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CJI Kant initiates key procedural reset at SC

New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Monday initiated a significant overhaul of the Supreme Court's functioning, introducing mandatory timelines for oral arguments and rest... Read More


Experts warn VBSA Bill could marginalise regional varsities

NEW DELHI, Dec. 30 -- Education experts and academics have warned that the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025 could deepen funding inequities among higher education institutions and pu... Read More


One killed as express train catches fire in Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad, Dec. 30 -- A 70-year-old man was charred to death after two bogies of the Tatanagar-Ernakulam Express caught fire in Duvvada in Andhra Pradesh's Anakapalli district on Monday, police said. ... Read More


Four killed, 9 injured as BEST bus ploughs into people at Mumbai stop

Mumbai, Dec. 30 -- Four people were killed and nine others injured on Monday when a reversing bus of Mumbai's civic-run transport undertaking BEST mowed down people near a bus stop outside Bhandup (W)... Read More


IIT-Kanpur BTech student dies by suicide

Kanpur, Dec. 30 -- A final-year BTech student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, allegedly died by suicide in his hostel room on Monday, police said. This is the fourth case of stude... Read More


Indian goods shipped to Australia to go duty-free from Jan 1

New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- All Indian goods shipped to Australia will attract zero duty from January 1, unlocking "fresh opportunities" for India's labour-intensive sectors, Union commerce minister Piyush ... Read More


Industrial output growth at 2-year high of 6.7% in Nov

Mumbai, Dec. 30 -- India's industrial activity rebounded sharply in November, with the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) rising 6.7% year on year, driven by a strong recovery in manufacturing outpu... Read More


Punjab assembly special sessiontoday, to debate Centre's law

Chandigarh, Dec. 30 -- Amid a war of words between the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government and the opposition parties, the Punjab Vidhan Sabha will meet on Tuesday to discuss the new rural e... Read More


Dense fog swathes north India

India, Dec. 30 -- A blanket of fog that covered much of the north, east and north-east on Monday will persist and may get thicker in the early days of 2026, said IMD. Published by HT Digital Content ... Read More


Argument timelines, prioritised listing: CJI resets SC functioning

New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Monday initiated a significant overhaul of the Supreme Court's functioning, introducing mandatory timelines for oral arguments and rest... Read More