Nov 20, 2025 11:49 AM IST
World News Live Updates | Instagram to shut accounts of Australian teens ahead of under-16 social media ban
The new Australian law, which takes effect on 10 December, also applies to TikTok, YouTube, X, Reddit and several other platforms.
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Nov 20, 2025 11:40 AM IST
India News Live Updates | ‘I, Nitish Kumar, solemnly swear…’: Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for record 10th time
Kumar resigned as the Bihar CM on Wednesday and then staked a claim before Governor Arif Mohammed Khan to form the new government.
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Nov 20, 2025 11:40 AM IST
World News Live Updates | Trump signs bill to release Epstein files – what happens next, when will the files be released
Both the houses of Congress passed the legislation with an overwhelming majority as the House of Representatives cleared the bill with a 427-1 vote.
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Nov 20, 2025 11:33 AM IST
World News Live Updates | Prepare to live without fossil fuels, says Brazilian President Lula
The Brazilian president also maintained that taking care of the environment also means that rich (developed) nations should support the poor nations wholeheartedly.
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Nov 20, 2025 11:15 AM IST
Chandigarh News Live Updates | With promises of traffic relief, new Greenfield highway to open on Dec 1
The Mohali–Kharar–Kurali NH-205A Greenfield Corridor is set to open on December 1, promising faster connectivity, reduced traffic on Airport Road and a major boost to regional travel and industry across Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.
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Nov 20, 2025 11:14 AM IST
India News Live Updates | Bihar Cabinet ministers list 2025: Who got what in Nitish Kumar’s cabinet? Full list and portfolios
Bihar Cabinet Ministers List 2025: Along with CM Nitish Kumar, BJP legislative party leader Samrat Choudhary and deputy leader Vijay Kumar Sinha are taking oath as ministers.
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Nov 20, 2025 11:01 AM IST
Pune News Live Updates | Police Commissioner raises issue with lack of restrictions in private student accommodations
Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar said these accommodations had become ‘addas’ of ‘unwanted things’.
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Nov 20, 2025 10:28 AM IST
World News Live Updates | Who is Larry Summers, the former Harvard president now under scrutiny for Epstein ties?
Emails, published last week, showed that Summers stayed in contact with Jeffrey Epstein long after the financier’s 2008 conviction.
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Nov 20, 2025 10:22 AM IST
World News Live Updates | Trump claims he threatened India and Pakistan with 350% tariffs to stop conflict; says Modi and Sharif called him
"I'm good at settling disputes, and I've always been. I've done very well with that over the years, even before this," the US President said.
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Nov 20, 2025 10:13 AM IST
Chandigarh News Live Updates | Mastermind in RSS volunteer’s murder arrested after exchange of fire in Ferozepur
Ferozepur SSP Bhupinder Singh Sidhu said efforts are on to arrest the main shooter and his accomplice in connection with the November 15 murder of RSS volunteer Naveen Arora.
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Nov 20, 2025 10:07 AM IST
India News Live Updates | Gold Today Rate, November 20: Check 18, 22 and 24 carat gold prices Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and other cities
Today's 18, 22 and 24 Carat Gold Prices in Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi: As of Thursday, November 20, the price of gold in India today is ₹12,469 per gram for 24 karat gold, ₹11,430 per gram for 22 karat gold and ₹9,352 per gram for 18 karat gold
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Nov 20, 2025 10:04 AM IST
Chandigarh News Live Updates | ‘Never saw such a situation in my bureaucratic career, need state govt’s unconditional support’
SEC cannot conduct panchayat elections single-handedly, it needs the state government's support, says State Election Commissioner Anil Kumar Khachi
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Nov 20, 2025 09:40 AM IST
Chandigarh News Live Updates | RSS volunteer murder case: 2 held; main accused, weapon still missing
Police said the shooter was identified as Badal from CCTV footage, after which his family members picked up for questioning on Sunday.
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Nov 20, 2025 09:39 AM IST
World News Live Updates | As US officials arrive in Ukraine to discuss ending war, peace plan may ask Kyiv to cede territory and trim forces
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote on X that Washington “will continue to develop a list of potential ideas for ending this war based on input from both sides of this conflict.”
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Nov 20, 2025 09:21 AM IST
World News Live Updates | Larry Summers takes leave from teaching at Harvard after release of Epstein emails
Summers had canceled his public commitments amid the fallout of the emails being made public and earlier Wednesday severed ties with OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT.
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Nov 20, 2025 09:10 AM IST
Hyderabad News Live Updates | Telangana-Hyderabad Weather Forecast Today: Minimum temperature drops -4.5°C below normal in Hyderabad; cold wave to continue in state
Telangana-Hyderabad weather: Cold wave conditions are set to continue in Telangana, with Hyderabad recording below-normal temperatures. The IMD forecasts dry weather this week and has issued important advisories for farmers and livestock owners.
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Nov 20, 2025 09:06 AM IST
World News Live Updates | Trump to meet Zohran Mamdani at White House on Friday
Mamdani and Trump have been critical of each other, as the US president backed independent candidate and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in the New York City polls.
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Nov 20, 2025 08:50 AM IST
Chandigarh News Live Updates | Centre set to appoint UT cadre officer FCI Punjab region GM, despite Mann cautioning against move
This will create disharmony and doubts in the minds of farmers, arhtiyas, labourers and other stakeholders: CM
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Nov 20, 2025 08:34 AM IST
Delhi News Live Updates | Delhi’s AQI hits 400, slips back into ‘severe’ category
CPCB’s Sameer app showed Wazirpur logging the city’s worst air quality with an AQI of 477, firmly in the ‘severe’ category.
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Nov 20, 2025 08:19 AM IST
India News Live Updates | Red Fort blast echo in Jammu as key prisons are searched
The searches formed part of the continued stepped up vigil by police and security forces following unearthing of the pan-India “white collar” terror module and subsequent explosion in Delhi’s Red Fort area on November 10.
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Nov 20, 2025 08:15 AM IST
Chandigarh News Live Updates | Punjab Police to seek Anmol Bishnoi’s custody once NIA is done with him
Anmol Bishnoi, younger brother of Lawrence Bishnoi, faces multiple FIRs across Punjab pertaining to criminal activities.
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Nov 20, 2025 08:11 AM IST
India News Live Updates | MLA behind bars, AIUDF says will field him from jail in Assam polls
Following the Pahalgam terror attack in April this year, Islam, who has been the MLA representing Assam’s Dhing constituency since 2011, had been arrested on April 24 for statements in a political rally suggesting that the attack was a “conspiracy” by the central BJP government.
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Nov 20, 2025 08:10 AM IST
India News Live Updates | Witchcraft rumours swirl, 3 adivasi schoolgirls are expelled from school in Jharkhand, relatives say
According to the relatives of the Class 8 students, studying in a government school in Latehar town, a couple of days after their admission, their classmates and school staff started calling them witches and accused them of performing witchcraft activities.
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Nov 20, 2025 08:09 AM IST
India News Live Updates | End of the road for Ghulam Nabi Azad’s party? Two ex-ministers rejoin Congress
Former Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Subash Gupta and another prominent DPAP leader Brij Mohan Sharma also rejoined Congress at an event organised to mark the 108th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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Nov 20, 2025 08:05 AM IST
India News Live Updates | ‘Resources at breaking point’: Kerala HC caps Sabarimala pilgrims number at 75,000 a day
The Opposition Congress and BJP targeted the CPI(M) government for the crisis in crowd management and the failure to ensure basic facilities at the temple.
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Nov 20, 2025 08:00 AM IST
India News Live Updates | Makes judiciary laughing stock, paper tigers: Judge after case is transferred to ‘shield’ Begusarai DM, SP
Additional District and Sessions Judge raises objections to Principal District Judge transferring case that he says was at “concluding stage”.
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Nov 20, 2025 08:00 AM IST
Delhi News Live Updates | From hobby clubs to game nights and private dinners: How Delhi-NCR is tackling urban loneliness
The WHO estimates that one in six people worldwide suffers from loneliness – which is thought to be leading to as many as 100 deaths every hour. Migration to big cities, limited opportunities for meaningful real-life interactions, and the pressures of work and life are leading to social disconnection. But some people are fighting back, and finding ways to make their lives better. Meet some of them.
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Nov 20, 2025 07:30 AM IST
Chandigarh News Live Updates | Two couples and a baby: Punjab drug addiction tragedy has new victims
Parents accused of selling a three-month-old arrested, along with the couple who say they “adopted” him. The HC has asked what happens to the child
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Nov 20, 2025 07:12 AM IST
India News Live Updates | India will soon have Javelin missiles, Excalibur artillery in arsenal as US approves $93 million defence deal
US-India Military deal: The DSCA said the proposed sale would improve India’s capability to counter current and future threats, strengthen its defence and deter regional threats.
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Nov 20, 2025 07:08 AM IST
World News Live Updates | Trump signs bill compelling Justice Department to release all Epstein files
The bill, formally titled the Epstein Files Transparency Act, was earlier cleared by the US House of Representatives by a 427-1 vote and the Senate agreed to clear the bill unanimously.
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Nov 20, 2025 07:05 AM IST
Delhi News Live Updates | Man who attacked Delhi CM was guided by a dog in a dream: Police chargesheet
In May, the man, Rajeshbhai Khimjibhai Sakariya, sat “on a hunger strike in Ayodhya over the issue of monkeys”, allegedly clashed with guards at the temple, and was detained by police, the chargesheet says.
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Nov 20, 2025 07:00 AM IST
Delhi News Live Updates | Now at Tihar Jail, cow therapy for ‘lonely’ inmates
The gaushala was launched by Lieutenant Governor (L-G) V K Saxena along with three information and communication technology initiatives in the jail. He was accompanied by Delhi Home Minister Ashish Sood.
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Nov 20, 2025 07:00 AM IST
Kolkata News Live Updates | SIR on, EC team begins preparations for West Bengal Assembly elections with EVM checks
West Bengal has 80,681 booths, which will be increased to around 95,000 for the Assembly elections, an EC official said, adding around 1.30 lak ballot units and control units and more than 1.25 lakh VVPAT machines will be required.
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Nov 20, 2025 04:20 AM IST
Delhi News Live Updates | EXCLUSIVE | Red Fort blast module: Probe freezes bank accounts, looks at Telegram chats, role of ‘foreign handlers’
Delhi Red Fort blast: Bank accounts amounting to over Rs 2 lakh have been frozen and investigators are exploring digital trails of calls, chats and fund routes.
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Nov 20, 2025 04:20 AM IST
India News Live Updates | Now, desi gene editing technology to aid cheaper, commercial GE crop breeding
The new GE technology — for which the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has recently been granted a patent — deploys the so-called TnpB or Transposon-associated proteins.
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Nov 20, 2025 04:20 AM IST
Kolkata News Live Updates | At a Bengal border outpost, SIR scare and a surge in people crossing over to Bangladesh: ‘They said we will be caught… didn’t want to take the risk’
BSF calls it ‘reverse exodus’, says the last few days have seen an uptick in illegal Bangladeshis returning to their country.
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Nov 20, 2025 04:20 AM IST
India News Live Updates | China ran disinformation campaign against Rafale after Operation Sindoor: US report
In the weeks after the conflict, Chinese embassies hailed the “successes” of its systems in the India-Pakistan clash, seeking to bolster weapons sales, the report notes.
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Nov 20, 2025 12:24 AM IST
Ahmedabad News Live Updates | Declared extinct decades ago, a tiger returns to ‘new home’ – in Gujarat forest
Big cat marks territory in Dahod's Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary, area under constant monitoring since tiger's presence noticed 9 months ago
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Nov 20, 2025 12:02 AM IST
Mumbai News Live Updates | ‘Going against coalition dharma’: Shinde meets Shah, Nadda in Delhi; raises concern over BJP poaching Sena leaders
Highly placed sources in the Shiv Sena said, “Shinde raised concerns over state BJP president Ravindra Chavan's move to induct Sena's local leaders into BJP ahead of the local body elections.”
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