3+ hour, 39+ min ago  (247+ words) US deployed similar graphite-based munitions during the Gulf War'and again during the NATO campaign in Yugoslavia in 1999 North Korea has claimed it has successfully tested a "carbon-fibre bomb, a specialised weapon designed not to cause direct casualties but to cripple…...

43+ min ago  (368+ words) The IUCN has uplisted emperor penguins to endangered status due to climate-driven sea ice loss, with Antarctic fur seals also now endangered from krill declines The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has uplisted emperor penguins from "near threatened…...

6+ hour, 30+ min ago  (304+ words) Thiruvananthapuram: In a serious poll code violation during the ongoing assembly elections, a UDF booth agent was taken into custody after allegedly entering a polling booth wearing eyeglasses fitted with a camera in Kasaragod's Udma. The individual, identified as DM…...

7+ hour, 40+ min ago  (275+ words) Thiruvananthapuram: A minor but telling moment unfolded on polling day in Kerala when a voter pointed out that Rajeev Chandrasekhar was wearing a BJP symbol on his shirt while standing in the queue to vote. Realising the mistake, the BJP…...

6+ hour, 56+ min ago  (363+ words) The incomplete mini civil station in Puthuppally had been named after Oommen Chandy, a move Chandy Oommen criticised Puthuppally: Chandy Oommen arrived at the polling booth dressed in black as a mark of protest, describing the day as "the most…...

5+ hour, 23+ min ago  (205+ words) Indian fuel retailers have begun buying diesel from refiners at discounted rates to prevent any rise in pump prices, as global crude costs climb sharply amid Middle East tensions, industry sources said on Thursday. Discounted pricing shifts burden to refiners…...

5+ hour, 43+ min ago  (295+ words) Voter turnout update: Assam records 38. 92%, Kerala 33. 28% and Puducherry 37. 06% by 11 am in Assembly elections. Polling underway across states. New Delhi: Early trends in the Assembly elections 2026 show steady voter participation, with Assam recording 38. 92 per cent turnout, Kerala 33. 28 per cent, and Puducherry…...

4+ hour, 57+ min ago  (561+ words) Opinion polls point to a neck-and-neck fight in Nandigram, with Mamata Banerjee factor looming large. As West Bengal heads into the 2026 Assembly elections, Nandigram once again emerges as the state's most closely watched battleground. This time, however, the contest is…...

3+ hour, 26+ min ago  (354+ words) Samrat Vikramaditya University in Ujjain is facing backlash after a religious question appeared in its B. Com, BBA, and BCA Foundation Course exam. Samrat Vikramaditya University in Ujjain is embroiled in controversy after a question in its Foundation Course examination for…...

3+ hour, 16+ min ago  (160+ words) The union territory has approximately 9. 5 lakh voters spread over 30 constituencies in its four regions. Puducherry: Voting in Puducherry proceeded at a brisk pace on Thursday, with 72. 4 per cent of the electorate having cast their votes by 3 pm, the Election Commission…...