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KOCHI: Counting of votes for 1,199 local bodies in Kerala began at 8 am on Saturday, with postal ballots counted first, followed by EVM votes. The State Election Commission (SEC) reported initial trends showing the ruling LDF, the opposition UDF, and the NDA leading in various gram panchayat, block panchayat, municipality, and corporation wards. Counting…

John Cena. Image via: Rich Freeda/WWE via Getty Images John Cena has spent nearly 25 years mastering control inside a WWE ring. Yet during a chaotic live Netflix broadcast late in his farewell run, Cena did something entirely different. He stepped off script. The incident stunned WWE officials and left fans witnessing a rare, unscripted…

Barricades, police deployment and non-stop cheering turned the city into a cauldron of what many called pure “Messi mania”. (Image credit:Agencies) Thousands braved the December chill and stayed up well past midnight to give Argentine football icon Lionel Messi a thunderous welcome as he arrived in Kolkata for his whirlwind three-day, four-city GOAT India Tour…

Cambodia on Saturday accused Thailand of continuing air strikes on its territory, hours after US President Donald Trump said the two neighbours had agreed to halt hostilities.“On December 13, 2025, the Thai military used two F-16 fighter jets to drop seven bombs” on multiple targets, the Cambodian defence ministry said through a post on X….

A coalition of 20 US states, led by California, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a new $100,000 fee imposed on H-1B visas, arguing that the move is unlawful and threatens access to essential public services such as healthcare and education.The legal challenge, announced by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, targets a…

NEW DELHI: Eighteen-year-old Aryan Yadav stepped out into the cold night for a friend’s wedding, taking the shortcut towards Shastri Nagar. Hours later, he lay bleeding on that very corner, stabbed during a robbery attempt after refusing to give up his phone. His family described him as the family’s “daring” child, a JEE aspirant who…

KOLKATA: Thousands of fans braved the December chill and waited past midnight in Kolkata to welcome Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi, as he arrived in the city during the early hours of Saturday as part of his three-day, four-city GOAT India Tour 2025. Messi’s flight touched down at 2.26am, triggering scenes of jubilation at the…

Air India Express pilots are protesting the recruitment of new A320 captains, fearing reduced flying hours and pay. Around 100 pilots have written to management, questioning external hiring when internal utilization is low. They worry this will further impact their ability to meet contracted flying hours and affect their overall compensation. NEW DELHI: IndiGo troubles…

‘Examine On Humanitarian Grounds’ NEW DELHI: After ascertaining repatriation of a pregnant Sunali Khatun along with her eight-year-old son to India, Supreme Court on Friday asked the Union govt to consider on humanitarian grounds the pleas for bringing back four others, including her husband, who were deported to Bangladesh in June this year.A bench of…

Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar’ is making waves, crossing the Rs 250 crore mark and eyeing historical box office records. The spy thriller’s second Friday collections surged, surpassing its opening day and showing immense growth. With strong word-of-mouth, the film is poised for a massive second weekend, potentially outperforming major hits and setting new benchmarks for Ranveer…