2+ min ago (154+ words) Published - November 30, 2025 09:45 pm IST - JAGTIAL The Jagtial town police on Sunday cracked a robbery case within 24 hours of the offence with the arrest of two youths and recovery of the stolen cash and mobile phone from them. The police took a juvenile, an "accomplice" of the arrested duo, into custody in connection with the case. According to the police, T. Naveen of Mancherial district was robbed of "22,000 by three motorcycle-borne youth at a petrol bunk in Jagtial town at around 1.30 a.m. on Sunday. The trio allegedly snatched away his mobile phone after beating him with sticks. Acting on a complaint, a police team, led by Jagtial town Inspector of Police Karunakar, nabbed the trio on Rajiv bypass road on the outskirts of the town'on Sunday afternoon. The arrested were identified as 21-year-old Yerram Sai and Nakka Ganesh, both residents of Jagtial town....

9+ min ago (564+ words) Published - November 30, 2025 09:37 pm IST - NEW DELHI The Election Commission of India has dismissed arguments raised in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) case by Opposition parties that only the Union government has exclusive authority to scrutinise citizenship, saying the Centre's power is "limited" to inquiring into the circumstances in which Indian citizens voluntarily acquired foreign citizenship. The Commission referred to Section 9 of the Citizenship Act, 1955, which deals with the termination of citizenship in cases of voluntary acquisition of foreign citizenship. Section 9 vests in the Centre the authority to determine "when or how" an Indian citizen acquired foreign citizenship. Opposition parties in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and West Bengal have described SIR as citizenship screening. Parties including the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam have alleged that the EC is misusing the revision of electoral rolls to conduct a "de novo National Register of Citizens". The…...

18+ min ago (259+ words) Published - November 30, 2025 09:29 pm IST - JAMMU The authorities have suspended all virtual private network (VPN) services in Poonch and Rajouri districts of the Jammu division for the next two months. In two separate orders, the administrations of the two districts, which are close to the Line of Control (LoC), declared the suspension of VPNs, through public notifications. In the latest order on Sunday (November 30, 2025), Ashok Kumar Sharma, Magistrate, Poonch, said the suspension was ordered under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) with immediate effect. "The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) informed that there has been an unprecedented high usage of VPNs in the past few days at different locations of the district by suspicious internet users," Mr. Sharma said in the order. Poonch is a district close to the LoC in the Pir Panjal valley, comprising Rajouri and Poonch…...

20+ min ago (259+ words) Regular discoveries of new species, including the latest finds, highlights the rich biodiversity of the island, which is reported to have 650 species of plants and over 1,800 species of fauna Described in November 2025, the two are among the nearly 40 new species reported from here since 2021 These include two species of frogs, four crabs, two geckos and a number of insects including flies, moths and beetles Nearly half of these have been described in 2025 alone.Named after Steve IrwinNamed Lycodon irwini after the renowned Australian zookeeper Steve Irwin, the new wolf snake was described in the journal Evolutionary Systematics by a team of researchers that included R.S Chandramouli of Pondicherry University, Zeeshan A Mirza of the Max Planck Institute for Biology, and naturalist Girish Choure Given the snake's rarity, its sharply restricted range and potential threats, the researchers have recommended that it…...

31+ min ago (151+ words) Published - November 30, 2025 09:16 pm IST - Belagavi RTI activist Bheemappa Gadad has complained of overspending by the State Legislature Secretariat in preparation for the Winter Session starting next week at the Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi. Mr. Gadad has said that the Legislature officers have wasted valuable resources of over "1.1 crore, over furniture and other furnishings. This includes "67 lakh spent on installing portraits of 11 great personalities and "43 lakh on the Speaker's seating arrangements. In a release, he said that he wrote a letter to the State government complaining against this. He also said that he is ready for a legal challenge. "On the one hand, the State government is claiming to curb waste. On the other, several contractual employees in some government departments have not been paid salary on time. In such circumstances, spending over "1 crore on wasteful expenditure is not acceptable," he…...

52+ min ago (227+ words) Published - November 30, 2025 08:54 pm IST - HYDERABAD Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday directed Ministers and officials to undertake a comprehensive review of the Telangana Rising " Vision 2047policy document as part of preparations for the upcoming Global Summit on December 8 and 9. At a review meeting with Ministers and officials at the Secretariat today, Mr. Reddy said over the next two days, Ministers and departmental officials should thoroughly discuss and study every aspect of the Vision document within their respective jurisdictions. "By the night of the 2nd, each department is required to submit its detailed report," he directed. The CM said on December 3 and 4, the Chief Secretary, Special Chief Secretary and CMO officials would review all departmental reports, incorporate necessary changes and finalise the draft. "The complete Telangana Rising Vision 2047 Document is scheduled to be ready by the evening of December 6," he said. The Chief…...

59+ min ago (175+ words) Published - November 30, 2025 08:47 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Andhra Pradesh organised community screenings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio programme, "Mann Ki Baat', on Sunday, at more than 5,000 locations across the State. Party workers at the booth and mandal levels set up special venues to facilitate collective listening. A major event was held at Tapeswaram in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district. Addressing the gathering, State BJP president P.V.N. Madhav said the programme had become a platform for highlighting the achievements of rural India and inspiring young innovators. Union Minister Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma praised Vajpayee's decisive leadership in matters of national security. He recalled the successful Pokhran-II nuclear test and Vajpayee's unwavering support to the Armed Forces during the 1999 Kargil conflict, which ultimately led to India's victory. BJP leaders said that if Atal Bihari Vajpayee had laid the foundation…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago (167+ words) The backlash was swift and intense from Punjab. The government then clarified that it would not introduce the Bill this session. The fact that stakeholders learned about this move through parliamentary bulletins rather than any structured dialogue raised the suspicion that the government was adopting a unilateral approach to concentrate authority in New Delhi. The Ministry of Home Affairs later clarified its position, stating that the proposal did not seek to alter Chandigarh's governance or administrative structure. The Ministry noted that "a suitable decision will be taken only after adequate consultations with all stakeholders, keeping in mind the interests of Chandigarh." Against the backdrop of decisions surrounding Chandigarh being taken from New Delhi, several people in political circles, as well as others, feel that attempts are being made to negate regional politics, regional interests, and regional power. This negation and…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago (317+ words) Published - November 30, 2025 08:35 pm IST - Coimbatore Residents in Coimbatore's peri-urban areas have raised concerns that cremation grounds are being used to dump and segregate daily waste, which poses hygiene risks. Residents said waste generated in Ashokapuram, Kurudampalayam panchayat and Gudalur Municipality, which lie along the city's northern periphery, is transported to the cremation grounds in these areas and dumped. "The Kurudampalayam panchayat collects about 10 tonnes of waste every day and dumps it in front of the cremation ground, near Maruthi Nagar. The accumulated waste rots, emits a foul smell and affects hygiene in the area," said S. Malarvizhi, a resident. In Ashokapuram panchayat, waste is dumped on the cremation ground behind State Bank Colony, said Vanaja, a resident living near the site. She added that unknown lorries also dump waste and it is often set on fire. "Because large quantities of waste…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago (325+ words) Published - November 30, 2025 08:34 pm IST - Chennai The Indian men's basketball team's shooting woes were at the forefront once again as it succumbed to a 57-81 loss to Saudi Arabia in their FIBA World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers Group-D match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday. Kanwar Gurbaz Singh Sandhu was the top performer for the host with 19 points while Muhammad Ali Abdur-Rahkman led Saudi's charts with 24. Despite head coach Scott Flemming highlighting the need to be clinical in attack ahead of the game, India lacked precision in the opposition half, scoring only 22 of 76 field goal attempts. In contrast, Saudi managed 30 off 62 to hand India its second defeat in as many games in the competition. Both teams set off with an aggressive purpose, but it was the visitor that took an early hold on the game, with forward Ali Shubayli scoring eight points…...