as they tried to rush out of buildings

Very productive meeting: Trump praises Zohran Mamdani in warm welcome

Mamdani said the two spoke about issues such as rent, groceries, utilities, affordability, the cost of living crisis and housing

Congress to rally against alleged 'vote chori' at Ramlila Maidan on Dec 14

Every Indian has seen how the ECI bends rules, ignores violations of model code of conduct, and indulges in daylight bribery to help the BJP rig elections, the Congress leader alleged

'Households allocating greater share of monthly bill to non-food spending'

Further, in absolute values (rupees), spending has increased across all states and sectors, with higher absolute expenditure in urban households

India's climate turning more volatile as study finds 0.9°C rise in decade

A new multi-institutional study shows rapid warming across India, sharper heatwaves, rising sea levels and growing compound extremes like heat-drought events

Chief Justice Gavai bids farewell to SC after four decades in judiciary

In another farewell function held by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) in the evening, the 52nd CJI recalled the ire that he faced from his own community for one of his judgments

Mamata Banerjee to hold SIR protest rally in West Bengal's Matua heartland

According to TMC leaders, Banerjee will fly from Kolkata on Tuesday afternoon, with a temporary helipad being prepared at Pratapgarh ground on Chakdah Road

CBI to prosecute Rana Kapoor in fraud case linked to Anil Ambani's firms

The court is scheduled to hear both the defence and the prosecution on December 12 for taking cognizance of the charge sheet filed by the CBI

U'khand govt defer fitness fee hike for old commercial vehicles to Nov 2026

A notification to this effect was issued by the state's Transport Secretary Brijesh Kumar Sant on Friday

Tata Chemicals okays ₹910 cr investment to expand capacities in Gujarat, TN

Further, the company stated that the board also approved an investment of Rs 775 crore to expand precipitated silica manufacturing capacity at its plant in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu

Excelsoft Technologies IPO subscribed 43.19 times on final day of bidding

The IPO got bids for 1,32,59,07,625 shares against 3,07,01,754 shares on offer, according to NSE data

AI Express to start Navi Mumbai flights to Bengaluru, Delhi from Dec 25

The new services from Navi Mumbai further complement Air India Express' expanding network from Bengaluru, which remains one of its key hubs, it said

CAA protests meant to topple govt like in B'desh, Nepal: Delhi Police to SC

Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for the Delhi Police, told a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria that the Delhi riots were the result of a conspiracy

Congress rules out alliance with MNS for BMC polls, cites party's violence

The solo contest plan had prompted Sena (UBT) to ask Congress not to rush into any decision and emphasise the importance of the Opposition unity

PM Modi arrives in Johannesburg for G20 summit under SA's Presidency

Modi arrived at Waterkloof Air Force Base (AFB) in Gauteng, where he was accorded a traditional welcome. He was greeted by artists who performed cultural song and dances