Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 31 (IANS) What began as a routine government announcement inviting suggestions for a name and logo for a new brandy from state-run Malabar Distilleries has quietly morphed into one of Kerala’s most entertaining episodes of political satire.
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) In the last decade, the PRAGATI platform has helped speed up projects worth more than Rs 85 lakh crore and resolved long-pending issues through close coordination between the Centre and states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) India's charismatic batter Virat Kohli stepped into the new year' 2026 with his wife and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma, posting a photo on social media. The former India captain posted a photograph on Instagram featuring the couple wearing masks, with Kohli’s playful Spiderman-style mask adding a touch of humour to the frame.
Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan has taken to her social media account to reflect on the year 2025, which she called ‘tough’ for her and her entire family.
Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) Bollywood stars Vicky Kaushal, Neha Dhupia, Bipasha Basu, Randeep Hooda, and others are all set to bid 2025 a farewell and welcome the new year with a lot of love and warmth. The actors have shared beautiful moments of their lives from 2025, reflecting on love, warmth and 'family.'
Sarkada, Gariaband, Dec 31 (IANS) The Lakhpati Didi Scheme, launched by the Central Government, is emerging as a powerful initiative. This scheme is empowering rural women by making them financially independent.
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee brought his party’s protests against the Election Commission’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral roll from West Bengal to Delhi and joined Rahul Gandhi in alleging “vote chori” against the poll body.
Quetta, Dec 31 (IANS) A Baloch political group held a protest in the United Kingdom's Manchester city against the enforced disappearances of women in Balochistan at the hands of the "occupying" Pakistani forces.
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS): The country’s largest city gas retailer, Indraprastha Gas Ltd, on Wednesday reduced the price of piped cooking gas supplied to households by Rs 0.70 per standard cubic metre (scm) in Delhi and NCR.
Dhaka, Dec 31 (IANS) As political turmoil in Bangladesh escalates ahead of the February 2026 polls, Sayedur Rahman, special assistant to the interim government's Chief Advisor for the Health Ministry, has resigned--marking the second-highest-level exit from the Muhammad Yunus-led administration within a week, local media reported.
