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Op Sindoor case: Ashoka University prof moves SC for passport release

Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, who was booked in May for some contentious social media posts on Operation Sindoor, has moved the Supreme Court seeking the release of his passport,......

Over 50 detained in Hazratbal Ashoka emblem vandalism case

More than 50 persons have been detained for questioning in connection with the vandalisation of a plaque with the Ashoka emblem in the Hazratbal shrine here as police intensified searches for those......

'Against Islam': Ashoka emblem at JK shrine sparks row

Engraving of the national emblem on the renovation plaque of Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar has sparked a controversy as locals and political leaders maintain that having any figures or shapes at......

Sidda, Shivakumar end K'taka power tussle over idli, vada

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar broke bread on Saturday. Technically it was idli and vada but their breakfast meeting appeared to ease the power tussle between......

Men posing as RBI officials stop cash van, flee with Rs 7 cr

In perhaps the first such incident in Bengaluru, unidentified men allegedly posing as Reserve Bank of India officials intercepted a ATM cash van and fled with about Rs 7 crore on Wednesday, police......

Union Budget 2025-26: Economists stress need for manufacturing policy

The need for a manufacturing policy, reining in food inflation and raising investment in the country were among key suggestions given by economists who met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and......

Mirai Review: Too Conventional

Mirai is an ambitious, but lazily timid visual effects overkill that squanders away potential with an undercooked early draft screenplay that needed rework, notes Arjun Menon. After the......

The Painter Who Made A Blockbuster Movie

'Story-telling is at the core of everything I do.' IMAGE: J P Thuminad, in blue, in Su From So. J P Thuminad used to paint houses. But he was always interested in the Arts and honed his artistic......

'I Feel Like I Have Lost My Father Again'

'After Om's untimely demise, he would call us every Sunday for the next two years to ask, "How are you doing my dear? How's the young fella?"' IMAGE: Shyam Benegal with Om Puri on his son Ishaan's......

Like India's New Jersey? Or No?

IMAGE: Look at India's new jersey! Photograph: BCCI/X The Indian cricket team is all set to don a fresh look as they take on Jos Buttler's England in a three-match ODI series starting......

Bling It On! India's T20 Champs Get Rings of Glory

IMAGE: BCCI honours Team India with Champions Ring for the 2024 T20 World Cup triumph. Photographs and video: BCCI/X The BCCI honoured the 2024 T20 World Cup-winning Indian team with a special......

Wrestling Federation of India to relocate office from Brij Bhushan's home

IMAGE: Wrestling Federation of India, led by president Sanjay Singh, has been functioning from its old address -- the long-time home of its former chief and five-time BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan......

WFI office back at tainted Brij Bhushan's house

IMAGE: The Wrestling Federation of India has reset their office back at Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's house, the former WFI chief who was suspended over allegations of sexual harassment.......