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Indian Railways is all set to start 2026 with the launch of its first-ever Vande Bharat sleeper train, which will mark a crucial upgrade in overnight train travel. The sleeper class will run between Assam’s Guwahati and West Bengal’s Howrah, informed Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to flag off the…
An explosion ripped through a bar in the luxury Alpine ski resort town of Crans-Montana early Thursday, leaving several people dead and others injured, Swiss police said. Visuals from the scene showed a building engulfed in flames and emergency responders rushing in.At the time of the blast a New Year celebration was under way.“There has…
In the year 2026, as a number 3 native, you will stop the habit of trying to be someone else and will move on to letting your true self shine. The movements of Mars and Saturn at the beginning of the year will disrupt your routine and reveal the areas in your life where you…
TEHRAN: A member of Iran’s security forces was killed during protests that erupted last week, state television reported on Thursday citing a regional official.“A 21-year-old member of the Basij from the city of Kouhdasht was killed last night (Wednesday) by rioters while defending public order,” the channel said, citing Said Pourali, the deputy governor of…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said it has conducted searches at the accounting firm of real money online money gaming app WinZO and has frozen fresh bank deposits, mutual funds and fixed deposits worth Rs 192 crore.The raid at the office premises of the auditor was conducted on December 30.During the search,…
Will 2026 become the year when Chinese President Xi Jinping decides that the long-promised “reunification” of Taiwan can no longer wait?Driving the newsChina’s latest round of live-fire military drills in the air and seas around Taiwan landed with unusually sharp timing: just as the calendar flipped another year closer to 2027, a date that looms…
As Zohran Mamdani took the oath as the New York City mayor on two Qurans, MAGA activists rejected the oath and condemned how NYC forgot 9/11. “Disgusting. We are an occupied country!” right-wing commentator Laura Loomer wrote while Steve Bannon accused the New York Times of ‘gushing’ about the move. The New York Times, in…
Vodafone Idea on Thursday said it has received a GST penalty order of about Rs 638 crore from the Office of the Additional Commissioner, Central Goods and Services Tax, Ahmedabad, and that it will challenge the order through legal action, PTI reported.In a statutory filing, the debt-laden telecom operator said it does not agree with…
Travis Head’s rise as an all-format force has made him one of Australia’s most reliable match-winners and one of the most recognisable faces in world cricket. Set to feature in all five Ashes Tests, the left-hander has topped the run charts and heads into 2026 after an especially demanding 2025, a workload that could see…
England’s captain Ben Stokes shakes hands with teammate Shoaib Bashir (AP Photo/Gary Day) Former England captain Michael Vaughan has described England’s Boxing Day Test victory at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as a “lottery”, insisting the result should not be used as a benchmark for judging the success of the current Brendon McCullum–Ben Stokes regime. Writing…
