Pandit Tukaram Dhaygude, 42, known as the Iron Stomach Man, broke his Guinness Book Record after four motorcycles weighing 270 kg passed over his belly at the Dharmaveer Maidan in Thane on Sunday, May 8, 2023.
The masquerade parade on the Grand Canal in Venice is part of the Venice Carnival, an annual festival which began in 1162.
A tiger was rescued by a wildlife team at Umananda island in the middle of the Brahmaputra river in Guwahati on Tuesday, December 20,
Glimpses from the Indian Air Force participation in the multinational Red Flag 24 exercise at the US air force's Eielson base in Alaska.
Who is this politician praying at a temple on Tuesday, November 29, 2022?
The National Dairy Research Institute at Karnal, Haryana, has developed India's first cloned female calf.
The goal of the CDS' visit was to emphasise the rising significance of defence collaboration between India and Japan while reiterating strategic cooperation
A heater is set up to keep a tiger warm at Surat zoo.
Glimpses of the newly constructed Bharat Mandapam -- the International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre complex, which will host the G20 summit in September -- at the India Trade Promotion Organisation complex which Prime Minister Narendra D Modi inaugurated on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.
The first batch of Agniveers for the Brigade of The Guards reported at the Guards Regimental Centre for the six months training that commenced from January 2, 2023 at Kamptee in Nagpur.
Indira Gandhi was murdered by her bodyguards on the morning of October 31, 1984. Her death sparked off horrific anti-Sikh riots, killing over 3,000 innocent Indians.
Five months after a couple of Pawars jousted in an electoral battle in Baramati, two other Pawars will take on each other at the hustings on November 20, 2024.
What some of our politicians were up to on Tuesday, September 24, 2024.
The MiG-21's sharp silhouette and supersonic roar will live on in the memories of those who flew it, those who maintained it, and those who watched it streak across the sky as a symbol of India's strength, asserts IAF veteran Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd).
Telugu Desam Party supremo Nara Chandrababu Naidu shared an emotional moment with his grandson Nara Devans when he walked out of Rajahmundry jail.
Indian High Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami and best selling novelist Amish -- who is also director of the Nehru Centre -- leads International Day of Yoga celebrations at Trafalgar Square in London.
the flood-like situation in Bihar was grim with 1.267 million people affected in 12 districts. Three persons were killed and over 250,000 people affected by floods in southern West Bengal.
Legendary novelist, film director and movie script writer M T Vasudevan Nair turned 90 last week. The Jnanpith awardee had an unlikely visitor at his home in Malappuram on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.
The system can be used effectively against swarm drone attacks.
Mourners pay their respects at the mortal remains of Ustad Rashid Khan, the finest Hindustani classical singer of his generation, in Kolkata on Wednesday, January 10, 2023.
'Vice President Kamala Harris said Monday she had secured enough verbal commitments from delegates to the Democratic National Convention to clinch the party's presidential nomination with her home state of California putting her over the threshold less than two days into her presidential bid,' Politico posted on Tuesday morning.
Udyan Utsav-I 2024 at Amrit Udyan at Rashtrapati Bhavan will be open for the public from February 2 to March 31, except on Mondays.
With England white ball star batters Jonny Bairstow and Jos Buttler in indifferent form, could England summon a batter with excellent knowledge of local conditions?
The mystical near- and mid-infrared portraits of 19 face-on spiral galaxies captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu showered gifts on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman when he met her in New Delhi on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
Clue: He was born on the same island as the singer who sang Bohemian Rhapsody.
What some of our politicians were up to on Friday, October 18, 2024.
A snake boat race during the Champions Boat League in Kochi.
Anti-aircraft and surface drills being conducted by the INS Vikramaditya during the review of the aircraft carrier's operational and combat readiness.
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, was the third American leader to visit India during which a village in Haryana was named Carterpuri in his honour.
Chief Justice of India Dr Dhananjay Yeshwant Chandrachud took time from his packed schedule to visit Block D, Additional Building Complex at the Supreme Court, to inspect the work in progress on the public canteen on Tuesday, August 8, 2023.
The Vile Parle police station in north west Mumbai celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi with an idol of Lord Ganesha dressed as a police officer!
Argentine film director Virna Molina, wearing World Cup winner Lionel Messi's jersey No 10, receives the trophy and certificate for winning the Golden Royal Bengal Tiger award for Best Director at the Kolkata International Film Festival.
Despite facing inclement weather, rising water levels and the challenges of working through the night, the Madras Engineers Group team completed the bridge at landslide-hit Choorlamala in Wayanad.
225 runners took part in the second snow marathon organised at Sissu in Lahaul-Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
Chennai Super Kings couldn't keep their excitement in check when their beloved Thala returned to Chepauk after four long years on Monday, April 3, 2023.
Thulasendrapuram, a small village in Tamil Nadu, is where the late Indian American scientist Shyamala Gopalan's parents were born. Dr Gopalan is, of course, Kamala Harris' mother and someone the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate often cites as the biggest influence on her life.
The first batch of 100 Agniveer women personnel undergo training at the Corps of Military Police in Bengaluru.
'Trackmen are the most neglected employees among Indian Railways.'
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