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Australia’s Travis Head to miss Sydney Test after testing positive for COVID-19

GST Council defers implementation of tax rate hike on textiles

‘Human’ actor Aasif Khan on his journey so far and his ideal roles

Rediscover indigenous rice varieties of India at this zero-waste store in Coimbatore

How going digital and increased community engagement helped Indian museums adapt to the new normal

Gary Kirsten interested in coaching England Test side

Chennai witnesses unpredictable rains

Srekala pays tribute to freedom fighters

First Water Metro ferry to be handed over to KMRL on Friday

Nora Fatehi tests positive for COVID-19

Not allowed to board due to Covid curbs, people damage DTC buses, block MB Road in Delhi

27 lose vision in Saharanpur botched cataract surgeries

Misuse of official stickers for drug trafficking on the rise in Kozhikode

Stolen property worth ₹15 crore recovered in 2021

Dalai Lama succession talks highlight U.S.-based Karmapa Ugyen Trinley Dorje

Plea to get 68 fishermen back, HC seeks status report from Centre

Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu: Beauty pageants will continue to evolve over time

I-T Dept. detects unaccounted transactions worth over ₹220 crore

Disha app being misused by some police personnel and Ward Volunteers to trap women, alleges Telugu Mahila chief

O. Pannerselvam criticises DMK government for installation of meters for new farm connections

PFI accuses Kerala Police of shielding erring RSS/BJP leaders

‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ movie review: Robot BFF shenanigans

Watch | Seevali, the simple grass which gives the music of nagaswaram

Under fire, Hindu seer stands by his comments on Mahatma Gandhi

Sircilla sees 3 new cases of Omicron variant

Minister hails cooperative movement’s contribution

Retired TNSTC employees seek disbursal of DA arrears

Autorickshaw driver arrested for murdering alcoholic son

‘No special classes for schools till January 2’

Couple killed as lorry hits two-wheeler

‘No need to panic over Omicron’

CPI(M) stages demo

A cycle expedition for social awareness

T.K. Market traders postpone move to set up shops

Rameswaram fishermen await meeting with Union Minister

Manipur reports first Omicron case

Fighting climate change without developmental blind-spots

Grasslands are treated as wastelands and diverted for other uses: Infosys Prize 2021 winner

Kerala best State on health parameters, Uttar Pradesh worst: NITI Aayog

Woman killed in domestic dispute in Namakkal

Zuccarelli and Bold Legend catch the eye

Samples of COVID-19 positive couple and child sent to Chennai for whole genome sequencing

Omicron: Former Tripura CM Manik Sarkar demands equipment for whole genome sequence

Security beefed up for RSS meeting in Andhra's Palakol

Statutory licenses, proper maintenance compulsory for theaters in A.P.’s Vizianagaram

IUML not to back off from Waqf appointments row

NCLAT stays CCI order imposing ₹873 crore penalty on UBL, other beer makers

Ranjith Sreenivas murder | Accused escaped from the State with CPI(M)’s help, claims Muraleedharan

Kerala police gather information on hitmen involved in political crimes

Online meets with Non Resident Keralites before preparing 5-year plan

COVID-19 | Central teams deployed in 10 States reporting high Omicron cases, slow vaccination

Minor fire at Visakhapatnam Steel Plant

Police bust counterfeit currency racket in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur, two held

Madhya Pradesh school lands in a row after GK test asks about Kareena Kapoor's son

Winter chill sets in, temperatures dip

Rupee gains 24 paise to close at 75.02 against U.S. dollar

Andhra Pradesh Governor, CM greet people on the eve of Christmas

Honours List 2021

Explained | What is tokenisation of debit and credit cards?

‘Rocky’ movie review: Arun Matheshwaran announces his arrival with a bloody, brilliant revenge drama

Maharashtra clears Shakti law unanimously

Suez exhibits Coimbatore’s water supply project in New Delhi

CB nonresponsive to requests, ED tells HC

Beyond ‘Squid Game’: How K-Dramas in 2021 navigated sageuks, style and substance

Madras University to form panel to inquire arrears exam row

Anti-conversion bill: BJP turns tables on Congress, makes Siddaramaiah eat his words

TDP Mahila wing stages protest in Visakhapatnam

Diamond-based quantum sensors to detect SARS-CoV-2

Moolika, a food festival hosted by Kadar community women, celebrates tubers

Crackdown on meat shops without licence, orders Madras High Court

Kejriwal holds meet on Omicron situation, directs officials to complete preparations to tackle surge

Madras HC quashes Goondas order against Kishore K. Swamy

Course or college?

Naxals torch two vehicles, machine at stone crushing plant in Chhattisgarh

Covid-19: Bengaluru Urban district achieves 100% second dose coverage

Central, State govts. should help MSMEs: Kamal Haasan

Plea to prevent pollution of water bodies in Perundurai

Two paddy direct purchase centres opened in Erode

India beat Pakistan 4-3 to win ACT hockey bronze

Government should revoke OTS scheme, says Velagapudi

Monster.com raises ₹ 137 crore to fuel product, market expansions

Google Voice lets users create rules for phone calls

Akali Dal’s focus is to bring development back on track in Punjab: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

India successfully tests ‘Pralay’ missile off Odisha coast

Fishermen warn of rail roko on January 1 in Thangachimadam, in Rameswaram

Priceless Beauty, Vibrant Approach, Royal Commander and Azeria impress

‘Chillai kalan’ begins in Kashmir

2,748 new cases, 3,202 recoveries

Three-time Goa Congress MLA Aleixo Lourenco joins TMC

Secure release of 68 fishermen, 75 boats from Sri Lanka: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin urges Centre

Need to continue supporting, monitoring needs of children affected by COVID-19: Justice Ravindra Bhat

I thought missing Olympics is not the end of the world, says Srikanth after silver at worlds

No evidence to suggest that existing COVID-19 vaccines don't work on Omicron: Union Health Minister

Boeing, Airbus urge delay in U.S. 5G wireless deployment

Fourteen more fishermen held by Sri Lankan Navy

Independent musicians in search of a viable business model

Narayanasamy seeks PM Modi’s intervention to secure release of Tamil Nadu fishermen

PM Modi transfers ₹1,000 crore to bank accounts of self-help groups

Watch | What are nurdles?

‘The Witcher’ season 2 review: Henry Cavill returns, with more mages, monsters and marvels

Mathukutty: ‘Most of us know a Kunjeldho’

‘Aranyak’ season one review: Raveena Tandon aces Netflix whodunit, aided by the fantastic writing

36 dance teams selected to perform at R-Day parade

Pakistan’s main opposition party demands Imran Khan’s resignation

Congress indispensable to any Opposition front's Govt. in 2024, Mamata should see merit in this: Shashi Tharoor

Lee and Andrew Child on Better off Dead: An individual and a symbol

Omicron scare: Sensex nosedives 1,190 points on global selloff

Karnataka Cabinet clears anti-conversion bill

‘India Out’ campaign in Maldives intensifies with Yameen’s backing

Another jolt to Goa Congress as MLA Aleixo Lourenco quits

‘Panama Papers’: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan appears before ED

News Analysis| Political murders in Kerala call for stern action

Delhi Cabinet approves setting up of Delhi Teachers’ University

Another man killed in Punjab gurdwara over alleged sacrilege

KMC election: Isolated incidents of violence reported amid allegations of irregularities

Bill seeks to link electoral rolls to Aadhar to be tabled in Lok Sabha on Monday

Pakistan militant killed in Srinagar, third in 33 days: IGP Vijay Kumar

Alappuzha killings | Kerala police move for detention of SDPI, BJP leaders

DGCA asks pilots to avoid self-medication

Ask State bar council to dispose complaints against advocates with a year: SC to BCI

Mike Marqusee’s ‘War Minus the Shooting’, 25 years on, closely mirrors both cricket and the nation as they are today

New FIA head Ben Sulayem may have to punish Hamilton

Chopper crash: Court of Inquiry will be a thorough process, will take few weeks: IAF Chief

CUK registrar triggers controversy with letter to RSS chief

Shivaji statue blackened in Bengaluru, police step up vigil

Top news of the day: BJP announces alliance with Amarinder Singh for Punjab polls; avoid non-essential travel, government says citing Omicron spread, and more

ESI hospital sought for Mandya

How To Find the Right Hospital Bed Rental Service

Crisis deepens in State LJD

‘I wanted to tell my story in the most truthful way’: Kal Penn on his memoir ‘You Can’t Be Serious’

Cane crushing season begins

Gauhati HC restrains govt. from evicting Assam villagers

NBCC fined ₹ 1 crore for violating construction ban at Netaji Shubhash Nagar: Rai

BJP slams Karnataka Congress MLA’s ‘rape’ statement

China getting more and more aggressive: French Defence Minister on Indo-Pacific

NCP criticises Centre’s ‘in principle’ nod for Jaitapur nuclear site

PM Modi meets BJP MPs from U.P., Ajay Mishra not in group

No death due to lack of oxygen during COVID-19 second wave: U.P. govt.

Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss jumped off a 46-storey building 19 times for ‘Matrix Resurrections’

Don’t make Kannada compulsory for UG students at this point: HC

Bill likely on increasing legal marriage age of women from 18 to 21 years: sources

Vijay Deverakonda-starrer ‘Liger’ to hit theatres in August 2022

Controversial move to reduce Vedanthangal bird sanctuary's boundaries could be withdrawn forever

Meta expands bug bounty programme to include data scraping

Vanniyar quota: SC to hear petitions challenging Madras High Court decision to quash T.N. reservation law

Shanaya Kapoor tests positive for COVID-19

HC refuses to quash FIR against senior Maharashtra IPS officer

No let-up in drug smuggling via sea routes by Pakistan-based syndicates

‘To retain goodwill in Bangladesh, India planned strategy to end 1971 war’

SC dismisses Maharashtra plea for SECC-2011 raw data

West Bengal Governor seeks notification on Pegasus probe by December 16

News from the world of education: December 15, 2021

Pfizer confirms COVID pill’s results, potency versus omicron

Zewan was a planned attack involving 2 foreigners, one local militant: IGP Kumar

MLC election result: Kumaraswamy blames money power for poor show of JD(S)

Nagaland’s Mon declared out of bounds for military

Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister to participate in candle march, says ‘JusticeForSSR’

Court transfers probe into 2019 TNPSC Group IV examination scam to CBI

Over 4,400 passengers from high-risk countries passed through Kochi airport

Three teams formed to trace missing army jawan

Cash transfer: Mamata’s promise for women in Goa gives Opposition a handle in West Bengal

Three drug peddlers held, 62 kg ganja seized

Good storage in Idukki dam for summer season

No updation of patta details in land records: tsunami victims

Governor holds discussion with top district officials

Analysis: Controversies continue to dog LDF Govt. in Kerala

‘Gig workers’ seek statutory benefits, recognition as ‘unorganised workers’

Madurai railway junction to get major revamp

Sasikala, Dhinakaran express concern over rising price of potash

NGT allows Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, forms 12 member panel to ensure no damage is caused to environment

Banks lost ₹2.85 lakh crore due to loan default of 13 firms; UFBU calls for bank strike on December 16, 17

Kashi Vishwanath corridor: ‘Why was Ahilyabai Holkar ignored?’

On 20th anniversary of terror attack on Parliament, MPs pay tribute to those killed

HC Robotics inks pact with IIT-H

Reader’s Mail

Youth slips while taking selfies, succumbs to injuries

Doctor ends life at home

Govt. keen to introduce anti-conversation Bill in winter session: Bommai

Abdul Kalam Missile Complex scores a hat-trick of launches

Traffic diversions in view of Vaikunda Ekadasi

Accumulation of fine sand along city roads poses threat to road users

Collector thanks residents of Nanjappa Sathiram in Kattery

₹92 crore allocated for road restoration

Third case of Omicron in Karnataka

Assam police recover more stolen items of Maradona

Vishnu and Sijomon fashion Kerala’s sensational win

Pawan Kalyan participates in road repair

Misperception being created that Opposition is unwilling to unite under Rahul Gandhi, says Sanjay Raut

Act against harassment of downtrodden on govt. buses: Sasikala

Tamil Nadu CM greets Rajinikanth on his birthday

Four injured in fire accident at Divis Lab

Industries submit demands to Minister

Mayank Agarwal has given lot of importance to self belief, says VVS Laxman

Practical or not?

News from the world of education - December 11, 2021

List out your interests

Mentorship matters

Picking up steam

Move it right

Cong. MLC wants poll countermanded

Bengaluru-based Prasanna Trust gets grant of $50,000 from Goldman Sachs

Idukki dam in blue alert level

Malik apologises to HC over Wankhede statements

Rohingya lawsuit against Facebook a 'wake-up call' for social media

Court: Tamil Thai Vazhthu is a prayer song, not an anthem

Rupee drops by 18 paise to 75.78 against U.S. dollar on forex outflows

‘Single All the Way’ movie review: Netflix’s gay rom-com has its heart in the right place, but...

Palaniswami asks DMK govt. to ensure officials act honestly, fearlessly

Sensex, Nifty end marginally lower after choppy session

U.S. sanctions on Iran have no bearing on India’s Chabahar port project: EAM S. Jaishankar

Analysis | Sadiqali Shihab Thangal emerges as de facto supremo of IUML

Action against those celebrating death of General Bipin Rawat: CM

ISRO, Oppo collaborate to strengthen R&D of NavIC messaging service

German testing firm to invest ₹130 crore in Bengaluru

‘14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible’ review: An extraordinary story of human endurance

Two principles of Justice

No change in COVID-19 rules in Karnataka for one week

What India searched on Google and posted on Twitter in 2021

‘West Side Story,’ ‘Dune’ among AFI’s top 10 movies of 2021

In Chennai, one residents association’s efforts to construct recharge wells, helped minimise waterlogging after rains

Gate regulating entry of Indian citizens cannot be stopped: Meghalaya CM

Microsoft says it seized websites used by China-based hacking group

Dayanidhi Maran raises in Lok Sabha issue of 4G, 5G services of BSNL; alleges government favouring private operator

Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy directs officials to spread awareness of OTS scheme, says it optional

Air-launched BrahMos supersonic cruise missile ready for serial production

Indian Air Force helicopter crash live | 13 of 14 people on board dead, say reports

Nagaland killings: Naga People’s Front MP says Amit Shah erred on facts

U.S. House passes $768 billion annual defence authorisation

COVID-19: ‘If Omicron harms our children, Modi would be responsible’

Cabinet to discuss COVID-19, CM hints at new guidelines

Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Tejas’ to release in October 2022

Instagram to let users ‘take a break’ from the platform

Helicopter with Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Bipin Rawat, others on board crashes in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu

‘Jai Bhim’ to ‘Vakeel Saab’: The 10 most searched-for South Indian films in 2021

Lakhimpur violence | Court rejects plea by slain scribe’s brother for another FIR

MLC election: Siddaramaiah says BJP, JD(S) opposed to social justice

Nagaland killing: Prosecute soldiers responsible, repeal AFSPA, says Human Rights Watch

Investments in Indian SaaS grew 170% this year

Kerala church dispute: High Court asks Government to clarify on legislation

Kerala Industries Minister P. Rajeeve says 1,00,000 MSMEs to be set up in the State in 2022

EC warns 2 Telangana officers for ‘clear violation’ of model code of conduct

‘BJP does not need JD(S) support in Council polls’

CPI(M) rules out electoral understanding with the BJD

Kisan Expo to be held in city

My stand on defectors’ re-entry will not change: Siddaramaiah

State without Chief Wildlife Warden for one month

Harish for completing online audit of all departments

Alluring Silver and Miracle please

TN Public Service Commission releases plan to recruit officers for 32 posts in 2022

Three Indian companies in Top 100 defence manufacturers grew by 1.7%, says report

Nagaland government calls off Hornbill Festival

Two music concerts at Gayana Samaja on December 8

RV University inauguration by CM

South Africa vs India | Magala, Rickelton the new faces in South Africa Test squad

No one above the law, Myanmar junta minister says of Suu Kyi verdict

Syria says Israeli warplanes hit Latakia port containers

Former England player Darren Gough appointed director of cricket at Yorkshire

Madras HC permits I-T Dept to bring Jayalalithaa’s legal heirs on record in wealth tax cases

Police on lookout for cab driver who misbehaved with woman passenger

Centre expresses regret over Nagaland firing incident: Amit Shah

Another passenger from Singapore tests COVID-19 positive at Tiruchi

Ind vs NZ second Test | Technique won't guarantee runs all the time, but will to fight is key, says Mayank Agarwal

Amarinder Singh opens his party office in Chandigarh

BBMP files case against missing COVID-19 patient, Bengaluru hotel

Telugu short film ‘Manasanamaha’ in qualification race for Academy Awards

Physical classes for students of 1 to 8 resume in Puducherry

Parliament proceedings | Bill to correct drafting error in NDPS Act introduced in Lok Sabha

Samantha’s new film ‘Yashoda’ gets underway

Chennai Police arrest six wanted in 2015 murder case

Body of Sri Lankan national lynched by mob in Pakistan flown to Colombo

Panneerselvam questions TN CM over rising prices of vegetables

Hyderabad-based Dheeraj Kumar turns passion into sculptures of art

Three students die mysteriously in last ten days in West Godavari district

Assam scribe facing sedition charge released on bond

India return to top of ICC Test rankings

New Analysis | CPI(M) State secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan has his work cut out

Israel urges hard line against Iran at nuclear talks

Rain limits play on day 2 of 2nd Bangladesh v Pakistan Test

AAP MP Bhagwant Mann claims senior BJP leader offered him money, cabinet berth to join party

India's fringe players look to make impact in final unofficial Test against South Africa A

Naidu says corruption eats into heart of democracy, calls for zero tolerance towards it

ED records statement of suspended Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh

A conservation programme targeted at changing children’s mindsets towards wildlife

Genome sequencing results likely for 13 international travellers on Sunday

Rich tributes paid to former Chief Minister of unified Andhra Pradesh Rosaiah

Sindhu wins silver in BWF World Tour Finals

Priyanka Chaturvedi quits Sansad TV show

Sifting through history, Morarji family contributes its bit to museum of PMs

Rocketmen from Hyderabad

No proposal to change Karnataka CM, says Prahlad Joshi

Be ready for agitation like farmers, Farooq Abdullah tells party workers

Psychologists reach out to traumatised flood victims

Development issues facing Amethi were never raised in Parliament in past: Smriti Irani

Singapore passenger tests positive for COVID-19 in Nagercoil

Heavy rains lash Odisha as remnants of cyclone Jawad near coast

Indian Navy's 'Killers' squadron, that sunk Pakistan warships, to get President's Standard

Assam’s highest civilian award for Ratan Tata

AAP launches campaign to oust BJP from power in Delhi civic bodies

The secret store of happiness: Review of Nawaaz Ahmed’s ‘Radiant Fugitives’

‘Season of Migration to the North’ by Tayeb Salih

The king as circus-owner: Anusua Mukherjee reviews Anees Salim’s ‘The Odd Book of Baby Names’

How Bru leaders made sure the exiled community in Tripura did not unravel during the pandemic

Before 2017, those with skullcaps, lungis threatened traders with guns: U.P. Deputy CM

President Gotabaya, PM Mahinda condemn lynching incident in Pakistan

Lavazza 2022 calendar: scenes from a warming planet

‘Skylab’ movie review: A charming tale of a peculiar village

For the holiday table: Good Earth’s Pomegranates and Roses collection

Former Puducherry CM Narayanasamy urges PM Modi to permit booster dose against COVID-19 new variant

Art is Life - SoundFrames: artists speak

Sri Lanka’s Malaiyaha Tamils living in inhumane, degrading conditions: U.N. expert

Mumbai police file charge sheet against Param Bir Singh, three others in extortion case

The river as the only road to education for a Vepanapalli village

First charge sheet against Param Bir Singh, Sachin Vaze

Closing speeds at Jeddah approaching 'danger zone' says Hamilton

Cases should be taken to logical conclusion expeditiously: Sitharaman to DRI

‘Tadap’ movie review: Ahan Shetty’s debut leaves the audience groaning

Upskilling start-up Vani.Coach eyeing $2mn fund raise

Residents demand shifting of hostel after students clash

New policy announcement

Smile, you’re on canvas

Watch | Barbados becomes the world's newest republic

Police arrest Ariyalur district BJP president for making provocative remarks

Satire: Why 2021 has been ‘The Year of Obsessing about Health and Sickness’

Taliban release decree saying women should not be forced into marriage

38 tonnes of PDS rice seized from two trucks in Tiruppur district

‘Hellbound’ season one review: A fascinating dystopian horror entrenched in the politics of man

Warm colours to fall back on

Save crops, cattle in the wake of cyclone Jawad: Collector

Convicted ex-head of world athletics Lamine Diack dies at 88

51st music conference of Bangalore Gayana Samaja from December 5-12

Dividing a land and a house

United Nations says Islamic State committed war crimes at Iraqi prison

Rain, rain, don’t go away

Low-pressure system intensifies into Cyclone 'Jawad'

Jet Airways in 'advanced discussions' with Boeing, Airbus for buying aircraft

U.S. steps up disclosure pressure on Chinese companies

COVID-19 vaccination | ZyCoV-D to be introduced in 7 States initially

Revenue officer, family assaulted by sand miners in Ballari

Telugu play ‘Rallu Etthani Coolielu’ is a satire on the modern day corrupt times

Meta relaxes cryptocurrency ad policies

Madhu Neelakandan: The challenge for cinematographers is to understand the director’s vision

Andhra Pradesh government to distribute 10 lakh LED bulbs in villages from December 14

Microsoft introduces Teams for small businesses

Delhi Court seeks police reply on suspended CISF officer's plea alleging custodial torture

Delhi HC declines early hearing of PIL on election of Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha

India, European Union decide to expand clean energy cooperation

U.S. Defence Secretary slams China's drive for hypersonic weapons

Disapproval of undemocratic conduct in House can’t be decried as undemocratic: Venkaiah Naidu

Karnataka Speaker defends suspension of Rajya Sabha members

The Railway Men: R. Madhavan, Kay Kay Menon, to headline YRF series on Bhopal gas tragedy

TN to have a draft policy soon to clear invasive plant species from its forests

Instagram chief to testify before US Senate panel on Dec 8

With Krishnaveni Cinemas, an iconic Chennai landmark gets a much needed image makeover

Actor Shefali Shah launches into the hospitality business with Jalsa in Ahmedabad

Maharashtra to issue revised air travel guidelines in couple of days: State Health Minister Rajesh Tope

Uber to launch ride-booking via WhatsApp in India

Rupee gains 22 paise to end at 74.91 against U.S. dollar

Start-up incubated at IIT-M uses CSR funds to help persons with disabilities

Father gives a new lease of life to 28-year-old son born with a single kidney

Meet the 79-year-old from Chennai who followed her passion a decade ago, and now makes your in-flight biryani

Maoist party expels politburo member Kobad Ghandy

GV Prakash: ‘Bachelor’ is a modern take on a toxic relationship

Seek talent beyond familiar types of disabilities, say researchers

Government weakening health system: Andhra Pradesh HEU members

Directorate General of Civil Aviation postpones reopening of international flights indefinitely

Bichu Thirumala’s evocative lyrics always struck a chord with listeners

Behind bars, at home: Here’s what's keeping bartenders busy post lockdown

Explained | Why is the anti-CAA movement gathering steam in Assam?

Fire in spinning mill, four cotton godowns gutted

NITI Aayog vice-chairman visits village Secretariat, RBK at Veerapanenigudem in Krishna district

Ajith Kumar asks fans to stop calling him ‘Thala’

Don’t try to divide Samyukta Kisan Morcha: Rakesh Tikait

J&K to bring rules to set up business enterprises on private land

Tea Board flags chemically-coloured tea

Rohit Penumatsa: We are an underground movement that is frowned upon

Woman murdered by husband in Chennai