India

Man fires shots in air to scare former girlfriend

The Delhi Police have arrested a man for firing in West Delhi's Subhash Nagar to frighten his ex-girlfriend.

Mar 12, 2021

Faceplanting to Fame: Viral Video Catches Albatross in Awkward Landing

A livestream camera at a New Zealand nature reserve has caught a Royal Albatross making an awkward landing, with the video of the faceplanting now propelling the bird to fame.

Mar 12, 2021

Post-Brexit UK Overtakes India To Become 4th Most Favoured Investment Destination: Report

The top three - the United States, China and Germany - were unchanged from the previous year's PwC survey, while Britain and India swapped positions.

Mar 12, 2021

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India likely to be included in Global Bond Index by October: Report

Since 2019, India has been working toward getting included in global bond indexes as rising government borrowing has necessitated opening the largely domestic bond market to a broader investor base.

Mar 12, 2021

Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone to play Ram and Sita in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana? [Details here]

Filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari is reportedly busy with his upcoming live-action trilogy based on Ramayana and if reports are to be believed Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone will be seen as Lord Ram and Sita.

Mar 12, 2021

After threats of getting "cured" through psychic rituals by a "guru", lesbian woman in Uttarakhand given police protection

The woman was forcibly married even after she told her parents of her orientation and despite trying to educate them about homosexuality

Mar 12, 2021

This IAS Officer is turning a Chennai garbage yard into a lush forest

The first Miyawaki forest conceptualised and implemented by Dr. Albi John was at Kotturpuram, a garbage yard of 23,000 sq ft area at the banks of Adayar River.

Mar 12, 2021

Madan Kaushik appointed new U'khand BJP chief

Madan Kaushik, a minister from the Trivendra Singh Rawat government, has been appointed as new chief of Uttarakhand BJP. Kaushik replaced Bansidhar Bhagat.

Mar 12, 2021

Quad summit 2021: From vaccines to rare metals; here's what's on agenda

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will come together for the first today for QUAD Summit.

Mar 12, 2021

Unable to pay school fee, UP boy ends life

In a tragic incident, a student of class 12, shot himself with a country-made pistol after his father failed to arrange money for his school fees.

Mar 12, 2021

Mithali 2nd woman to score 10K runs in international matches

Captain Mithali Raj on Friday became the second woman cricketer and the first from India to cross 10,000 runs in international cricket. Mithali's knock of 36 runs against South Africa in the third ODI on Friday took her career tally to 10,001 runs at an average of 46.73.

Mar 12, 2021