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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Seen as a semi-final to the 2026 assembly elections, Kerala’s local body polls delivered a bruising verdict Saturday against the governing LDF, handed Congress-led UDF a sweeping comeback across tiers of governance and opened a new chapter in the state capital as BJP-led NDA shattered three decades of Left control in Thiruvananthapuram corporation —…

JAMMU: Security forces launched an extensive joint search operation along forward villages in Akhnoor and adjoining areas in J&K after BSF foiled an infiltration bid and arrested a Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist armed with an M-5 rifle and ammunition on Friday.Searches were also conducted in the nearby Phambla area of Reasi district in Jammu on Saturday.Official sources…

NEW DELHI: West Bengal governor C V Ananda Bose on Saturday evening said he was denied entry into Salt Lake stadium when he attempted to visit the venue hours after chaos erupted during an event featuring football legend Lionel Messi.Describing the incident as an affront to the constitutional office of the Governor, Bose sought an…

Two US service members and one American civilian were killed, and three other US troops injured, in an ambush by an Islamic State (IS) gunman in central Syria on Saturday, US Central Command said.In a post on X, CENTCOM, an American military arm that looks after operations in the Middle East, said the Americans were…

At least six people were killed after a strike hit a United Nations facility in Sudan’s southern Kordofan region, a medical source told news agency AFP on Saturday.“Six people were killed in a bombing of the UN headquarters while they were inside the building,” the medical source at Kadugli’s hospital said. Witnesses said that the…

Argentine footballer and 2022 FIFA World Cup winning captain Lionel Messi, his Inter Miami teammates Rodrigo De Paul, and Luis Suarez during the second leg of ‘GOAT India Tour 2025’, in Hyderabad. (Left), and Lionel Messi playing football (Photo/Agencies) NEW DELHI: Lionel Messi’s programme in Hyderabad on Saturday offered a clear contrast to the disorder…

Newlyweds Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Raj Nidimoru made their first public appearance post their intimate Coimbatore wedding, spotted at Hyderabad airport. Meanwhile, an unseen mehendi ceremony photo shared by Raj’s sister has gone viral, showcasing the couple’s joy. Their traditional Bhuta Shuddhi Vivaha ceremony took place on December 1, 2025. Newlyweds Samantha Ruth Prabhu and…

A 17-year-old boy, nephew of former Jalandhar West MLA Sheetal Angural, was fatally stabbed in Jalandhar CHANDIGARH: A 17-year-old boy, nephew of former Jalandhar West MLA Sheetal Angural, was killed in a late-night stabbing in Punjab’s Jalandhar city on Friday, police said.The victim, identified as Vikas Angural, was attacked around 10pm in the Basti Danishmandan…

NEW DELHI: With air quality worsening sharply across the Delhi-NCR, authorities on Saturday invoked the strictest restrictions under Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan, triggering emergency curbs across the region. This comes hours after implementation of GRAP stage III measured in the national capital region. The Commission for Air Quality Management said its…

NEW DLEHI: Senior CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat has written to President Droupadi Murmu, seeking her intervention over the Uttar Pradesh government’s move to withdraw charges against the accused in the 2015 Dadri mob lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq, PTI reported.In her letter on Saturday, Karat called the withdrawal a “politically motivated” step and raised concerns over…