Union Home Minister Amit Shah described the development as a “major breakthrough”, while Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi called it a “remarkable success” in the campaign to make India free of Naxalism
25 December,2025 06:24 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentPrime Minister Narendra Modi attended the Christmas morning service at the Cathedral Church of the Redemption in Delhi, joining prayers, carols and hymns with the Christian community, and said the service reflected the message of love, peace and compassion
25 December,2025 05:04 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentRahman, 60, the son of ailing former prime minister Khaleda Zia, has emerged as a key contender for the top post in the upcoming polls. His return comes at a time when the BNP is seen as the frontrunner, with the Awami League barred from contesting the elections
25 December,2025 04:56 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentBlood samples collected from the affected birds by Kerala’s Animal Husbandry Department were sent to a laboratory in Pune, where tests confirmed the presence of H1N1 avian influenza
25 December,2025 04:41 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentA 43-year-old school teacher was shot dead by unidentified assailants inside the Aligarh Muslim University campus in Uttar Pradesh, triggering panic among students and staff. Police have launched an investigation and are scanning CCTV footage to identify the attackers
25 December,2025 04:25 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentOn Tuesday, the Delhi HC suspended Sengar’s jail term, noting that he had already served seven years and five months in prison. The suspension will remain in effect during the pendency of his appeal challenging the conviction and sentence in the rape case
25 December,2025 04:05 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentPrime Minister Narendra Modi said irregularities in sports and team selection ended after 2014, allowing talented athletes from even the poorest families to succeed on merit, while addressing the Sansad Khel Mahotsav, highlighting rising budgets and growing sports culture
25 December,2025 02:28 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentAt least nine people were killed after a speeding truck rammed into a luxury sleeper bus in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district, causing the bus to catch fire. The bus with 32 passengers, which was on its way to Gokarna was engulfed in flames under the impact of the collision and most of the deceased were burnt alive inside the vehicle
25 December,2025 01:11 PM IST | PTIThe Congress has accused the Centre of weakening environmental protection, claiming over 90 pc of the Aravallis may be opened to mining due to a new hill redefinition. He also accused the government of launching a determined assault on ecological balance by weakening environmental protection laws and loosening pollution norms
25 December,2025 12:39 PM IST | PTIThe Christmas Eve announcement came hours after a dozen US senators called on the Justice Department's watchdog to examine its failure to meet the deadline
25 December,2025 10:58 AM IST | APThe English-language statement comes days before Netanyahu is set to fly to Florida to meet with US President Donald Trump to discuss the next steps in the fragile Gaza ceasefire
25 December,2025 10:57 AM IST | ANIThe former mayor of Honduras' capital Tegucigalpa, won in his second bid for the presidency, after he and Nasralla were neck-and-neck during a weeks-long vote count that fuelled international concern.
25 December,2025 10:52 AM IST | APThe incident occurred when unidentified assailants opened fire on him while he was being taken to the Laksar court in Haridwar for a hearing
25 December,2025 10:50 AM IST | Rishikesh | ANIAlthough the city’s overall air quality continued to remain in the ‘poor’ category with an average Air Quality Index of 221, several locations across Delhi and the National Capital Region registered better readings, falling into the ‘moderate’ category
25 December,2025 10:39 AM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondentThe Delhi High Court on Tuesday suspended the sentence of Sengar, who is serving life imprisonment in the case, and ordered his release on bail pending the disposal of his appeal against his conviction by a trial court in December 2019
25 December,2025 08:27 AM IST | Unnao | AgenciesResearchers from Navi Mumbai’s Center for Cancer Epidemiology, among other institutes in India and International Agency for Research on Cancer, France, analysed 1803 individuals with buccal mucosa (mouth) cancer and 1903 randomly selected healthy people from across five study centres between 2010 and 2021
25 December,2025 08:26 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies“The incident is under investigation and further details will be shared as facts are established,” the spokesperson said. The Army’s Rising Star Corps identified the jawan as Subedar Surjeet Singh and paid rich tributes to him
25 December,2025 08:23 AM IST | Jammu | AgenciesUnfurling the Tricolour on a 108-ft pole, the tallest in the state, Singh said it was a moment of historic significance for Mizoram. He lauded the Assam Rifles and the Flag Foundation of India for selecting Zokhawsang as the site
24 December,2025 09:39 PM IST | AizawlThe flights will resume from March 25, 2026, with Air India operating four services a week between Delhi and Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (Fiumicino). The timing is expected to benefit travellers planning spring and summer holidays in Europe
24 December,2025 06:37 PM IST | MumbaiAhead of the Maharashtra civic polls, NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule said her party will not form an alliance with the Ajit Pawar-led NCP for the Pune civic elections until concerns of party workers are addressed
24 December,2025 03:00 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondentThe Rs 300-crore Pune land deal case took a new turn after prosecutors told a court that an “office boy” linked to PoA holder Shital Tejwani signed crucial documents as a partner in Amadea Enterprises. Tejwani’s police custody has been extended amid widening investigations
24 December,2025 02:20 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a carefully crafted Christmas Eve message portraying Israel as the safest place for Christians in the Middle East. The polished address highlighted religious freedom and growing Christian communities, but events on the ground in Jerusalem tell a more complicated story.
Forecasters said Southern California could see its wettest Christmas in years and warned about flash flooding and mudslides. Areas scorched by January's wildfires were under evacuation warnings
25 December,2025 10:46 AM IST | Los Angeles | APThe story was pulled from Global Television Network, one of Canada’s largest networks, but still ran on the network’s app
Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke as the US showed the 20-point plan, hammered out after marathon talks in Florida in recent days, to Russian negotiators. A response is expected from Moscow on Wednesday, Zelenskyy said.
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Amit Shah made the remarks via video link while inaugurating the Shri Motibhai R Chaudhary Sagar Sainik School and Sagar Organic Plant at Boriyavi village in Mehsana district, Gujarat
13 November,2025 09:36 PM IST | Ahmedabad | mid-day online correspondentMove to ease traffic congestion near Pune University, along Ganeshkhind Road
Janmashtami, which commemorates the birth of Lord Krishna, on the occasion, here are some of the best messages and wishes you can share this Janmashtami with your family and friends-
In a city like Mumbai, where things are in tremendous flux and the skyline, including its public infrastructure, is undergoing tremendous transformation, our leaders must ensure that public projects started this year, with a 2026 deadline, are completed within the coming year
24 December,2025 07:04 AM IST | Mumbai | The EditorialADVERTISEMENT
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