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UP man lands in ICU after kissing poisonous snake for reel

A 50-year-old man is battling for his life after a snake bit him on his tongue as he attempted to kiss the reptile, reportedly to create a reel for social media. Image used for representational......

SIR sets off reverse migration of 'illegal Bangladeshis' at Bengal border

Beside a pitch road that opens into a narrow, dusty mud bylane at the Hakimpur BSF border outpost in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas, a stretch has become an informal departure corridor for......

SIR showdown in Bengal: Mamata, BJP hold rallies

Rallies, counter-rallies, and fiery speeches from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her chief critic, Suvendu Adhikari, escalated the state's already hyper-charged political atmosphere......

Stunning! One-year-old child bites cobra to death in Bihar

A one-year-old child in a remote Bihar village killed a cobra by biting it, local residents claimed. Image used for representational purpose only. Photograph: ANI Photo The bizarre incident took......

Stray dog problem due to inaction, says SC; reserves order

The Supreme Court on Thursday said the 'whole problem' of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR was a result of the 'inaction' of local authorities which did 'nothing' in implementing the Animal Birth Control......

Why Modi compared RBI ex-governor Urjit Patel to a snake

Under Urjit Patel, the then RBI Governor, the central bank had a habit of making complete about-turns on various issues, including electoral bonds and digital payments, former finance secretary......

Snake trade: How China mints money

The Chinese love snakes and they mint a ton money in snake trade. Their love for reptiles has grown so much that many species of snakes are facing extinction in China. Snakes have been used for......

Playing snakes & ladders with economy

I have said in the past that the progress of Indian economic policy is like a game of snakes and ladders. Whenever a winning streak takes the economy up the ladder, it meets the snake and there is......

Meet Yakka Skink and Ornamental Snake which halted the Adanis in Australia

The Adanis’ Australian dreams have been shattered. Image: Peter Gash, owner and manager of the Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort, snorkels during an inspection of the reef's condition in......

Bollywood's OG Dancing Superstar

Dinesh Raheja salutes Sandhya, the acclaimed actress who passed into the ages on October 4. IMAGE: Sandhya. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History Pics/ X At the very zenith of the Golden Age......

Pather Panchali@70: Beautiful, Broken People

Seventy years after Pather Panchali released on August 26, 1955, we finally get it.Shuttling between the village of Boral and a studio in Calcutta, caught between worrying about the next purse of......

'Aamir Chased Me With A Snake And Made Me Cry'

'We've had our fights, and our laughs too.' IMAGE: Juhi Chawla and Aamir Khan on the sets of Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak. Photograph: Kind courtesy Juhi Chawla/Instagram It's been over three decades......

Skip Thug Life, Watch This Film Instead

The gangster saga Nayakan not only earned Mani Ratnam's reputation as a great director, the dubbed version of the film also did well in Mumbai, so much so that Feroz Khan's Hindi remake, Dayavan,......

'I Never Had To Deal With My Inhibitions'

IMAGE: Bhumi Pednekar, Ishaan Khatter, Sakshi Tanwar, Zeenat Aman and Vihaan Samrat in The Royals. Photograph: Kind courtesy Netflix It's not every evening that you get to have tea with The......

Naagin Derby Drama Unfolds Again

In a rivalry born of pride and provocation, Bangladesh's one ball victory over Sri Lanka felt like more than just a win, it was a tale of heritage, heartbreak and the unshakable passion that makes......

India's hockey greats lead Punjab flood relief

IMAGE: People receive relief material on a road submerged in flood waters at Ramdas area, in Amritsar on Thursday. Photograph: Raminder Pal Singh/ANI Former Team India hockey stars Rupinder Pal......

Verstappen Kickstarts New Red Bull Era In Style!

The win was Verstappen's first, in either a sprint or grand prix, since Imola in May and it was knife-edge all the way. IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates winning the Belgian Grand Prix......

Spaun wins rainy US Open with monster putt for first major title

IMAGE: J J Spaun kisses the Championship trophy after winning the 125th US Open golf tournament at Oakmont, Pennsylvania. Photograph: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images/Reuters J J Spaun drained an......

When snake stopped a tennis match!

IMAGE: Play was stopped for 40 minutes as a professional was brought in to catch the reptile. Photograph: Screengrab/X Former US Open champion Dominic Thiem huffed and puffed his way into the......