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Kannur: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday announced that the state government is preparing to roll out a series of new initiatives, including the use of blockchain technology, to further strengthen the security, transparency, and reliability of land transactions in the state. The proposed reforms are part of a broader effort to modernise governance

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New Delhi: The Indian government has issued a stern warning to X Corp., the company behind Elon Musk’s social media platform X, demanding urgent remedial action after the platform’s Grok AI chatbot was reportedly generating obscene and sexually explicit content, including sexualized images of minors. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) gave the company a 72-hour deadline to submit

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Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Odisha Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has arrested a key accused in a high-value investment fraud, tracking him from West Bengal to Odisha, officials said on Friday. Amit Mandal, a resident of Bankura district in West Bengal, was apprehended on December 31, 2025, in connection with an elaborate financial racket that allegedly duped investors of nearly ₹120 crore over

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New Delhi: The Union government’s digital governance platform Pragati, launched in 2015 under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has played a pivotal role in fast-tracking critical infrastructure projects across India, expediting execution worth an estimated ₹85 lakh crore, Union Cabinet Secretary T.V. Somanathan said on Friday. The platform, designed to address bureaucratic hurdles and inter-departmental coordination

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Karbi Anglong, Assam: In a chilling incident that underscores the persistence of deep-rooted superstitions in rural Assam, eighteen people, including four women, were arrested on Friday for allegedly killing a couple by beating and setting them on fire over suspicions of witchcraft. The brutal attack, which took place inside the victims’ home, has sent shockwaves

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Solan, Himachal Pradesh: A National Investigation Agency (NIA) team on Friday conducted an on-site inspection of the location where an explosion occurred near the Nalagarh police station in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district, even as pro-Khalistan groups purportedly claimed responsibility for the incident on social media, police officials said. The blast, which took place on Thursday

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New Delhi: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Friday rolled back Stage 3 pollution restrictions in Delhi following a brief improvement in air quality driven by strong surface winds. The decision, which allows construction, mining, and other restricted activities to resume, comes even as forecasts indicate that air pollution levels are likely to

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New Delhi: As India enters a new electoral year, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is gearing up for a multi-state campaign with a carefully crafted, two-pronged strategy that aims to consolidate its organisational base while expanding voter outreach in poll-bound regions. The party, which has consistently emphasised disciplined cadre management and structured election machinery, will

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New Delhi: Early climate forecasts indicate a potential emergence of El Nino conditions in mid-2026, raising concerns about the Indian monsoon, agriculture, and global temperature trends. Both the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) have flagged a rising likelihood of El Nino development during the June-September period, a time

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Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on Thursday in a devastating suicide attack shortly after concluding a political rally at Liaqat Bagh in Rawalpindi, plunging the country into nationwide chaos. The attack claimed the life of Bhutto, 54, and left at least 30 others dead, with scores injured, marking one of the most

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