‘Mini Khel Mahakumbh’ to be held in Surat from January 9 to 12

IANS | December 30, 2025 4:41 PM

Gandhinagar, Dec 30 (IANS) At a time when children are increasingly glued to mobile phones and digital gadgets, Gandhinagar-based Children’s Research University has taken a commendable initiative to bring Gujarat’s young talent back to the playground and nurture their abilities through a scientific approach. The university will organise the State-level ‘Under-11 Athletics Meet Season 4.0’ in Surat from January 9 to 12, 2026.

Private equity investments in Indian real estate up 59 pc to $6.7 billion in 2025

IANS | December 30, 2025 4:40 PM

New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Private equity capital deployed into Indian real estate reached $6.7 billion in 2025, a 59 per cent year‑on‑year rise over 2024, a report said on Tuesday.

Parineeti Chopra wishes her mother on her first birthday as a grandmother: From 'Ma to Nanima', it's been a journey!

IANS | December 30, 2025 4:40 PM

Mumbai Dec 30 (IANS) New mommy Parineeti Chopra seems to be in one of her happiest moods, as her mother, Rena Chopra celebrates her birthday on the 30th of December – her first as a ‘Nani Ma (grandmother)’

Idris Elba to be knighted in U.K.’s New Year honours

IANS | December 30, 2025 4:34 PM

Los Angeles, Dec 30 (IANS) British actor Idris Elba will be feted with knighthood in the U.K. as he leads the list of names in the 2026 new year honours.

Former Sri Lanka U19 cricketer Akshu Fernando passes away after 8 years in a coma

IANS | December 30, 2025 4:33 PM

Colombo, Dec 30 (IANS) Akshu Fernando, the former Sri Lanka Under-19 cricketer, tragically passed away on Tuesday, nearly seven years after being left in a coma following a devastating railway accident.

CAG report on ‘Sheeshmahal’ to be tabled in Delhi Assembly’s Winter Session: Kapil Mishra

IANS | December 30, 2025 4:24 PM

New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Winter Session of the Delhi Assembly starting on January 5 will see the tabling of CAG reports on spending on former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s official residence or ‘Sheeshmahal’, Delhi Jal Board finances and alleged corruption in Delhi government-funded colleges, Minister Kapil Mishra said on Tuesday.

How did Pahalgam, Delhi terror attacks occur if infiltration taking place only in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

IANS | December 30, 2025 4:18 PM

Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) In a counter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on infiltration, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asked how the Pahalgam terrorist attack and Delhi car bomb blast took place if infiltration was only taking place in West Bengal.

B'desh envoy to India meets interim govt advisors in Dhaka

IANS | December 30, 2025 4:17 PM

Dhaka, Dec 30 (IANS) M. Riaz Hamidullah, Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, met with the interim government's Foreign Affairs Advisor, Md Touhid Hossain, and National Security Advisor Khalilur Rahman, after the envoy was "urgently" summoned back to Dhaka, local media reported.

'Bengal won't accept such politics': BJP on Amit Shah's infiltration charge against Mamata govt

IANS | December 30, 2025 4:01 PM

New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday came out in strong support of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on illegal infiltration in West Bengal and his allegation that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ignored repeated requests for allotment of adequate land to the Border Security Force (BSF) along the international border with neighbouring Bangladesh.

Sensex, Nifty end flat amid mixed sectoral cues

IANS | December 30, 2025 3:54 PM

Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) Indian benchmark indices ended Tuesday’s session almost flat, but with a slight negative tone, as gains in PSU banks, metal and auto stocks were offset by selling pressure in IT, FMCG, realty and pharma shares.