Nipah scare: RT-PCR tests conducted on bats at Kolkata zoo

Visitors arrive in huge numbers at Alipore Zoo, in Kolkata on December 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Amid concerns over a possible Nipah virus threat, bats at Kolkata’s Alipore…

55 held in decoy operations across Cyberabad in one week

Fifty five persons were held by the Cyberabad She Teams for indecent acts during 176 decoy operations conducted at public places across the commissionerate between January 17 and January 23.…

Congress needs its own Board of Peace: BJP

BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla. File The Congress needs to create a “Board of Peace” to bring its house in order, the BJP said on Saturday (January 24, 2026) in…

Supreme Court orders unconditional apology from Jharkhand lawyer over viral spat with Judge

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court on Friday (January 23, 2026) asked a Jharkhand-based lawyer to tender an unconditional apology before…

Chhattisgarh factory blast: Kiln sealed at steel plant after probe finds safety lapses

The Chhattisgarh Government has sealed one of the kilns at a steel plant in Balodabazar-Bhatapara district, where an explosion killed six workers, after a preliminary probe found serious violations in…

Thirupparankundram row: Supreme Court issues notice in plea to direct ASI takeover of temple

An aerial view of Thirupparankundram hill in Madurai. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Friday (January 23, 2026) decided to examine a plea to direct the…