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AA Edit | Make Flying Safer, Create Buffer Zones at Airports

AA Edit | Make Flying Safer, Create Buffer Zones at Airports

Apart from the technical failure in the aircraft, the most disturbing element in the crash was that there was no chance...

17 Jun 2025 4:45 PM

AA Edit | From ‘Q’ to First Lady ‘M’

AA Edit | From ‘Q’ to First Lady ‘M’

The author who made their favourite spy 007 had also appointed a woman as head of the caboodle at MI6 and called her M,...

17 Jun 2025 4:43 PM

Shikha Mukerjee | Fast-tracked Women’s Quota: Govt in a Hurry Before 2029?

Shikha Mukerjee | Fast-tracked Women’s Quota: Govt in a Hurry Before...

If the one-third reservation of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies is indeed fast-tracked and...

17 Jun 2025 4:41 PM

Anita Anand | Honeymoon Murder Conspiracy: Society has Changed, Let’s Stop Forcing People to Wed!

Anita Anand | Honeymoon Murder Conspiracy: Society has Changed, Let’s...

In romantic relationships, the expectations are high, and if marriage is a possibility, both men and women often...

17 Jun 2025 4:40 PM

India

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Rajkot Fort Shivaji Statue Base Breaks, Opp. Corners Govt

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NCP Threatens To Expose Shiv Sena Minister’s Corruption

Sonu Shrivastava

Maharashtra To Observe ‘Desji Govansh Jatan Din’ Every Year On June 22

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Raut Says Centre Must Take Responsibility For Ahmedabad Plane Crash

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G-7 Summit: Canada Focused on Countering Crime, Protecting Communities...

Vineeta Pandey

Rahul Gandhi Welcomes ECI’s Decision to Make Public Controversial...

NEWSMAKER

J&K High Court Quashes Lawyer Ronga’s PSA Detention

J&K High Court Quashes Lawyer Ronga’s PSA Detention

Jammu & Kashmir High Court overturns senior lawyer Nazir Ahmad Ronga’s PSA detention, citing vague and unjustified...

18 March 2025 11:49 AM

Odisha man bitten by cobra arrives at hospital with snake in hand

Odisha man bitten by cobra arrives at hospital with snake in hand

Bitten by a cobra, an Odisha man killed the snake and brought it to the hospital, aiding doctors in swift treatment. His...

16 March 2025 11:43 AM

Vinesh Phogat Deserves Silver Medal at least, says Ganguly

Vinesh Phogat Deserves Silver Medal at least, says Ganguly

Kolkata: Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Sunday extended his support to wrestler Vinesh Phogat,...

12 Aug 2024 10:22 AM

Books

Book Review | Pakistan, to a woman’s eyes

Book Review | Pakistan, to a woman’s eyes

A Pakistan posting for an Indian diplomat is both a challenge and an opportunity of a lifetime. It is doubly...

31 Aug 2024 8:22 AM

Book Review | First-wave Indian feminist who was multi-talented

Book Review | First-wave Indian feminist who was multi-talented

I write this review with mixed feelings. I asked for this book, because Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay is such an...

31 Aug 2024 8:16 AM

Book Review | Punjabi social realism, subtle & hard-hitting

Book Review | Punjabi social realism, subtle & hard-hitting

Hard-hitting is a mild word for this collection of short stories by Hindi author and playwright Swadesh...

31 Aug 2024 8:10 AM

EDITORS' PICKS

India’s cricket craze stumps other sports

India’s cricket craze stumps other sports

The adage ‘Cricket is not simply a sport but a religion in India’ is one that is familiar to every Indian....

12 Aug 2024 7:36 PM

BJP MP S Jaishankar takes charge as the External Affairs Minister a day after portfolio allocation, in New Delhi, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Cross-border terrorism not good policy: Jaishankar

EAM also made it clear that Pakistani policy of cross-border terrorism is the main issue for India

11 Jun 2024 6:35 PM

ENTERTAINMENT

Private Consumption Picks Up on Easing Inflation and Better Rural Wage Growth

Private Consumption Picks Up on Easing Inflation and Better Rural Wage...

Cooling Prices, Rising Wages Fuel Private Consumption Surge in Q4 FY25

12 May 2025 4:22 PM

Akshay Kumar To Allu Arjun: Film Personalities Hail Indian Armed Forces for Operation Sindoor

Akshay Kumar To Allu Arjun: Film Personalities Hail Indian Armed...

The Indian Army said nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, including Bahawalpur which is a...

7 May 2025 7:05 AM

‘In this industry, anything is possible’

‘In this industry, anything is possible’

While pleased with Sanam Teri Kasam’s second chance success, Harshvardhan Rane takes nothing for granted

27 Feb 2025 5:52 PM

Ali Asgari’s Poetic Documentary Showing at IFFI Goa

Ali Asgari’s Poetic Documentary Showing at IFFI Goa

Higher Than Acidic Clouds Was Created When the Director Was Banned From Traveling by the Iranian Government

23 Nov 2024 7:02 PM

Aruna Vasudev: She took Asian cinema to the world

Aruna Vasudev: She took Asian cinema to the world

Aruna Vasudev, the pioneer of Asian cinema, nurtured and popularised the continent's films globally through her work...

5 Sept 2024 4:31 PM

Pankaj Udhas. (PTI)

Ghazal legend Pankaj Udhas, 72, no more

Udhas was known for his velvety renditions of love songs, especially those of heartbreak

26 Feb 2024 9:12 PM

SPORTS

Operation Sindoor: Tendulkar, Others Sports Stars Laud India's Action...

7 May 2025 8:17 AM

Kamindu Mendis and Nishni Celebrating Love Beyond the Crease

3 March 2025 5:39 PM

Anushka's Hopes Dashed

2 March 2025 3:40 PM

Gavaskar irked with Kohli's rule violation during Ind-Pak match

24 Feb 2025 8:15 AM

Dhawan among four event ambassadors for ICC Champions Trophy

12 Feb 2025 12:20 PM

TECHNOLOGY

Blue Cloud Softech Solutions Unveils AI-Powered Products in India

Blue Cloud Softech Solutions Unveils AI-Powered Products in India

Hyderabad: Hyderabad-headquartered Blue Cloud Softech (BCS), listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE:), has announced...

9 Oct 2024 7:14 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually attends the launch of UPI, RuPay card services in Sri Lanka and Mauritius, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. (PTI Photo)

UPI reaches shores of Sri Lanka and Mauritius

Mauritian PM Jugnauth and SL's Prez Wickremesinghe join Modi virtually

12 Feb 2024 7:14 PM

The summit attracted more than 15,000 participants from over 50 countries. (Image by arrangement)

Lekha Shankar | Indian sauce of global tech meet in Bangkok

Venture capitalist Navin Honagudi, Shibu Paul and Aarti Kelshikar dazzle audience, book country a future pavilion

21 Sept 2023 6:20 PM

WORLD

Visa Delays Likely as US to Vet Applicants’ Social Media Posts

Visa Delays Likely as US to Vet Applicants’ Social Media Posts

This move follows reports that the Donald Trump administration has instructed all US embassies and consular sections to...

28 May 2025 1:30 PM

Operation Sindoor: US Mission Issues Security Alert in Pakistan

Operation Sindoor: US Mission Issues Security Alert in Pakistan

The security alert, titled 'Military Activity and Closed Airspace', said, We are aware of reports of military strikes by...

7 May 2025 11:19 AM

Russia Expresses ‘deep concern’ at Escalation of Tensions Between India and Pakistan

Russia Expresses ‘deep concern’ at Escalation of Tensions Between...

Russia strongly condemns acts of terrorism, opposes any of its manifestations and emphasises the need to unite the...

7 May 2025 10:29 AM