Sena (UBT), Rane supporters clash as Aaditya Thackeray reaches site of Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse

The 35-foot statue of the 17th century Maratha empire founder, unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Rajkot fort in Sindhudurg on December 4 last year, collapsed on Monday afternoon.

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Amitabh Bachchan's family office acquires small stake in IPO-bound Swiggy: Report

NDTV reported that this development would increase competition in the industry as Swiggy directly competes with Zomato and Zepto.

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Woman on morning walk mauled to death by stray dogs in Bengaluru

In a tragic incident, a 76-year-old retired schoolteacher died after a dozen street dogs attacked her on Wednesday morning in northern Bengaluru. Police identified the deceased as Rajdulari Sinha, the mother-in-law of an airman.

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Bengal govt will amend existing laws to ensure death penalty to rapists: Mamata

Banerjee said that she would sit for dharna outside Raj Bhavan here if the governor delays in giving assent to the amended bill or forwards it to the President for ratification

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Jaishankar-led MEA 'engaging' with international social media influencers to spread the India message: Report

India's Ministry of External Affairs is engaging with social media influencers from across the world to spread the India story to a younger audience who consume content on social media through reels and short videos.

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Four booked for throwing cows into Madhya Pradesh river

A video of several cows being thrown into a swollen river in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh by a group of persons has gone viral on social media, prompting the police to register a case against four men.

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DH Opinion | When did the great stagnation actually begin?

What happened in 1971?” It is one of the most important and debated questions in US economic history, and new research suggests that the answer may be lurking a few decades earlier — in 1948, to be precise.

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CCI clears $8.5 billion merger of RIL's media assets with Walt Disney

The merger is subject to compliance of voluntary modifications.

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Ohio mom handcuffs six-year-old son, allows Pitbull to attack him as 'punishment': Report

The saying - 'every child deserves a parent, but not every parent deserves a child', has yet again been proved right.

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'Deadpool killer' Wade Wilson given death penalty for 'heinous' murders of 2 Florida women

Known as Deadpool Killer because of his tattoos, Wade Wilson (30) was on Tuesday (August 27) sentenced to death for killing two Florida women brutally 'for the sake of killing'.

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Yamaraja, Chitragupta, and ghosts play long jump competition to draw attention to pothole-ridden roads in Udupi

The novel intention to seek attention from road administration officials seems to have worked with the videos going viral on social media platforms.

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Bangladesh wants harmonious ties with India, but New Delhi mustn't interfere: Jamaat-e-Islami chief

The Jamaat-e-Islami suggested that it would have been better if former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, after resigning due to unrest, had not fled to India. He advocated for her to return to Bangladesh to face the law.

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Immigrants from Bangladesh: Assam CM to write to Tamil Nadu counterpart to check credentials of those entering textile industry

Sarma said the immigrants were using Assam as a passage to reach southern cities to work in the textile industry.

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'Diffidence, opacity': Manish Tewari slams Centre for not discussing China border standoff in Parliament

Tewari also alleged that ministries such as defence and external affairs, which are critical to the functioning of the Indian state, are not subject to parliamentary scrutiny.

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#BREAKING | IMA suspends membership of former RG Kar Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh

A national doctors' body had demanded the said action against Ghosh earlier.

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Maharashtra Dy CM Ajit Pawar apologises for collapse of Shivaji Maharaj statue

The statue collapse incident has snowballed into a political controversy.

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Rs 908-crore penalty in FEMA case against DMK MP: ED

The federal agency issued a statement which said that properties worth Rs 89.19 crore, seized in September 2020, have been confiscated following an adjudication order issued on August 26 under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).

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AAP leader Sanjay Singh surrenders in UP court in 2001 case, gets bail

The surety was deposited on the directions of the Allahabad High court which had on August 22 stayed the execution of the sentence awarded by the Sultanpur court.

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Centre to provide Rs 4,136 crore for 15 GW hydropower projects in northeast region

The scheme will be funded through 10 per cent gross budgetary support (GBS) for the northeastern region from the total outlay of the Ministry of Power.

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