As many as 63 Naxalites, 36 of them carrying a collective bounty of over Rs 1.19 crore, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Friday, a senior police official said.

Five eminent achievers, including UAE-based Thumbay Group founder and chairman Dr. Thumbay Moideen, former Minister and senior politician Jayaprakash Hegde, and multilingual Actress Vinaya Prasad, will be conferred with the ‘New Year Award’ for the year 2026.

Mangalore University and Bearys Institute of Technology (BIT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance academic, research, and cultural collaboration between the two institutions.

US forces boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the US military said, as the Trump administration continues to target sanctioned tankers travelling to and from Venezuela.

Since 2024, Delhi recorded its coldest January morning on Friday, with a biting chill gripping the city as temperatures dropped to their lowest levels so far this winter, according to the India Meteorological Department.

While swimming in pools is a familiar sport, swimming in the open sea is an adventure. Embracing this adventure, the Mangalore Surf Club is set to organise the third edition of its international sea swimming championship, ‘Den Den,’ on January 26 at Tannirbhavi Beach.

A suspected Chinese national was arrested on Friday after she allegedly attempted to enter India without valid visa and passport documents via the Indo-Nepal border in Maharajganj district, officials said.

The South Western Railway on Friday announced the operation of special express trains between Yesvantpur and Madgaon to clear the extra passenger rush during the Sankranti and Republic Day festival and holiday season.