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EU Imposes Sanctions On Oil Traders With Links To Russia's Shipping Network
- Dec 16, 2025 03:27 am IST
- Reuters
The European Union adopted fresh sanctions against Russian oil interests on Monday, targeting traders Murtaza Lakhani and Etibar Eyyub for helping Moscow to circumvent Western sanctions on crude exports that help to fund Russia's war in Ukraine.
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"Very Good Talks With Zelensky", Ukraine Deal "Closer Than Ever": Trump
- Dec 16, 2025 02:30 am IST
- Agence France-Presse
US President Donald Trump said Monday that a deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine was closer than ever, after he spoke to Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and a host of European leaders.
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UK Defence Chief Says "Whole Nation" Must Ready To Fight Amid Russia Threat
- Dec 16, 2025 01:42 am IST
- Agence France-Presse
The new head of Britain's armed forces warned on Monday that "more" Britons will need to be ready to fight for their country due to an increasingly dangerous world.
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Video: Ukraine Hits Russian Submarine In First Underwater Drone Attack
- Dec 16, 2025 01:07 am IST
- Reuters
Ukrainian underwater drones struck and disabled a Russian Kilo-class attack submarine in the Russian navy's most important remaining Black Sea base, in the first operation of its kind, Ukrainian officials said on Monday.
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Man Sets Himself Ablaze Near Bombay High Court Over Dispute With Lawyer
- Dec 16, 2025 00:25 am IST
- Press Trust of India
A man attempted to commit suicide by immolating himself outside the premises of the Bombay High Court here on Monday evening, police said.
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House Burned Down, Meitei Woman's Struggle For Passport, Cabin Crew Job
- Dec 16, 2025 00:23 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
Members of the Meitei community in a sit-in protest in Delhi's Jantar Mantar alleged the government has not done enough to ensure all internally displaced persons (IDPs) can return home across Manipur, over two years since ethnic violence began.
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India Proposes Preferential Trade Deal With Mexico To Offset Steep Tariffs
- Dec 16, 2025 00:22 am IST
- Press Trust of India
India has proposed a preferential trade agreement (PTA) with Mexico to help domestic exporters deal with the steep tariffs announced by the South American country, a top government official said on Monday.
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Bitcoin Plunges Below $86,000 While Sinking Toward Year's Lows
- Dec 16, 2025 00:22 am IST
- Bloomberg News
The largest cryptocurrency has continued to fall with other risk assets in recent weeks but hasn’t rebounded when they have, breaking its usual upside correlation.
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Pune Teen Stabbed To Death By Classmate At Coaching Centre In Pune
- Dec 16, 2025 00:21 am IST
- Press Trust of India
A 16-year-old boy was killed after a classmate allegedly attacked him with a knife inside a classroom at a coaching centre in Pune district on Monday, police said.
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Poll Body To Publish Bengal Draft Electoral Rolls Today
- Dec 16, 2025 00:12 am IST
- Posted by: Prapti Upadhayay
The Election Commission is set to publish the draft electoral rolls for West Bengal on Tuesday, following the completion of the statewide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ahead of the 2026 assembly polls.
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Bombay High Court Converts Civil Suit On Goa Nightclub Fire Into PIL
- Dec 16, 2025 00:12 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The Bombay High Court on Monday converted a civil suit against Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub into a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), saying "someone has to be held accountable" for the tragedy in which 25 people were killed.
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Nobel Peace Winner Maria Machado Fractured Vetebra While Fleeing Venezuela
- Dec 16, 2025 00:12 am IST
- Agence France-Presse
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado suffered a vertebra fracture during her secret journey out of hiding in Venezuela to Norway last week, her spokesperson said Monday.
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England Captain Ben Stokes Urges Team To Show 'Bit Of Dog' Ahead Of Must-Win Ashes 3rd Test
- Dec 15, 2025 23:55 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
England are 2-0 behind in the five-match series and must snap a 17-match winless run in Australia to keep alive hopes of regaining the urn.
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"Will Try To Minimise His Screen Time": Arshdeep Singh, Morne Morkel Engage In Friendly Banter
- Dec 15, 2025 23:46 pm IST
- Asian News International
After a clutch performance in the third T20I against South Africa, Indian seamer Arshdeep Singh indulged in some friendly banter with bowling coach Morne Morkel.
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Video: All About India's First Wildlife-Safe Road With Table-Top Red Marking In Madhya Pradesh
- Dec 15, 2025 23:44 pm IST
- Edited by: Srishti Singh Sisodia
The table-top red marking is a 5 mm thick, red-coloured surface to alert drivers and slow down vehicles naturally.
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Sunil Chhetri's Heartfelt Words Of Respect After Meeting Lionel Messi: "His Art Is My Antidote"
- Dec 15, 2025 23:42 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Meeting Argentine football icon Lionel Messi during his G.O.A.T. India Tour was "a dream and duty" for former India striker Sunil Chhetri as he almost missed the event due to an injury.
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"Perverse": Trump Faces Outrage Over "Sick" Post On Rob Reiner, Wife's Death
- Dec 15, 2025 23:41 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
Donald Trump faced a storm of condemnation Monday after posting what critics described as "perverse" and "sick" remarks suggesting Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered because of the celebrated filmmaker's criticism of the US president.
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Webb Telescope Discovers Hidden Atmosphere on Molten Super-Earth TOI-561 b Despite Extreme Heat
- Dec 15, 2025 23:40 pm IST
- Written by: Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s Webb Telescope detects a hidden atmosphere on ultra-hot super-Earth TOI-561 b, revealing gases above its molten surface, challenging previous assumptions about small planets surviving intense stellar radiation.
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Astronomers Watch a Dormant Neutron Star Reignite After a Decade of Silence
- Dec 15, 2025 23:30 pm IST
- Written by: Gadgets 360 Staff
Astronomers observed a neutron star known as P13 suddenly brighten after years of inactivity. The decade-long study shows how changes in accretion can drive extreme X-ray power, offering new insight into ultraluminous X-ray sources and neutron star physics.
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103 Firemen Sacked In J&K After Probe Finds Irregularities In Recruitment
- Dec 15, 2025 23:29 pm IST
- Reported by: Nazir Masoodi
The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, terminated the services of 103 firemen in the Fire and Emergency Service Department today after a probe found massive irregularities in the recruitment process carried out in 2020.