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Watch: Hindu group protests in Dhaka; demand action over minority lynchings in Bangladesh

Members of the National Hindu Mahajot stage a protest in Dhaka. The National Hindu Mahajot on Friday held a protest in Dhaka at the National Press Club, condemning the brutal killing of Dipu Das and alleged atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh.Meanwhile, The North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) condemned the lynching of another Hindu man in […]

Who was Shivank Avasthi, the Indian-origin student shot dead in Canada?

Shivank Avasthi, a 20-year old Indian student was shot dead on December 23, 2025 near the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. The motive behind the shooting is still unknown. (image source: X/@TorontoPolice) On Tuesday, December 23, 2025, Shivank Avasthi, a 20-year-old Indian-origin student, was shot dead near the University of Toronto Scarborough campus in Canada. […]

Stock market today: Nifty50 above 26,100; BSE Sensex down over 140 points

Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark Indies, opened in red on Friday on lacklustre global and domestic cues. While Nifty50 was just above 26,100, BSE Sensex was down over 140 points. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 26,101.30, down 41 points or 0.16%. BSE […]

‘Merry Christmas to all’: Donald Trump says US launched ‘deadly’ strikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria; cites killings of Christians

File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had ordered a “powerful and deadly strike” against Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists in northwest Nigeria, accusing the group of targeting and killing Christians in the region.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the strike was carried out […]

Odisha: Maoist commander Ganesh, 3 others killed in encounter | India News

Maoist commander Ganesh, 3 others killed in encounter BHUBANESWAR/BERHAMPUR/HYDERABAD: He vanished at will – sometimes robed as a swamiji, stick in hand, towel over his shoulder – shedding names as easily as trails. On Thursday, bullets caught up with Maoist commander Paka Hanumanthu, better known as Ganesh Uike, with a collective bounty of Rs 1.1 […]

J&K: After Rajouri and Poonch, now Kathua district administration suspends VPN services for two months | India News

JAMMU: After Rajouri and Poonch, now authorities in Jammu’s Kathua district have suspended Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) for two months, citing security concerns.The preventive action has been taken under section 163 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita as VPN services are being misused by certain individuals and groups to bypass cyber restrictions and access prohibited applications, […]

Navi Mumbai International Airport begins operations: 48 flights, 4k passengers on day one; first IndiGo flight lands from Bengaluru

Navi Mumbai International Airport (PTI) NEW DELHI: The greenfield Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) became operational on Thursday, nearly three decades after it was conceived to ease congestion at Mumbai’s primary airport.An IndiGo Airbus A320 from Bengaluru made a landing at 8 am and was welcomed with a traditional water cannon salute, marking the start […]

‘Houses of 7 Hindu families were burnt’: Bangladesh reports increased targeted attacks amid unrest; family narrates narrow escape

Bangladesh unrest (File photo) Houses of at least seven Hindu families have been burnt down in Bangladesh in the last five days in what seems to be a targeted attack on the minorities as the nation is in turmoil, local media reports said.As per local media reports, the recent arson attack happened on Tuesday while […]

IndiGo disruptions: Airline cancels 67 flights; bad weather, operational reasons cited

IndiGo, on Thursday, canceled 67 flights, with 63 due to expected bad weather and 4 for operational reasons. The cancellations affected several airports including Agartala, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Varanasi, and Bengaluru. This comes while the airline is already under DGCA monitoring following massive flight disruptions earlier this month.The winter fog season, as announced by DGCA, runs […]

Income tax refund: Your refund may be delayed if revised return not filed by December 31, 2025 deadline – here’s why

The December 31, 2025 deadline is significant as it marks the last date for filing both revised and belated income tax returns. (AI image) Income tax refund status: The Income Tax Department has stepped up scrutiny for tax returns and several taxpayers have not received their income tax refunds this year. The delay in tax […]