Malayalam film actor Maniyanpilla Raju has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run case in the Kerala capital. The arrest follows an accident late on Thursday night near the Trivandrum Club at Vazhuthacaud, where two young men were left seriously injured.
The Supreme Court on Friday strongly criticised Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, observing that candidates should not rush to courts after losing elections. The bench remarked that those rejected by voters must not use the judiciary as a tool to regain popularity. The bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi made the sharp observations while hearing Kishor’s plea related to the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025. Kishor had approached the Supreme Court alleging that the Women’s Employment Scheme payments were transferred into beneficiaries’ bank accounts just…
The Delhi Police on Friday rebuked social media claims that there has been a surge in missing girls in the national capital, calling them a ‘paid promotion’. The police said this has created ‘panic’ in the city-state, as it warned of legal actions against those making such claims.
With the title on the line, India meet England in the U19 World Cup 2026 final at the Harare Sports Club, Harare. The most successful team, India, bid to add another trophy to their illustrious cabinet as the five-time champions look to get the better of England, whom they had defeated in the 2022 final too. England have won just one U19 World Cup, and that came in 1998 when they defeated New Zealand.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent. This is the first monetary policy review after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Budget for the financial year 2026-27. Announcing the sixth and final bi-monthly monetary policy for the current fiscal, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to retain the short-term lending rate or repo rate at 5.25 per cent with a neutral stance.
The Rajya Sabha witnessed heated scenes on Thursday as Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and Union Minister JP Nadda engaged in a sharp exchange over parliamentary procedure, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech in the Lok Sabha was halted. The heated banter between the two leaders started after Kharge objected to what he described as restrictions on speaking about matters of national interest in Parliament.
The stage is set for the upcoming edition of the T20 World Cup 2026. The marquee tournament is being co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka and is slated to begin on February 7. This will be the 10th edition of the tournament, and the 20 participating sides will hope to put in their best performance as the tournament approaches.
A shocking incident has emerged from Kerala’s Palakkad district where police seized more than 100 boxes filled with explosives from a pickup van near Palakkad city. The recovery has triggered concern across the region as the consignment was being transported in complete secrecy. According to an officer from the Palakkad Town South Police Station, the police found over 100 boxes of gelatin sticks and more than 20 boxes of detonators from the vehicle near Palakkad Medical College. The officer confirmed that the boxes of explosives had been concealed beneath a large load…
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has rolled out clearer and more detailed rules governing eligibility and repeat attempts for candidates who are already part of the civil services. These revisions have been formally introduced in the Civil Services Examination 2026 notification, placing a sharper focus on aspirants currently serving in the IAS, IPS and IFS. While similar conditions existed earlier, the notification explains these restrictions more elaborately especially for those appointed to the IPS and other Group A services. The updated guidelines aim to remove ambiguity regarding when in-service officers…
The makers have announced the official release date of the most anticipated film Mirzapur: The Movie. Pankaj Tripathi and Ali Fazal’s gangster drama will hit theaters on September 4, 2026.
