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FIR registered over slogans against Modi, Shah at JNU

A protest at Jawaharlal Nehru University sparked a controversy as objectionable slogans targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were allegedly raised over the......

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......

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......

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......

Gas Lamplighters To Panda Nannies: 8 Weird Jobs Around The World

We all know the classic careers. Engineers, doctors, architects, teachers, lawyers. Professions have evolved and some have gotten more niche. Veterinary acupuncturist. Dynamic Social Integrator.......

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......

Want To See Kartik Aaryan As A Snake?!

Joginder Tuteja lists more 2026 theatre releases in a four-part series. Do read: Part 1 ' Part 2 NaagzillaRelease date: August 14 Photograph: Kind courtesy Kartik Aaryan/Instagram The big......

'I Just Flowed Where Life Took Me'

'The Dhamaal director wanted an innocent guy who's still like a child. He hinted that my voice was very strong.''I worked it out: I got this dungarees look, made him slouch, got rid of the bass 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......

'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......

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......

Aus Open: Sabalenka cruises; Fery stuns 20th seed Cobolli

Images from Day 1 of the 2026 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Sunday. Sabalenka overcomes slow start to advance IMAGE: Aryna Sabalenka in action during her first round match against France's......

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......

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......