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Massive fire destroys half of Surat's Shiv Shakti textile market

Firefighters are using hydraulic platforms to battle a massive blaze that broke out at Surat's Shiv Shakti textile market on Wednesday morning, destroying nearly half of the stores, officials said,......

2 Indian nationals buried in UAE days after execution

Two Indian nationals -- Shahjadi Khan and Muhammed Rinash Arangilottu -- were buried in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in presence of their family members. Image used only for representation.......

Family of 3 found dead in Kolkata, suicide suspected

Three members of a family, including a child, were found dead in their residence in Kolkata's Kasba area on Tuesday, police said. The deceased were identified as Somnath Roy (40), his wife Sumitra......

Pune bus rape: Plea in court to restrain public, social media

A lawyer representing the woman who was allegedly raped in a parked bus at Swargate depot in Pune city filed an application before a court on March 3, seeking a restraining order against public and......

Why lakhs leave their footwear behind at Ram Temple every day

For over a month now, the Ayodhya municipal corporation has been facing an unlikely problem -- removing a huge pile of dumped footwear at the Ram temple over a change in the crowd management......

Why BSE stock tumbled over 9% on Wed

Shares of BSE on Wednesday tumbled more than 9 per cent after its rival NSE said that all Nifty index weekly derivatives contracts will expire on Monday instead of Thursday with effect from April......

Return of winter chill may benefit wheat crop

Wheat production during the current season is expected to be better than last year provided the weather remains favourable over the next few weeks, said senior industry executives. Photograph:......

Sensex falls below 73K on relentless FII selling

Falling for the third straight day, benchmark BSE Sensex declined by 96 points to close below the 73,000 mark on Tuesday amid global equity rout on tariff war worries and persistent foreign fund......

Selling in HDFC Bank, RIL drag markets down

Benchmark BSE Sensex declined by 112 points while Nifty fell for the ninth straight session on Monday following selling in blue-chips HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries. Photograph: Francis......

2024 an inflection point in race to become unicorn

Startups that became unicorns in 2024 took an average of nine years and six months to reach $1 billion valuation, reflecting the impact of a prolonged funding squeeze from PE/VC firms over the past......

'After Aradhana, People Took Me Seriously'

'Everybody was scared, especially with Rajesh Khanna playing a double role and playing my lover and my son.''It was quite a risky thing to do. That's why they made me look so old.' IMAGE: Sharmila......

My Favourite Oscar Moment

The balance was so perfect in that moment, the irony so rich.Those who cheered on Elia Kazan were cheering on the one quality that made him such a singular artist: He was his own man and not......

Pakistan's Saud Shakeel timed out after falling asleep!

IMAGE: Saud Shakeel became the first Pakistan batter to be timed out after falling asleep and then reaching the crease beyond the stipulated three-minute time limit. Photograph: Andrew......

ISL: Boumous' brace keeps Odisha's playoff hopes alive

Hugo Boumous struck a brace as Odisha FC defeated Jamshedpur FC 3-2 to remain in the hunt for a playoffs berth in the Indian Super League (ISL) in Jamshedpur on Wednesday. IMAGE: Hugo Boumous......

2026 World Cup goes Super Bowl style

IMAGE: New Jersey's FIFA World Cup 2026 logo is revealed during the kickoff event in Times Square in New York City. Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters The 2026 World Cup final will feature......

Punjab FC's Singamayum in makes ISL history

Becomes ISL's youngest goal scorer as Punjab FC defeat Hyderabad FC 3-1 IMAGE: Punjab FC's Shami Singamayum celebrates his goal against Hyderabad FC on Thursday. Photograph: ISL/X......

WPL PIX: Matthews, Kerr power MI to win, UP stare at elimination

IMAGES from the WPL match played between Mumbai Indians and UP Warriorz on Thursday. SCORECARD IMAGE: MI's Hayley Mathews smashed a 46-ball 68 in their chase. Photograph: WPL/X Hayley......

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