With the open campaigning for the Phase 1 of the local body polls in the State ending on Sunday (December 7, 2025), the State Election Commission has urged political parties to make sure that the celebrations marking the campaign finale are held peacefully. The open campaigning will come to a close at 6 p.m. on … Read more
AICC general secretary K.C. Venugopal, MP, with former KPCC president K. Sudhakaran, MP, and the UDF’s local body election candidates after he inaugurates the front’s candidate meet at Ammuparamba, near Thottada, in Kannur on Thursday. | Photo Credit: S.K. MOHAN With less than 100 hours left for the crucial first phase of the local body … Read more
Preparations under way at a polling booth ahead of the Maharashtra local body elections, in Nagpur. | Photo Credit: ANI The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday (December 2, 2025) directed the Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) to conduct the counting of votes for the local body polls on December 21, instead … Read more
James GallagherHealth and science correspondent Getty Images A screening programme for prostate cancer for all men in the UK is not justified, according to a hugely influential group of experts. Instead they say only men with specific genetic mutations that lead to more aggressive tumours should be eligible. That would rule out black men who … Read more
Four former legislators, who had made a mark as members of the Assembly, are in the fray in the upcoming local body elections in the State. The former Congress legislators Anil Akkara, who represented the Wadakkanchery Assembly constituency in Thrissur district in 2016, and K.S. Sabarinadhan, who was elected from the Aruvikkara constituency in Thiruvananthapuram … Read more
In an age when Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated content is flooding social media, the State Election Commission is planning to keep its eyes peeled to make sure that such materials do not ‘contaminate’ the election scene in the upcoming 2025 local body polls in Kerala. State Election Commissioner A. Shajahan told The Hindu that the commission is … Read more
The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Friday, in a counter-terrorism operation, arrested three ISIS-linked terrorists from Ahmedabad, the state’s capital, who were on a mission to exchange weapons for a potential terrorist attack. As per the officials, these three terrorists, Ahmed Mohiuddin Syed, Mohammed Suhail, and Azad Saifi, were on the radar of the ATS … Read more
The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has reportedly issued an ultimatum to the Congress leadership in Kerala to end factional polarities, present a united front, and convey a sense of political purpose in the crucial election year. The AICC on Tuesday summoned the State leadership to Delhi for marathon closed-door discussions and one-to-ones with the … Read more
BBC Cervical screening was an intimidating prospect for Natalie following the attack Warning: This article contains details that some readers may find distressing For survivors of sexual violence, even routine medical procedures can feel anything but routine. Smear tests – designed to protect – can instead retraumatise. To change that, a clinic in east London, … Read more
The Israeli prime minister’s office said Monday that the Red Cross had handed over the body of another deceased hostage from Gaza to the Israeli military. “If confirmed,” the office said, “it would mean the remains of 12 hostages are still held in Gaza,” with Hamas claiming the devastation from Israel’s military campaign has hampered … Read more