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Man shoots wife dead at UP police station after elopement complaint

A 36-year-old man allegedly shot his wife dead at a police station in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi on Monday morning, just days after he had lodged a complaint accusing her of eloping with her lover, a......

Another Hindu man killed near Dhaka, second incident within hours

A 40-year-old Hindu man, Sarat Chakraborty Mani, was killed on Monday night in Narsingdi, near Dhaka, after being attacked with sharp weapons by unidentified assailants, reported Bangladesh......

Hyderabad tense after temple vandalism, cops injured in clashes

Two cases were registered in Hyderabad in connection with partial damage done to a Plaster of Paris idol at a temple veranda and subsequent protest that led to attack on police personnel besides......

Drunk SUV driver drags bike for 500m; hits multiple vehicles

The Bengaluru Police have arrested a 38-year-old man on charges of drunk and rash driving after his SUV rammed into a bike, dragged it for about 500 metres, before hitting multiple vehicles,......

Shops shut, streets tense at Turkman Gate after demolition drive

Shuttered shops, overturned scooters, broken tiles and stones marked the narrow lanes near the Turkman Gate area in New Delhi on Wednesday, as the locality remained tense and under heavy security......

Behind the scenes: Sitharaman chaired 3 separate meetings on GSTN preparedness for GST 2.0

To ensure a glitch-free rollout of the next-generation GST with reduced rates and lesser slabs, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired three separate meetings to assess GSTN's preparedness and......

A Taste Of Priyanka's Bloody Mary

Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyanka Chopra/Instagram Want a midweek taste of Bloody Mary? Priyanka Chopra gives us a unique mix on her Instagram feed, and captions it: 'Mother. Protector. Pirate.......

Kalamkaval Review: Mammootty Surprises Yet Again

Kalamkaval, releasing on OTT on January 16, is like any good work of art, and suggests more than it shows, applauds Arjun Menon. Mammootty's Kalamkaval releases on OTT on January 16, on SonyLIV.......

'Love Story Hoga,' Promises Emraan

IMAGE: Zoya Afroz, Emraan Hashmi, Amruta Khanvilkar at the Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web launch event in Mumbai, January 7, 2026. Photograph: Panna Bandekar Walking into the launch of Netflix's......

'It's Not Just Because Of Dhurandhar...'

'...That people are suddenly recognising me.' IMAGE: Saumya Tandon in Dhurandhar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Saumya Tandon/Instagram Saumya Tandon is enjoying the blockbuster success of Dhurandhar,......

The OTT Battle Is For Audiences And Their Time

Only firms that have scale in content and a technology engine that drives its discovery and monetisation can compete,' explains Vanita Kohli Khandekar. IMAGE: A scene from Squid Game. Ever since......

Why Messi left in 22 mins: Inside Kolkata's event failure

IMAGE: Argentine footballer Lionel Messi waves, at Salt Lake Stadium during his G.O.A.T India Tour 2025, in Kolkata on Saturday. Photograph: ANI Photo What should have been a landmark......

Why Jason Gillespie quit Pakistan job

‘There were a number of issues which left me completely humiliated’ IMAGE: Jason Gillespie was appointed head coach in April 2024 but resigned just eight months later. Photograph: Akhtar......

Chelsea axe Maresca after stunning slump

IMAGE: A poor run of form in December and an uncharacteristic outburst from the Italian prompted the club hierarchy to take action and part ways with Enzo Maresca. Photograph: Scott......

After Ashes loss, Stokes reaffirms faith in McCullum

'I'm sure if it ever ... comes to it, I'll be asked my opinion and he'll be getting my full support and backing.' IMAGE: Despite the Ashes failure Ben Stokes is keen to carry on as captain for......

U-19 WC: All eyes on Suryanshi as India eye sixth title

Having missed out on the last edition in 2024, when they lost to Australia in the summit showdown, India, who have won the trophy in 2000, 2008, 2012 and 2022 besides 2018, will be keen to add a......