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    Centre bans high-dose Nimesulide oral drugs citing health risks

    Agencies
    31 Dec 2025 4:22 PM IST

    The Union Health Ministry prohibited the popular painkiller with immediate effect following ICMR advice, citing the availability of safer alternatives

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    Health
    Police also recovered around 200 explosive cartridges and six bundles of safety fuse wire
    Rajasthan

    150 kg ammonium nitrate, 200 explosive cartridges seized from car in Tonk, two held

    31 Dec 2025 4:15 PM IST
    Falling yields, rising oil imports crush Anantapur’s groundnut farmers
    Andhra Pradesh

    Falling yields, rising oil imports crush Anantapur’s groundnut farmers

    31 Dec 2025 3:46 PM IST
    About 3,000 police personnel from outside the district have also been deployed to Ayodhya, anticipating the rise in devotee numbers during the celebrations
    Uttar Pradesh

    Rajnath hoists Ram Temple flag marking second year of idol consecration

    31 Dec 2025 3:20 PM IST
    Congress cites historian Sugata Bose on Tagore

    Congress slams PM Modi over China’s India-Pakistan mediation claim

    31 Dec 2025 2:04 PM IST
    gig workers

    Zomato, Swiggy offer higher incentives to gig workers ahead of New Year

    31 Dec 2025 2:01 PM IST
    civic polls

    From chases to crematorium: High drama over Maharashtra civic polls ticket war

    31 Dec 2025 1:58 PM IST
    The survivor’s sister in her complaint alleged that the two men drove her around in their van for around two and a half hours, and continued to assault her

    Woman gang-raped in moving vehicle in Faridabad; two nabbed

    31 Dec 2025 1:51 PM IST
    Why do we get song snippets stuck in our heads? Are earworms more common with OCD?

    Why do we get song snippets stuck in our heads? Are earworms more common with OCD?

    31 Dec 2025 1:48 PM IST
    Delhi crime branch, JNU attack, JNU Violence, Aishe Ghosh, Hindu Raksha Dal

    Six Hindu Raksha Dal activists arrested for distributing swords in Ghaziabad colony

    31 Dec 2025 1:40 PM IST
    New Year’s Eve deliveries to be hit as gig unions call for nationwide strike

    New Year’s Eve deliveries may be hit as gig workers call for strike on Dec 31

    31 Dec 2025 12:59 PM IST
    Odisha CM tells ‘King Kansa’ about Rs 1,362-crore development push

    Odisha CM tells ‘King Kansa’ about Rs 1,362-crore development push

    31 Dec 2025 12:40 PM IST
    Tripura MBA student Anjel Chakma killed in fight over racial slurs; incident sparks outrage

    Anjel Chakma murder: Family slams Uttarakhand Police's 'jest' remark

    31 Dec 2025 12:35 PM IST
    Bangladesh unrest casts long shadow on 2026 West Bengal polls

    Bangladesh unrest casts long shadow over 2026 West Bengal polls

    31 Dec 2025 12:20 PM IST
    churches of Mumbai

    Mumbai’s churches, up close: Architecture to notice, art to seek, stories to remember

    Lisann Dias
    31 Dec 2025 12:07 PM IST

    A guide to Mumbai’s oldest churches, from 6th-century Christianity and Portuguese parishes older than the Taj Mahal to Gothic cathedrals, relics,...

    Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi claimed the bronze medal at the World Blitz Championship

    Chess World Blitz: Arjun Erigaisi clinches bronze; Magnus Carlsen wins title

    31 Dec 2025 11:45 AM IST
    Bhandup bus accident

    Mumbai BEST bus crash: Human error suspected, bus ‘mechanically sound'

    31 Dec 2025 11:39 AM IST
    Rising religious violence signals collapse of moral restraint in India and South Asia

    Rising religious violence signals collapse of moral restraint in India and South Asia

    31 Dec 2025 11:00 AM IST
    PAN–Aadhaar linking deadline

    Linked PAN and Aadhaar yet? Today is last date; here's what happens from Jan 1

    31 Dec 2025 10:49 AM IST
    Damien Martyn

    Former Australian cricketer Damien Martyn in induced coma: Report

    31 Dec 2025 10:33 AM IST
    Khaleda Zia dead

    Khaleda Zia's funeral today; former Bangladesh PM to get state honours

    31 Dec 2025 10:17 AM IST
    Delhi fog

    Dense fog in Delhi-NCR disrupts flights, 148 flights cancelled

    31 Dec 2025 9:26 AM IST
    What the world would look like in 2026 if moulded by Trump’s efforts to make America great

    What the world would look like in 2026 if moulded by Trump’s efforts to make America great

    31 Dec 2025 9:24 AM IST
    Vande Bharat Sleeper train

    New Vande Bharat Sleeper train clocks 180 kmph; Vaishnaw posts video of test run

    31 Dec 2025 9:08 AM IST
    Social Media Platforms stock photo

    Act on obscene content or face action, govt warns social media firms

    31 Dec 2025 8:35 AM IST
    tata steel

    India imposes 12 per cent steel import tariff to curb Chinese influx

    31 Dec 2025 8:04 AM IST
    Wang Yi

    After Trump, China claims it mediated India-Pakistan conflict after Operation Sindoor

    31 Dec 2025 7:10 AM IST
    January 1, 2026

    What changes from January 1: Key policy and regulatory updates

    31 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Why Silicon Valley Bengaluru is emerging as a ‘coriander hub’

    Why Silicon Valley Bengaluru is emerging as a ‘coriander hub’

    31 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
    OTT 2025

    OTT yearender 2025: How streaming held its ground, with franchises ruling the roost

    31 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
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