Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala cabinet on Wednesday approved a series of relief measures and development initiatives aimed at supporting disaster-affected families, fishermen, government employees, and local infrastructure projects, officials said. Disaster Relief for Affected Families The cabinet decided to allocate ₹58.45 lakh from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to assist 143 victims in Pathanamthitta district whose

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Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday reviewed the master plan to develop a tourist and heritage centre around the historic Chakzam Bridge in Tawang district, emphasizing a “community-first” approach to preserve the region’s centuries-old engineering legacy. Speaking after the meeting at his office, Khandu highlighted the rich civilisational heritage of the Himalayas

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Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) are shivering under unusually low daytime temperatures, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a yellow alert for the next two days. Alongside the cold, air quality in the capital has deteriorated to “very poor” levels, reaching an AQI of 336, highlighting the combined challenges of winter

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An encounter between security forces and Pakistan-linked terrorists has broken out in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. Three terrorists, believed to be associated with the banned Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), are reportedly hiding in a forested area and are engaged with the security personnel. The operation began in the evening in Kahog

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The Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested a former caretaker in connection with the brutal murder of an elderly couple and the theft of their jewellery in Shahdara, East Delhi. The arrest followed a nearly 500-kilometre pursuit that ended in Rajasthan, officials said. The accused, identified as Ashok Kumar Sen, a resident of Nangloi, had allegedly

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A new US diplomatic team, headed by ambassador-designate Sergio Gor, is set to be in place at the US embassy in New Delhi by next week, with the primary focus on rebuilding strained bilateral relations and advancing strategic and trade priorities, officials familiar with the matter said. Gor, a close aide of President Donald Trump,

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In a significant step toward sustainable infrastructure, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on Wednesday handed over production licences for bio-bitumen to multiple Indian manufacturers. Bio-bitumen, a petroleum-free alternative to conventional bitumen, promises to reduce carbon emissions and decrease India’s dependence on imported crude oil, officials said. Developed jointly by the CSIR and

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday facilitated the repatriation of Aman Kumar alias Aman Bhainswal, an alleged key operative of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, from the United States to India. Officials said the development marks another significant step in India’s efforts to track down and bring back fugitives involved in organised crime through

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The Indian Navy is set to deploy ships of its First Training Squadron to South East Asia as part of a long-range training deployment, underlining India’s sustained maritime engagement with countries in the region and its emphasis on professional naval training and maritime diplomacy. According to officials, three naval ships—INS Tir, INS Shardul and INS Sujata—along with the Indian

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Reinforcing the limited role of courts in arbitration matters, the Supreme Court on Wednesday cautioned that allowing arbitral awards to be routinely challenged before courts would frustrate and defeat the very purpose of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The apex court stressed that arbitration is meant to provide a speedy, efficient, and cost-effective mechanism

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