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    TN SIR goof-ups: Dead live on; living marked dead and deleted

    Mahalingam Ponnusamy
    25 Dec 2025 2:38 PM IST

    Draft list triggers row as living voters are marked dead while deceased names remain; Chennai sees 35 per cent drop as citizens have until Jan 18 to fix errors

    TNs SIR drive so far more than 5.89 million voters struck off
    Tamil Nadu
    Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar
    Uttar Pradesh

    Unnao rape case: UP minister questions victim’s safety after Sengar's bail

    25 Dec 2025 2:32 PM IST
    Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman
    World

    BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman returns to Bangladesh after 17 years

    25 Dec 2025 12:23 PM IST
    How fresh finds, research progress made 2025 a significant year for science and technology
    The Eighth Column

    How fresh finds, research progress made 2025 a significant year for science and technology

    25 Dec 2025 9:36 AM IST
    Pakistan missile

    India tests K-4 ballistic missile from nuclear submarine INS Arighaat

    25 Dec 2025 3:24 PM IST
    UPI stock photo

    Amazon Pay rolls out biometric authentication for UPI transactions up to Rs 5,000

    25 Dec 2025 3:17 PM IST
    BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Senga

    Unnao rape case: Plea in SC against suspension of Sengar's life term

    25 Dec 2025 2:50 PM IST
    Jharkhand naxal problem

    Top Maoist leader Ganesh Uike among 4 killed in Odisha encounter

    25 Dec 2025 2:07 PM IST
    Farmer

    4 from farming family found dead in Nanded district; mass suicide suspected

    25 Dec 2025 1:43 PM IST
    Shooting

    Masked assailants gun down AMU schoolteacher on campus

    25 Dec 2025 1:40 PM IST
    President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi pay tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 101st birth anniversary

    Vajpayee birth anniversary: President Murmu, PM Modi pay tributes

    25 Dec 2025 1:27 PM IST
    PM Modi at Celebration of 150 years of Vande Mataram

    Aravallis controversy: PM Modi doesn’t walk the talk, says Congress

    25 Dec 2025 1:17 PM IST
    MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal

    India, Cambodia condemn demolition of Hindu deity statue by Thai Army

    25 Dec 2025 1:09 PM IST
    Vijay says DMK ‘rattled’ as TVK gains ground in Tamil Nadu

    Vijay says DMK ‘rattled’ as TVK gains ground in Tamil Nadu

    25 Dec 2025 12:53 PM IST
    Air pollution in Delhi eases slightly; AQI improves to ‘poor’

    Air pollution in Delhi eases slightly; AQI improves to ‘poor’

    The Federal
    25 Dec 2025 12:20 PM IST

    Surface winds helped bring the AQI down to 220 from previous severe levels, though experts warn the relief in the capital may be short-lived

    Christmas preparation

    Turkey, plum cake, gingerbread desserts: How big hotels are doing Christmas this year

    25 Dec 2025 12:12 PM IST
    Christmas carol clash in Kerala’s Alappuzha leaves several injured

    Christmas carol clash in Kerala’s Alappuzha leaves several injured

    25 Dec 2025 11:55 AM IST
    PM Modi attends Christmas service at Delhi cathedral; calls for peace and compassion

    PM Modi joins Christmas service at Delhi cathedral; calls for peace and compassion

    25 Dec 2025 10:57 AM IST
    Navi Mumbai airport begins operations boosting MMR capacity

    Navi Mumbai international airport begins operations, boost to MMR capacity

    25 Dec 2025 10:40 AM IST
    Unnao rape case: CBI to approach SC against HC bail for Kuldeep Sangar

    Unnao rape case: CBI to approach SC against HC bail for Kuldeep Sengar

    25 Dec 2025 10:03 AM IST
    Congress MLA Virendra Jati from Jhabreda

    Uttarakhand Congress MLA climbs electricity poles, cuts power to officials’ houses

    25 Dec 2025 9:43 AM IST
    Christmas films

    Ho Ho hold that remote: 10 Christmas films worth re-watching this holiday season

    25 Dec 2025 9:00 AM IST
    Trump warns against infiltration by bad Santa, defends coal in jovial Christmas calls with kids

    Trump warns against infiltration by 'bad Santa,' defends coal in jovial Christmas calls with kids

    25 Dec 2025 8:24 AM IST
    Passenger bus crash in Indonesia kills at least 16 people, official says

    9 killed as govt bus collides with 2 cars in Tamil Nadu

    25 Dec 2025 7:16 AM IST
    Top AI Trends

    From Ghibli to time travel, top AI trends of 2025 that went viral

    25 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
    year-ender top 10 world events global headlines of 2025

    Trump tariffs, Nepal and Louvre: Top 10 world events that defined 2025

    25 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Should India send Sheikh Hasina back to Bangladesh? What experts say

    Should India send Sheikh Hasina back to Bangladesh? What experts say

    25 Dec 2025 6:20 AM IST
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    Why India’s Rights Commissions are struggling to stay afloat

    25 Dec 2025 6:20 AM IST
    Bow Barracks keeps Christmas traditions alive in Kolkata’s Anglo-Indian hub

    Bow Barracks keeps Christmas traditions alive in Kolkata’s Anglo-Indian hub

    24 Dec 2025 9:01 PM IST
    Tamil Nadu folk dance Kummi finds new life in Christmas celebrations

    Tamil Nadu folk dance Kummi finds new life in Christmas celebrations

    24 Dec 2025 8:20 PM IST
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