Mumbai | January 16 The Bharatiya Janata Party–Shiv Sena alliance (Mahayuti) has crossed the simple majority mark in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, securing control of India’s richest civic body.Out of a total 227 seats, the alliance has taken the lead in 115 wards, ensuring a clear mandate to form the civic administration. Polling…
China has filed applications with usthe United Nations’ International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to reserve orbital slots and radio frequencies for a constellation totalling over 200,000 satellites, dwarfing any existing or proposed low-Earth-orbit (LEO) networks. These filings were lodged in December 2025 by multiple Chinese entities, notably the newly formed Institute of Radio Spectrum Utilization and…
Thiruvananthapuram :As internal unrest intensifies in Iran, at least 12 students from Kerala remain stranded in different parts of the country, triggering serious concerns among their families back home. The students, who had travelled to Iran for higher studies, are reportedly facing increasing uncertainty due to worsening security conditions and movement restrictions. Alarmed by the…
New Delhi / Jammu:Just days after a strong warning by the Indian Army Chief, Pakistani drones were once again detected along the International Border and the Line of Control (LoC), prompting Indian troops to open fire in the Samba and Poonch sectors of Jammu and Kashmir, according to defence sources. Indian Army officials said the…
Thirunavaya (Malappuram):Kerala is set to witness a historic spiritual milestone as the state’s first-ever Kumbh Mela will be held at Thirunavaya, the ancient sacred town on the banks of the Bharathapuzha (Nila) River. The mega spiritual congregation, officially named the Maha Magha Mahotsavam, will be inaugurated with the flag hoisting ceremony by Kerala Governor Rajendra…
Tehran:Iran does not intend to carry out executions of protesters, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said, firmly rejecting claims that demonstrators could face capital punishment. In a special interview with Fox News, Araghchi stated that executions are not under consideration and dismissed questions about hanging or death sentences for protesters as unfounded. “There is…
NUUK (January 15, 2026):Tensions between the United States and its European NATO allies escalated further this week over U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed campaign to bring Greenland under American control, with Pentagon officials reportedly presenting military and other strategic options — a move that has triggered coordinated diplomatic resistance from Denmark, Greenland and several European…
Thiruvananthapuram :In a decisive development in the Sabarimala gold theft case, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Tuesday arrested Special Tahsildar Shankardas, who is listed as an accused in the case. Shankardas, who has been undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, was arrested by the SIT at the hospital itself. SP Sashidharan reached…
New Delhi: A high-level delegation from the Communist Party of China (CPC), led by Sun Haiyan, Vice-Minister of the International Department of the CPC, visited the headquarters of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi on 13 January 2026, marking the first party-to-party engagement with the BJP since the Galwan Valley clashes in…
Moscow:Russia has claimed that its air defense forces shot down a U.S.-made F-16 fighter jet allegedly operated by Ukraine’s air force, a statement that has drawn international attention but remains unverified. According to Russian military officials quoted by state-aligned media, the aircraft was intercepted and destroyed by an S-300 surface-to-air missile system. Russian sources said…
