Two alleged chain snatchers from Uttarakhand and a police constable were injured in an exchange of fire in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The suspects, wanted for a May 25 chain-snatching incident, were apprehended after a police chase and retaliatory firing, subsequently confessing to the crime.
A robber was killed and a police inspector injured in an encounter in Dehradun after a property dealer was robbed at gunpoint.
The official 26-man squads for FIFA World Cup 2026.
FC Barcelona hammered Newcastle United F.C. 7-2 to reach the Champions League quarter-finals, while Liverpool F.C., Bayern Munich and Atltico Madrid also advanced.
Dr Sonali Ghosh, the first woman to head the Kaziranga National Park and the first Indian to win the IUCN's Kenton Miller Award, has turned her childhood love for nature into an inspiring career in wildlife protection and leadership.
Jyotindranath Mukherjee, popularly known as Bagha Jatin, attained martyrdom while fighting the British in Balasore district on September 9, 1915. It is unfortunate that the supreme sacrifice made by Bagha Jatin and his associates is little known outside Bengal and Odisha.
Thapar had strong reservations about Project Cheetah, India's initiative to reintroduce African cheetahs into the wild. He argued that India does not have the necessary habitat or prey base to support free-ranging cheetahs and that the authorities lacked experience in managing spotted felines in the wild.
Former Kerala Chief Minister and veteran CPI(M) leader V S Achuthanandan, a key figure in Kerala's political history, died on Monday at the age of 101. He was a founding member of the CPI(M) and served as Chief Minister from 2006 to 2011.
'When I read that the blaze has engulfed the beautiful oak and pine forests around Kumaon's Lake District, my heart bled,' says Geetanjali Krishna.
'Youngsters in India look up to the West as if it is the biggest accomplishment they need in life. It breaks my heart.'
It sustained fatal bullet injuries on Monday while attempting to protect the troops from the terrorist assault.
Bill Aitken came to India nearly 60 years ago. He never returned. An Indian citizen since 1972, he tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih how India changed his life forever.
The Battle of Lhagyala on November 23, 1962, fought by the 4 Rajput Regiment against the Chinese PLA, remains a forgotten chapter of heroism, with no survivors left to tell their story.
A lot of time is spent on giving us the background of the story and establishing the characters but the film is named Kalki and the man is not even born, notes A Ganesh Nadar.
Assam's flood situation remained critical on Tuesday with over 6.71 lakh people affected in 20 districts in the second wave of flooding this year, as the Indian Air Force (IAF) rescued 13 stranded fishermen from the severely-hit Dibrugarh district, an official said.
The current instability in the world is a result of long term systemic and socio-politico problems, points out Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
At this time, sixty years ago, Brigadier John Parshuram Dalvi and a majority of his men were captured as prisoners of war by the Chinese during the 1962 war. His son Michael Dalvi, 77, has preserved his father's memory and the story of the gallant men of the 7th Infantry Brigade with honour.
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Australia Post has conferred this honour on the New Zealand born actor who became an Australian citizen in 2006, for his contribution as an actor.
'Respect nature, working with (it) rather than against it.'
A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
The JeM terrorists also carried 'armoured piercing steel core ammunition' which can go through Level 3 protection bulletproof vehicles that police and other security forces use, they said. The ammunition was in large quantity and could have posed a grave threat, top police officials said.
Here's a recap of all the events that shaped the world from the previous week.
'We need to retell this history from many different perspectives.'
'Animal populations are increasing. Human populations are increasing. So there is no way the man-animal conflict going to go away.'
The US president spent time with Bear Grylls, the famous survival expert, in the Alaskan wilderness, which has been made into a documentary.
Thackeray said not a single tree leaf will be cut till further developments.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite films, most of them shown at international film festivals held virtually (Berlinale and Rotterdam), hybrid (Toronto) or physical (Cannes and Venice).
The incident is said to have occurred in the wee hours when a huge mound of earth fell on the 'row houses' and two children and five women were among the deceased, most of whom were plantation workers from neighbouring Tamil Nadu.
It was between 2010 and 2014 that wildlife biologists began to realise the heavy proliferation of tigers in the Bandipur National Park in Karnataka. The fiercely-territorial beasts are today locked in battle for dominance with man and his cattle.
'NO child deserves a life without hope for the future.'
The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films. Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones.
The deceased was heading one team and hotel owners allegedly attempted to intimidate it to stop the demolition drive, officials said.
'We say we are proud to be Indian. Can we be proud of such an India where its people are hungry and on the streets?'
Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale.
Kailash Satyarthi, co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, in front of packed crowd made a rousing speech asking every person to come together and set our children free. He honoured those who came before him and also said that he accepted this honour on behalf of all the martyrs and activists in India. Here's the transcript of his moving acceptance speech.
Health, fitness and healing are the key elements of this entrepreneur's life.
