A shocking incident took place in Uttar Pradesh's Agra, where two men on a bike attacked an e-rickshaw company employee and stabbed him in the head with an ice-breaking tool. The attackers fled immediately after the incident. However, the victim walked around three kms to the hospital with the ice-breaker stuck deep in his head.

Amitabh Bachchan wrote a blog mourning the demise of Dharmendra, whom he famously co-starred with in the movie 'Sholay', saying, "Another valiant Giant has left us...leaving behind a silence with an unbearable sound." Calling him the "epitome of greatness", Amitabh added that he was "unsoiled" throughout his career. "His smile...[extended] to all that came in his vicinity," Amitabh stated.

Strong rumours in Tollywood suggest Jr NTR may step away from Koratala Siva's Devara 2, putting the sequel's future in doubt. The film was originally planned as a two-part saga, but reports hint at creative differences and the actor's packed schedule. With no official confirmation, fans remain divided and await clarity on the sequel's fate.

Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre has reacted to the backlash she faced for her tweet on how autophagy helped her in cancer recovery. She shared a note which read, "I have never claimed to be a doctor, but I'm certainly not a quack either." She further wrote, " It made a difference for me then, and continues to do so today...(sic)."

Fei-Fei Li is a Chinese-American computer scientist known as the “Godmother of AI” for her groundbreaking work in computer vision, which serves as a foundation for many image-recognition AI systems. Once a teenager managing her family’s dry-cleaning shop, she is now shaping global AI thinking, teaching at Stanford, and building World Labs to advance spatial intelligence.

Smoking causes over 8 million deaths yearly, including 1.35 lakh in India. A new PLOS Medicine study shows reducing cigarettes doesn’t protect heart. Even 1–5 cigarettes/day sharply raise risks of heart failure, stroke and death. Tracking 3.2 lakh adults for 50 years, study found quitting—not cutting down—reduces danger. Two decades after quitting, CVD and mortality risks drop by nearly 80%.

Grindr shares fell up to 8% premarket after its board's special committee paused buyout discussions with major shareholders Ray Zage and James Lu, who proposed taking the company private at $18 per share. The committee cited unresolved concerns over the deal's financing and said requested details weren't provided.

Fulton Financial agreed to acquire Blue Foundry in a $243 million all-stock deal, exchanging each Blue Foundry share for 0.6500 Fulton shares. Based on Fulton's November 21 price, the offer values Blue Foundry at $11.67 per share. Fulton expects the merger to be over 5% accretive to first full-year earnings and immediately boost tangible book value.

The World Tennis League (WTL) will make its India debut on December 17. This season's franchise owners include defending champions Game Changers Falcons (Amandeep Singh, Game Changers FZCO), VB Realty Hawks (Vashu Bhagnani), and Aussie Mavericks Kites (Dr Umed Shekhawat, Amit Sahni and Kewal Kalra). AOS Eagles are owned by AOS Sports Tournament, Dubai, led by Satender Pal Chhabra.

The Karnataka government announced the launch of a new Centre for Entrepreneurship in Kalaburagi under its flagship LEAP (Local Economy Accelerator Program), a ₹1,000 crore, five-year initiative designed to supercharge regional entrepreneurship, decentralise innovation, and accelerate economic growth across the state’s emerging tech clusters.

Responding to questions on leadership change in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday, November 24, reiterated that he and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar would abide by the decision of the high command. His statements came even as several other MLAs from Shivakumar’s camp have reportedly flown to Delhi again, in a bid to speak with the senior party leaders.

Telangana Rising Vision Document 2047, which the state government is set to unveil on December 9, comprises eight major chapters, including three trillion-dollar economy, strategic area-based economic planning, investment magnet, empowering key stakeholder groups such as women, youth and farmers, human development- health, nutrition and education, and net zero goal.

Petrofac has laid off nearly 200 UAE employees with just one day’s notice, triggering serious concern over unpaid end-of-service benefits (gratuity) that could total 27 million dirham. The cuts reportedly follow the cancellation of a major 2 GW offshore wind project, fuelling doubts about future payouts.

New survey finds nearly 70% of corals at UNESCO-listed Ningaloo Reef have died. Australia's most intense and prolonged marine heatwave on record blamed for mass bleaching. Mortality across eight northern lagoon sites now exceeds 60%. Scientists warn the reef is facing unprecedented ecological stress as ocean temperatures surge globally.

NASA has identified a mysterious red object, CWISE J1249, moving faster than almost any known rogue planet in space. The sphere shows an ultra-cool red glow in infrared scans, behaves like a rogue planet, resembles a failed star, and possesses unusual properties that contradict long-standing theories of stellar and planetary formation. Scientists are mapping its path to understand its origin.

The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet approved raising disaster relief compensation to ₹8 lakh and cleared major recruitments, including 1,000 'Rogi Mitras' in health department, 800 police constables, and 150 civil engineers. It also sanctioned a 40% subsidy to convert taxis into EVs. The meeting addressed 64 agenda items amid an ongoing political row over delayed Panchayat elections.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the Israel-supported Centre of Excellence for Vegetables at Khetri, showcasing high-tech greenhouses, soil-less cultivation and IoT-enabled irrigation. The facility has produced 7 lakh seedlings and trained 600+ farmers, marking a major boost to modern horticulture in the state.

Delhi has enforced a 50% attendance cap in all government and private offices under GRAP Stage 3 as air pollution worsens. Hospitals, fire services, transport, electricity, water, sanitation, prisons and disaster management units are exempt. Others must follow strict work-from-home rules, staggered timings and reduced commuting.

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal reviewed BVFCL operations in Namrup and urged speedy work on the new AVFCCL fertiliser plant. He stressed BVFCL’s key role in ensuring urea supply in the Northeast and called for coordinated efforts to boost production. Sonowal said the project reflects the Centre’s focus on industrial growth in the region.

Meghalaya and Telangana have signed a tripartite MoU at the Telangana–NorthEast Connect Festival to strengthen governance and human development. The partnership between SCEP–GIL, SERP and Telangana’s Women & Child Welfare Dept will enable learning exchanges, women-led development initiatives and an annual Human Development Exchange.

A six-year-old boy was brutally mauled by a pet pitbull in Delhi's Prem Nagar-3. The attack took place around 3:30 pm on Sunday in Vinay Enclave, where the child, Devansh, was playing in the lane near his home. The dog bit and dragged the child for nearly 20 seconds. During the assault, his right ear was torn off.

A four-year-old boy in Chhattisgarh’s Surajpur was hung from a tree on his school campus as punishment for not completing his homework. A viral video showed him crying while two teachers, Kajal Sahu and Anuradha Dewangan, stood nearby. The school apologised, and officials launched an enquiry. The child is safe, but the incident sparked outrage with people demanding strict action.

Speaking with Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, about criticism over hugging US Vice President JD Vance, American journalist Megyn Kelly said people reacted as if she had "touched...back of Vance’s a**." Erika laughed and replied, "I feel like...I wouldn’t get as much hate if I did that." "If you want to take that out of context...go right ahead," Erika stated.

Jakarta in Indonesia is now the world's most populous city, with nearly 42 million residents, according to the World Urbanization Prospects 2025: Summary of Results, released by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). It is followed by Dhaka, Tokyo, New Delhi and Shanghai. Guangzhou, Al-Qahirah, Manila, Kolkata and Seoul are also in top 10.

Dream11-parent Dream Sports is shifting its headquarters from Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) to Worli in Mumbai in January 2026. It is returning to the same part of city where the company started in 2008, co-founder Harsh Jain said. "This move isn’t just about a new space given our focus on cost optimisation. It’s a return to our roots," Jain added.