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Salute! India's First Ethnic Gorkha General

Lieutenant General Shakti Gurung deserves to be complimented in telling his life story and that of his people, as subaltern communities within this vast and diverse nation of ours clamour for......

At 126.7 mm average rainfall, India sees wettest May in 124 years

The India meteorological department has reported that May 2025 was the wettest since 1901, with the country receiving an average rainfall of 126.7 mm last month. IMAGE: Rickshaw pullers wade......

How Coast Guard, Andaman Cops Seized $4.2 Bn Drugs

'This is the first case in which we saw use of Starlink by smugglers.' IMAGE: 'In a coordinated sea & air operation @IndiaCoastGuard today made history by apprehending a #Myanmarese fishing boat,......

SC dismisses plea to include Savarkar's name in Emblems Act

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea which sought a direction to the Centre to include the name of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in the schedule to the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper......

When country faces difficult time...: SC pulls up Rohingya petitioners

The Supreme Court on Friday rapped the petitioners who claimed 43 Rohingya refugees, including women and children, were dropped in the Andaman sea for deportation to Myanmar and said "when country......

Upstream oil companies return to Andaman Sea, dig offshore wells

In a significant move, state-run oil producer Oil India Limited (OIL) has finished drilling its first well in the Andaman sea while Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has just started drilling......

FM unveils six new schemes, raises KCC limit to Rs 7 lakh

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced six new schemes and increased the subsidised Kisan Credit Card (KCC) loan limit to Rs 7 lakh from Rs 5 lakh, targeting everything from......

Budget 2025: More credit for farmers, 6 new schemes announced

In a significant policy shift aimed at boosting agri-productivity and rural prosperity, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced six new agricultural schemes while increasing the......

De-risking loan portfolio likely a top priority for new Bandhan CEO

Partha Pratim Sengupta, who will be taking charge as the MD & CEO of Bandhan Bank in early November, has his task cut out. The Kolkata-based lender, which converted itself from a microfinance......

Govt defends Great Nicobar project amid criticism, cites national interest

The central government’s Great Nicobar development project, proposed around an unprecedented transhipment port, will be executed to keep environmental impact minimal, and is essential as it......

Retro Review: Yawn!

Retro is probably Surya's worst film till date, declares A Ganesh Nadar. Let's start off by saying that Retro -- short for 'Retrogarde' -- makes absolutely no sense. After playing powerful roles......

Who's Aditi Mistry?

Aditi Mistry has entered the Bigg Boss 18 house as a wild card contestant along with Yamini Malhotra and Edin Rose. She's sexy, she's fit and she's bold. But just who is Aditi and what's she like......

Doesn't Taapsee Look Cool?

Salman enjoys a view... Pooja turns into a momo... Manju goes biking... Photograph: Kind courtesy Taapsee Pannu/Instagram Taapsee Pannu puts on her cool shades. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

How Sonakshi-Zaheer Fell In Love

Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal are getting married over the weekend and you can get the details here. But how did they fall in love? Namrata Thakker looks back at their love story. Photograph:......

Priyanka's Day In The Clouds

Kajol admires the blue skies... Sonakshi goes scuba diving... Kajal has a cute travel companion... Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyanka Chopra/Instagram 'Sometimes you just need a stroll,' says......

David Beckham of Andamans pedals his way to gold!

IMAGE: The 21-year-old David Beckham Elkatohchoongo clocked a time of 10.691 seconds in two laps to win the gold at the National Games. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sports India/X Andaman and......

SEE: India's top cyclist hit by speeding bikers

IMAGE: Esow Alban escaped with ‘minor’ injuries after he was hit from behind by two bikers. Photograph and video: Esow Alban/Instagram A first information report (FIR) has been filed in......

Karnataka's Nataraj, Desinghu on cloud 9!

IMAGE: Karnataka swimmer finished his National Games campaign with 10 medals, including 9 gold. Photograph: SAI Media/X Karnataka's star swimmers Srihari Nataraj and Dhinidhi Desinghu ended......

Santosh Trophy returns to Hyderabad after 57 years!

IMAGE: Hyderabad's Gachibowli Stadium will host the final of the Santosh Trophy 2024. Photograph: AIFF Hyderabad will host the final rounds of the 78th National Football Championship for the......