Iran's Revolutionary Guards say a gas tanker hit a naval mine and exploded in the Strait of Hormuz, a day after four oil tankers were reported hit — the latest in a sharp escalation of attacks on shipping through the vital waterway.
India
At least 23 people, many of them college students, were killed when a minibus collided head-on with a container truck near Kaziranga National Park in Assam. Police suspect overspeeding and warn the toll may rise.
World
Jensen Huang, the co-founder who built Nvidia into the world's most valuable chipmaker, has resigned as chief executive after 33 years, days after the board opened an investigation into whether he was targeted by a foreign intelligence operation.
India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 7.5 km elevated stretch of Bengaluru Metro's Pink Line today, flag off a train and unveil development projects worth over ₹15,600 crore across Karnataka.
World
US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday, a day after US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi ended with a prisoner swap but no ceasefire.
India
India's retail inflation rose to 6.09% in October, driven by food prices, crossing the Reserve Bank's 6% upper tolerance limit for the first time under the new CPI series.
World
Four million workers walked out across Spain on Wednesday in the country's first general strike in 14 years, protesting soaring rents and a housing crisis less than three weeks before a snap election.
India
The Union Cabinet has approved a ₹62,370-crore subsidy package for phosphatic and potassic fertilisers for the Rabi 2026-27 season — up nearly 64% from last year — keeping DAP at ₹1,350 a bag for farmers.
India
Dal Baba Bidhi Chand's team lifted the Amritsar Cup at the Neza Bazi Punjab Championship 2026, with Punjab Police second and Jangi Horse Club third.
World
Russia and Ukraine agreed a large-scale prisoner-of-war exchange at US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi, their first direct meeting in nine months — but the two days produced no ceasefire and no breakthrough on ending the war.
India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 7.5 km elevated stretch of Bengaluru Metro's Pink Line today, flag off a train and unveil development projects worth over ₹15,600 crore across Karnataka.
India
India's retail inflation rose to 6.09% in October, driven by food prices, crossing the Reserve Bank's 6% upper tolerance limit for the first time under the new CPI series.
World
Jensen Huang, the co-founder who built Nvidia into the world's most valuable chipmaker, has resigned as chief executive after 33 years, days after the board opened an investigation into whether he was targeted by a foreign intelligence operation.
World
US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday, a day after US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi ended with a prisoner swap but no ceasefire.
India
Beyond Bengaluru and Mumbai, a quiet startup boom is unfolding in Jaipur, Indore, Coimbatore and beyond. Inside India's tier-2 entrepreneurship story.
India
India is racing to build data centres for the AI age. This in-depth analysis weighs the boom's promises against its demands for power, water and land.
Science
Extreme heat is a public-health emergency that disrupts sleep, work and wellbeing. An in-depth, practical guide to protecting your household.
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