NEW DELHI: Violent protests over alleged illegal non tribal settlement in Assam’s constitutionally protected Karbi Anglong hill region entered the third day on Wednesday, leaving two people dead, dozens injured, and prompting the state government to impose curfew-like restrictions and suspend mobile internet services in two districts.The violence erupted in West Karbi Anglong and adjoining...
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‘Completely unfit’: Humayun Kabir removes influencer from candidate list; explains why
Kabir drops influencer 24 hrs after picking her as candidate KOLKATA/BEHRAMPORE: In less than 24 hours after Humayun Kabir announced the name of social media influencer Nisha Chatterjee as his Janata Unnayan Party’s Ballygunge candidate, the Bharatpur MLA dropped her, citing her “inappropriate social media posts”.Chatterjee has threatened to drag Kabir to court, alleging he...
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‘I have a creatinine level of 4.77 mg/dL. Is it dangerous, or do I need dialysis?’
How should creatinine levels be read and analysed? This is what we were left wondering when we came across a post on Quora asking: ‘I have a creatinine level of 4.77. Is it dangerous, or do I need dialysis?’ So we reached out to Dr Mahesh Prasad, a senior consultant in nephrology at KIMS Hospitals, Thane,...
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‘Discuss atrocities against minorities’: Jamia suspends professor; orders probe over exam question
Image Credit: X NEW DELHI: Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University has suspended a faculty member from its Department of Social Work following complaints about the content of an end-semester examination paper.The order, dated 23 December, said the university received several complaints regarding the paper titled “Social Problems in India” for the B.A. (Hons) Social Work...
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Stock market today: Nifty50 near 26,150; BSE Sensex below 85,500
The stock market is expected to hold firm at elevated levels and move within a narrow range, aided by supportive signals from global markets. (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in red on Wednesday. While Nifty50 was near 25,150, BSE Sensex was below 85,500. At 9:16...
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Bank holiday Christmas: Will banks remain shut today & tomorrow? – check state-wise list
Representative image With Christmas around the corner, many customers remain confused about bank operations as online messages and local notices give mixed signals. People planning cash withdrawals, cheque deposits or branch visits are often unsure whether Christmas Eve is a working day or a bank holiday. To avoid last-minute inconvenience, it is important to understand...
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Historic! Isro launches US comsat BlueBird Block-2; heaviest payload launched by LVM3 — why it matters
(Credit: Isro) SRIHARIKOTA: India’s heavy-lift rocket LVM3 on Wednesday successfully placed the US communications satellite- BlueBird Block-2 – into low Earth orbit, in an early morning launch mission. At 6100kg, it was the heaviest payload lifted by the rocket which completed its sixth operational flight and third dedicated commercial mission.Isro chairman V Narayanan said LVM3...
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BlueBird Block-2 mission: ISRO launches LVM3-M6 rocket
The Indian Space Research Organisation launched the LVM3-M6 rocket with the BlueBird Block-2 mission spacecraft on Wednesday (December 24, 2025) from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota. The mission is being undertaken as part of the commercial agreement signed between NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL) and US-based AST SpaceMobile (AST and Science, LLC). NewSpace India...
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BlueBird Block-2 mission: ISRO successfully launches LVM3-M6 rocket
The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) successfully launched the Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3) with the BlueBird Block-2 satellite on Wednesday (December 24, 2025) morning, from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The LVM3-M6 placed the BlueBird Block-2 satellite into Low Earth Orbit about 15 minutes after lift off....
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Libya’s military chief killed in Turkey plane crash; debris located near village
Libyan army chief Lt Gen Mohamed Al-Haddad (Image/X@@RagnarFiles) Libya’s army chief, Lt Gen Mohamed Al-Haddad, was killed in a plane crash while returning to Tripoli from an official visit to Turkey, the country’s prime minister said on Tuesday.Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah confirmed that Al-Haddad died along with four others in a “tragic accident” during the...
