December 28, 2025 2:18 PM

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Large number of devotees throng to Sri Jagannath Temple at Puri, Odisha

With the new year approaching, a large number of devotees are thronging the Sri Jagannath Temple at Puri in Odisha for darshan of Lord Jagannath and his siblings. The crowd is expected to peak on 31st of this month, the last day of this year, and also on 1st of next month, the first day of new year ...

December 28, 2025 2:13 PM

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Dense fog disrupts flight and train services in North India

Flight and rail services across large parts of North India were disrupted this morning, as dense fog conditions prevailed over several states, severely reducing visibility and affecting normal movement. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of dense fog and cold wave-like conditions a...

December 28, 2025 11:00 AM

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UK Ministry of Defence to offer paid military ‘gap years’ for young people

Young people in the United Kingdom will be offered paid 'gap years' by the Ministry of Defence in an effort to introduce citizens to military life early as part of a new 'whole of society' approach to defence. The scheme set to launch in March 2026 will give participants the opportunity to spend a y...

December 28, 2025 10:26 AM

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah remembers Arun Jaitley on his birth anniversary

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today paid tributes to the former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on his birth anniversary. In a social media post, Mr Shah called Arun Jaitley a peerless constitutional, legal expert and an orator par excellence. He said the late leader left an indelible legacy as a parl...

December 28, 2025 10:17 AM

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Guatemala: 15 people killed as passenger bus plunges into ravine

In Guatemala, at least 15 people were killed and 19 injured after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine on the Inter-American Highway in the western part of the country, authorities said. The dead include 11 men, three women and a minor. Leandro Amado, a spokesperson for local firefighters, told rep...