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5 killed as house collapses after powerful blast in Ayodhya

At least five people were killed and several others were injured after a house collapsed following a powerful explosion in Pagla Bhari village under the Pura Kalandar police station area of Ayodhya......

Pigeon flies in from Pakistan with bomb threat

Security forces have captured a pigeon from the border area of RS Pura in Jammu district carrying a threat note to blow up the Jammu railway station, prompting police to beef up security in the......

Thousands evacuated from flooded areas of Jammu

More than 5,000 people were evacuated from the banks of various flooded rivers and inundated low-lying areas in the Jammu region as rescue agencies and the administration continued to reach out to......

'Victory for bhagwa': Pragya, Purohit hail Malegaon verdict

Former Bharatiya Janata Party MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit on Thursday hailed a special court's order acquitting them in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, which claimed......

BSF raises first drone squadron to counter UAV threat from Pak

The Border Security Force is raising a maiden "drone squadron" for deployment along the India-Pakistan border even as it has begun "hardening" its defences and posts against lethal UAV attacks in......

'RBI has a tough balancing act to do'

'Inflation is not good for industry. Nor for the economy as a whole.' IMAGE: A farmer sprays pesticide on pea crops at a farm in Devi Das Pura village, Amritsar. Photograph: ANI Photo Harsha......

Battista, the STUNNING e-hypercar from Pininfarina

The first production-ready version of Battista, the electric hypercar from Pininfarina owned by Mahindra and Mahindra is ready for global debut at the ongoing Monterey Car Week in Pebble beach in......

Who Says Lata Couldn't Be Sensuous?

Lata Mangeshkar was famously prim and propah to the point of being particular about the songs she sang. Double meaning or vulgar lyrics were a hard no, but the legendary singer didn't hold out......

'Your Strength Moves This Nation'

'We mourn the lives that have been lost, soldiers who will never come home, whose names are now etched in the soul of this country.''May their families find strength in the nation's gratitude.''So......

'It Was Destiny's Call'

'Creative impulses ek lifetime mein pura nahi ho payega.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Jeet/Instagram Bengali star Jeet gets a taste of OTT with his brand new Web series Khakee: The Bengal Chapter.......

'Har Director Usko Nanga Dikhana Chahta Hai'

IMAGE: Varun Dhawan in Citadel: Honey Bunny. Photograph: Kind courtesy Varun Dhawan/Instagram Varun Dhawan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu's Web show Citadel: Honey Bunny has been trending since it......

'You Can't Understand Human Beings...'

'...without looking into yourself.''What matters most is human relationships and the human mind.' IMAGE: Roshan Mathew and Darshana Rajendran in Paradise. A film-maker, who chooses to make a......

'This was a road': Kuldeep slams lifeless Guwahati pitch

'It was a difficult wicket for the bowlers because I didn't feel that there was a lot of help in this wicket.' IMAGE: Kuldeep Yadav was the pick of the India bowlers on Day 2 with figures of 4/115......

Is Rohit Leaving Mumbai Indians?

Why was there a clamour for Rohit memorabilia in the Mumbai Indians dressing room? IMAGE: Mumbai Indian players swarmed Rohit Sharma for signed memorabilia. Photograph and video: Mumbai Indians/X......

How this 13-year-old Bihar boy became a Royal...

IMAGE: 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.10 crore at the IPL Auction in Jeddah on Monday. Photograph: ANI When Sanjiv Suryavanshi sold his farm land to......

Cool head, sound technique drivers of Uday Saharan's success

IMAGE: With one hundred and three fifties in six Under-19 World Cup games so far, Punjab batter and India captain Uday Saharan is currently the highest run-getter in this edition, and his batting......

India U-19 'keeper Avanish wants to make Dhoni proud

IMAGE: Aravelly Avanish is eager to pick Mahendra Singh Dhoni's brains once he joins Chennai Super Kings for IPL 2024. Photograph: ICC/X He dons the India blue but yellow seems to be the choice......