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Pawar land deal: Tehsildar issued order to evict BSI

Days after the controversial 40-acre Pune land deal by a firm linked to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's son, a now-suspended tehsildar issued an eviction notice to the Botanical......

Not justifying Guv's sitting over bills but...: Centre in SC

The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it was not justifying governors indefinitely sitting on bills passed by state legislature but barring a few exceptions most had acted in a way......

Aga Khan IV passes away at 88

Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, passed away in Lisbon on 4 February 2025, aged 88, surrounded......

History in Minutes: When Dr Ambedkar Was Denied Water

On the 134th birth anniversary of the chief architect of the Indian Constitution, Utkarsh Mishra revisits three incidents from Dr B R Ambedkar's life that lay bare the deeply entrenched nature of......

Remembering The Aga Khan

His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, passed away in Lisbon on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at the age of 88. The Aga Khan --......

Fortune cooking oil ad featuring Ganguly taken off air

Fortune cooking oil has temporarily halted television commercials featuring former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly following a mild heart attack he suffered. But the company insisted the......

Bonded labour practice thriving in modern forms

Bonded labour may have been abolished in India in 1976, but the practice not only continues, experience of grass-roots workers suggests it is becoming more widespread. We might be experiencing......

Why people remain poor in India

Poverty is becoming hereditary in India, at least for a sizeable population. That is the conclusion derived from a three-decade tracking of poor households in rural India. A survey by the......

How to plan for health-related expenses

Sridhar Iyer's (28) parents are diabetic for several years. Iyer knows that sooner or later he might suffer from the same ailment, as diabetes is hereditary. So, he has already bought a health......

SC okays job& for invalid staff's kin

The Supreme Court has upheld the Constitutional validity of appointment on compassionate grounds of the kith and kin of those government servants who seek retirement on medical invalidation. Such......

Shaunak Sen's Shocking Reveal

'October end, during a checkup for an autoimmune thing I got a shock diagnosis: A routine scan revealed a small malignant tumour in the kidney. Utter bolt from the blue.' IMAGE: Director Shaunak......

When Amitabh Planned To Drive A Taxi

When he left his job in Calcutta to go to Bombay to become a film actor, Amitabh Bachchan took his driver's license along. IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan, the Towering Inferno. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Ranbir begins promoting Sanju

A day in an actor's life. Tuesday was eventful in Bollywood. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar Ranbir Kapoor takes Sanju on Radio Mirchi. Kartik Aaryan takes off for Bangkok where he......

What's HOT on the OTT menu

Variety is the spice of life and the greatest USP of OTT platforms. Sukanya Verma points out all the wonderful stuff to choose from this week's mix. BridgertonWhere to watch?......

Game Over review: Knockout Taapsee leads this killer thriller

'Game Over is a nifty piece of work that recognises the durability of meaningful entertainment,' says Sukanya Verma. Is it possible to feel horror-struck and uplifted at the same time? Director......

Ganguly will continue to be our brand ambassador: Adani

IMAGE: The television commercial for Adani's Fortune brand of rice bran oil starring Ganguly were pulled down after the former cricketer was admitted to the Woodlands Hospital in Kolkata following......

Handicap no bar for Loper

"How does it feelHow does it feelTo be without a homeLike a complete unknownLike a rolling stone..."Bob Dylan's immortal words in the song 'Like a Rolling Stone'.Shooter Whitly Loper is surely not......

This cricketer has won 2 World Cups for India

'Disability is god's gift.''Had I not been blind, I don't think I would have got the chance to represent my country.' IMAGE: Shekhar Naik's story is one of determination and perseverance.......