Why is Bengaluru on the boil? Outlets face vandalism amid ‘60% Kannada’ order, malls forced to close
Karnataka Rakshna Vedikehad set a December 27 deadline for all establishments to implement 60 per cent Kannada in signboards across the city.
Chennai: One dead, several injured after Indian Oil plant boiler burst in Tondiarpet
Fire tenders are present at the spot. More details awaited.
Centre bans separatist Masarat Alam’s Muslim League Jammu & Kashmir for 5 years for anti-national activities
Union Minister Amit Shah said the organisation and its members are involved in anti-national and secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir.
India’s Covid JN.1 variant tally crosses 100 after 40 more infections
Most of the patients are currently in home isolation, officials said. There is no cause of immediate concern as 92 per cent of those infected are opting for home-based treatment, they added.
Congress leader Priyank Kharge attacks Amit Shah, calls him ‘most incompetent Home Minister in independent India’
Priyank Kharge, son of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, was replying to the Union Home Minister’s recent remarks on the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
Ammonia gas leak in Chennai fertiliser unit, 25 hospitalised
About 25 people including children, who were residents of areas close to the fertiliser manufacturing facility were hospitalised. Most of them experienced unease, shortness of breath, nausea, and faintness.
‘Wear anything in black, so that…’: Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar’s message to Jacqueline Fernandez from jail
Conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar allegedly sent WhatsApp message using a fake number to urge Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez to wear black attire for a court hearing.
From Manipur to Mumbai: Congress’ Rahul Gandhi to start 6200-km Bharat Nyay Yatra from Jan 14
The Congress Party on Wednesday announced the Nyay Yatra that will start on the January 14 in Imphal, Manipur and is expected to conclude on March 20 in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Amid JN.1 surge, AIIMS reserves beds for COVID-19 patients
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has decided to allocate two beds in every in-patient ward for severely ill patients. Additionally, the Lady Hardinge Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital have earmarked 48 and 59 beds respectively.
‘Possible terror attack’: Israel issues travel warning for its citizens in India after blast near embassy in Delhi
Israeli nationals have been warned to try to avoid going to crowded places (malls and markets) and places identified as serving Westerners/Jews and Israelis.