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The World's Only Floating National Park

IMAGE: A floating home on Manipur's Loktak Lake. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sharada Prasad CS/wikipedia.org/Creative Commons The first Vande Bharat sleeper train. The Top Videos of the Week, listed......

Iran set to hang first protester as Trump promises 'help'

Iran is set to witness more brutality as the administration has decided to execute its first protester on Wednesday amid mass arrests of anti-regime protesters, New York Post reported, citing human......

77th Republic Day parade to witness many firsts

The sesquicentenary of 'Vande Mataram' will be the dominant theme of this year's Republic Day Parade, with enclosure backdrops along the Kartavya Path displaying old paintings illustrating the......

11 World Leaders And Their Pets

Pets are often excellent publicity vehicles for politicians and leaders. There is no better photo-op than a head of State cuddling a kitten or sharing a lap with an adorable puppy -- does wonders......

Forever Young At 97: The Enduring World Of Tintin

Tintin Stays Timeless. Indeed. From his earliest appearances to the extraordinary stories that followed, Tintin's journey is one of imagination and curiosity. Not to forget daring. As Hergé’s......

First-time luxury buyers power BMW to record sales

The share of first-time luxury customers in BMW’s portfolio has risen sharply -- from around 43 per cent in 2024 to nearly 49 per cent in 2025. In some models, the figure is even higher.. IMAGE:......

Tamil Nadu bets big on India's first full-stack sovereign AI park

The sovereign AI park will be a first-of-its-kind, purpose-built district in India, integrating AI compute infrastructure, secure data frameworks, model research labs, and AI innovation clusters,......

India's GDP estimated to grow at 7.4% in FY26; fastest in the world

The Indian economy is expected to grow by 7.4 per cent in the current fiscal, maintaining its status as the world's fastest-growing major economy despite punitive US tariffs and geopolitical......

HISTORIC! India Women Win First World Cup title!

Images from the ICC Women's ODI World Cup between India and South Africa at Navi Mumbai on Sunday. SCORECARD IMAGE: India's players celebrate after beating South Africa in the Women's ODI World......

HISTORIC: India men win first World compound archery gold

IMAGE: The team of Prathamesh Fuge, Rishabh Yadav and Aman Saini got the better of France in the men's compound final at World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, on Sunday. Photograph:......

Tani-Kelly, Chamuditha make U-19 World Cup history!

IMAGE: Hugo Tani-Kelly scored the first ever century by a Japan batter at the Under-19 level. Photograph: ICC Hugo Tani-Kelly created history as the first batter from Japan to score a century at......

PM Modi hails Arjun Erigaisi after historic World Blitz bronze

IMAGE: Arjun Erigaisi topped the Swiss Round with 15 points, beating some of the top contenders including world No.1 Magnus Carlsen, but was defeated by Uzbek GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov 2.5-1.5 in......

Celebrating India's World Champions!

IMAGE: Nita Ambani with World Cup-winning captains Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepika T C and Rohit Sharma at the United In Triumph event in Mumbai, January 5, 2025. Photograph: Panna Bandekar India's......