42+ min ago (215+ words) New Delhi: The 6th Session of the 18th Lok Sabha and the 269th Session of the Rajya Sabha will begin on Monday, December 1, at 11 am, marking the start of the Winter Session of Parliament. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to introduce the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, aimed at amending the Central Excise Act, 1944. She may also introduce the Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, which seeks to raise resources for national security and public health. The Bill proposes levying a cess on machines or processes used to manufacture specified goods. Six hours have been allotted for its discussion in the Lok Sabha. The government is also likely to introduce the Manipur Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Bill, 2025, with three hours allotted for discussion. Ahead of the session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will brief accredited media representatives at 10 am at Hans…...

42+ min ago (418+ words) At a conference in Algiers, diplomats and leaders convened to advance an African Union resolution passed at a meeting earlier this year calling for justice and reparations for victims of colonialism. In his opening speech, Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf said Algeria's experience under French rule underscored the need to seek compensation and reclaim stolen property. A legal framework, he added, would ensure restitution is seen as "neither a gift nor a favor." "Africa is entitled to demand the official and explicit recognition of the crimes committed against its peoples during the colonial period, an indispensable first step toward addressing the consequences of that era, for which African countries and peoples continue to pay a heavy price in terms of exclusion, marginalization and backwardness," Attaf said. International conventions and statutes accepted by a majority of countries have outlawed practices including…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago (640+ words) Zootopia 2" had a roaring and record-setting opening at the box office. The animated animal city sequel from the Walt Disney Company brought in $96 million in North America over the weekend, earned $156 million over the five-day Thanksgiving frame, and scored a staggering $556 million globally since its Wednesday opening, according to studio estimates Sunday. That made it the highest international opening ever for an animated movie, the fourth highest global debut of any kind, and the top international opener of 2025. Wicked: For Good" stayed aloft in its second weekend for Universal Pictures, earning another $62.8 million domestically over the weekend for a North American total of $270.4 million. The second half of the Wicked" saga has brought in $393 million internationally. The pair of PG-rated sequels combined to make the Thanksgiving weekend a glimmering exception to an otherwise dark year at movie theaters. The five-day…...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago (242+ words) Balochistan [Pakistan]: At least three Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed in retaliatory action by Pakistani security forces, Dawn reported. According to the Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan South, the response came after a suicide attacker blew himself up at the main gate of the FC headquarters in Nokkundi. The banned TTP group, referred to by the Pakistani state as Fitna-al-Khawarij, claimed responsibility for the attack. Security forces said they quickly retaliated and killed three militants. Dawn reported that six armed attackers had entered the FC headquarters after the initial blast. A clearance operation was still underway. A checkpost in the Gurmakan area of Panjgur district was also attacked, Dawn reported. Since TTP ended its ceasefire with the Pakistan government in November 2022, militant activity has intensified, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. On Saturday, seven blasts struck Quetta and Dera Murad…...

2+ hour, 27+ min ago (463+ words) In addition to a new president, voters were casting ballots for a new Congress, as well as hundreds of local positions TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras: Hondurans voted Sunday to elect a new president only days after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened in a close race with an endorsement of one candidate and announced that he would pardon a former president . Shortly before polling stations were scheduled to close, the National Electoral Council announced that polling places would have the option of staying open for another hour if the station committee of party representatives agreed to do so. Regardless, polling places had to stay open until the last person in line could vote. In addition to a new president, voters were casting ballots for a new Congress, as well as hundreds of local positions. Main candidates Among the five presidential candidates on the ballot,…...

2+ hour, 34+ min ago (189+ words) White House has so far declined to detail why Trump had an MRI during his physical last month, or on what part of his body WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would release the results of his MRI test that he received in October. "If you want to have it released, I'll release it," the president said during an exchange with reporters as he traveled back to Washington from Florida. He said the results of the MRI were "perfect." The White House has so far declined to detail why Trump had an MRI during his physical last month, or on what part of his body. The press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, has said that the president received "advanced imaging" at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center "as part of his routine physical examination" and that the results showed Trump…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago (277+ words) The Trump administration issued the pause in the aftermath of the shooting in Washington on November 26 ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: US President Donald Trump said Sunday his administration intends to maintain a pause on asylum decisions for "a long time" after an Afghan national allegedly shot two National Guard members near the White House, killing one of them. When asked to specify how long it would last, Trump said he had "no time limit" in mind for the measure, which the Department of Homeland Security says is linked to a list of 19 countries already facing US travel restrictions. "We don't want those people," Trump continued. "You know why we don't want them? Because many have been no good, and they shouldn't be in our country." The Trump administration issued the pause in the aftermath of the shooting in Washington on…...

3+ hour, 8+ min ago (379+ words) Hyderabad: Residents from Illanda in Vardhannapet mandal in Warangal district, have unanimously announced that they will elect as sarpanch, the candidate who promises to control the rampant monkey menace. This village with 5,400 voters is home to over 20,000 monkeys, four times the human population. Residents say the monkeys have turned daily life into a nightmare "stealing cooking utensils, damaging homes, and making it unsafe to step outside alone. "We don't care about new roads or other developments. Just get rid of these monkeys, and you'll have our vote," says Rama Rao, a 60-year-old farmer. Lakshmi, a school teacher, added, "Our children fear going to school alone because monkeys attack them. Whoever controls the monkeys will become our sarpanch." Attempts to seek help from previous representatives failed. Now, during election season, villagers unite with one voice: "No vote without monkey control." At…...

4+ hour, 27+ min ago (204+ words) Web version will log out every hour New Delhi: Very soon, people must link their messaging and voice over IP apps, such as WhatsApp, with active SIM cards as the Central government seeks to plug loopholes in cybersecurity and prevent cyber fraud being committed from foreign countries. In its direction to companies offering app-based communication services in India, the telecom department said that it has come to the notice of the central government that some of these apps allow users to consume their services without having the underlying SIM " used for registering such service " within the device. Allowing people to use these services with the SIM card, DoT said, "is posing a challenge to telecom cyber security as it is being misused from outside the country to commit cyber-frauds." The guidelines, it said, are aimed at preventing the misuse of…...

5+ hour, 15+ min ago (173+ words) Hyderabad: Three children were injured in a fall near the fountain area, a major attraction of the Bharatiya Kala Mahotsav at Rashtrapati Nilayam, on Sunday. The area was cordoned off immediately. An told Deccan Chronicle that medical teams provided treatment t the children. There was a huge turn-out on the last day of the event. Children and elderly visitors found it difficult to navigate through the crowds of people shopping and others standing by to view the products. The other galleries of Rashtrapati Nilayam, which were kept open for public viewing, also saw long queues, with visitors being guided carefully in a line-by-line manner by security personnel. E Sandhya, a fashion design students, turned up to buy products for their projects. "The Goa stall had interesting things within our budgets," she said. Though dustbins were arranged across the venue, parts…...