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Bomb threat prompts security sweep at Kerala's century-old Mullaperiyar dam

As soon as the information was received, a team of police and the bomb squad rushed to the dam site and carried out searches there

SC refuses plea for SIT probe into voter list manipulation in Bengaluru

Counsel for the petitioner, Rohit Pandey, who is a practising advocate, said that they have already filed the representation with the poll panel but it has not been accepted

Zubeen Garg's co-singer Satabdi Borah records statement before SIT

Speaking to the media after giving her statement, Satabdi said that the people of Assam are eager to know the truth about what happened to Zubeen

When is Diwali 2025? Complete list of five festive days, their significance

2025 Deepawali or Diwali is among the most important Hindu festivals, celebrated worldwide. As per the Hindu lunar calendar, it will be observed on Oct 20, 2025 along with five days of festivities

2 more held in Durgapur rape case, all 5 accused now in custody: Police

The 23-year-old woman hailing from Jaleswar in Odisha's Balasore district was gang-raped on Friday night when she went outside the private medical college with a friend to have dinner

India added record 34.4 Gw solar, wind power capacity in 9 months of 2025

The country's overall renewable energy installed capacity reached 247.3 Gw at the end of September

J'khand sets up checkpoints to curb illegal flow of cash, liquor to Bihar

The move comes in response to a formal request from Bihar, which is preparing for two-phase elections scheduled next month

Green crackers may return this Diwali: Here's what it means for Delhi

This decision could mark the first festival season with legal fireworks in nearly five years, amid concerns over enforcement and the risk of worsening air pollution

Chit fund scam: SC to hear CBI plea against pre-arrest bail for IPS Rajeev

The senior IPS officer was granted anticipatory bail on October 1, 2019 and has not been called by the CBI for investigation even once during the last six years by the CBI, according to his counsel

SC issues notice to govt, states on PIL for new dam to replace Mullaperiyar

The PIL has named the Centre, the Tamil Nadu and Kerala governments and the National Disaster Management Authority as respondents

Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates school hackathon 'Viksit Bharat Buildathon'

As part of the initiative, more than one crore students from 250,000 schools across the country are being mobilised to ideate, design and develop prototypes under four pre-decided themes

Coldrif cough syrup deaths: ED conducts searches at 7 locations in Chennai

The searches reportedly cover the residences of top officials from the Tamil Nadu drug control office

Cough syrup deaths: Sresan Pharma's license cancelled, company shut down

The state health department stated that the company has been officially shut down after its investigation of toxic contaminants, specifically Diethylene Glycol (DEG), in their cough syrup

Karur stampede: SC orders CBI probe, appoints 3-member monitoring committee

The Supreme Court bench appointed a three-member panel led by retired judge Ajay Rastogi to supervise the CBI probe into the stampede that claimed 41 lives

TN temples earn ₹17.76 cr interest revenue through gold monetisation scheme

Gold ornaments, weighing 1,074 kg, offered as donations to various temples and lying unutilised, were melted into bars and deposited with the SBI's gold investment scheme

Zubeen Garg death: 3 more Assamese expats from Singapore arrive for probe

Within the next two days, a few more Assamese NRIs living in Singapore are expected to come and record their statements before the Assam Police

Kerala declares snakebite envenomation disease of public health importance

The significant government notification came two weeks after the Kerala High Court issued a slew of directions, including making snakebite cases a notifiable disease and developing more antivenoms

PFI's plea challenging order upholding Centre's ban maintainable: Delhi HC

A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela issued notice to the Centre, asking it to respond to the PFI's plea within six weeks

Weather Update: IMD predicts heavy rain in South, temperature dip in North

While Hyderabad and parts of South India brace for rain and thunderstorms this week, North India enjoys clear skies and a steady dip in temperature

UP's share in national tourism increased from 13.1 to 18.9%: CM Yogi

In a Tweet on X, the UP CM said, Under the guidance of the esteemed Prime Minister, the new Uttar Pradesh has today become an inspiration for the nation, transforming through tourism