Jammu students participate in 26th Rashtra Katha Shivir in Rajkot, Gujarat

December 28, 2025 8:04 AM

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Jammu students participate in 26th Rashtra Katha Shivir in Rajkot, Gujarat

A team from the School Education Department flagged off Jammu students yesterday for participation in the 26th Rashtra Katha Shivir, being organised by the Shri Vedic Mission Trust in Rajkot district of Gujarat. This was the third and final batch of students, consisting of 85 students and four escor...

Supreme Court takes Suo Motu cognisance on issue of definition of Aravalli Hills

December 28, 2025 8:13 AM

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Supreme Court takes Suo Motu cognisance on issue of definition of Aravalli Hills

The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of concerns arising from a recent change in the definition of the Aravalli Hills. A vacation Bench, comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justices J.K. Maheshwari and A.G. Masih, is scheduled to examine the issue tomorrow. The apex court's inte...

7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes off Taiwan Coast

December 28, 2025 7:56 AM

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7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes off Taiwan Coast

In Taiwan, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck nearly 32 km off the northeastern coastal city of Yilan last night, the island’s weather administration said, with no immediate reports of major damage. The quake, with a depth of 73 km, was felt across the country and shook buildings in the capital, Taip...

Pakistan faces humanitarian crisis as Baloch Families protest in Quetta

December 28, 2025 7:42 AM

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Pakistan faces humanitarian crisis as Baloch Families protest in Quetta

Pakistan is facing a serious humanitarian crisis as families of people reported missing in Balochistan staged protests outside the Quetta Press Club yesterday, urging authorities to disclose the whereabouts of their relatives. The protesters described the situation as a serious humanitarian crisis, ...

Japan: 2 dead, 26 injured in Expressway crash amid snowy weather

December 27, 2025 10:14 PM

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Japan: 2 dead, 26 injured in Expressway crash amid snowy weather

In Japan, a massive crash involving 67 vehicles in snowy weather killed two people and injured 26 on an expressway last evening as the country kicked off its end-of-year holiday season. The Gunma prefectural highway police said today that the pileup on the Kanetsu Expressway started with a collision...

Italy: Mount Etna becomes active again, lava and ash erupt

December 27, 2025 9:45 PM

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Italy: Mount Etna becomes active again, lava and ash erupt

Mount Etna, a stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, became active again, sending glowing lava and small amounts of ash into the air from its north-eastern crater.   Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology informed that winds carried the ash towards the north-east, with l...