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SC fines man with Rs 4.54 cr for cutting over 400 trees

Cutting a large number of trees is worse than killing human beings, the Supreme Court has said, while fining a man Rs 1 lakh for each illegally cut tree. Representative image. Photograph: ANI......

LS passes Waqf bill by 288-232 votes; Oppn's amendments rejected

The Lok Sabha early on Thursday passed the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, after over a 12-hour debate, which saw the ruling National Democratic Alliance strongly defending the legislation......

At least 150 die as 7.7 strong quake rocks Myanmar, Thailand

A devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, leaving a trail of destruction and loss. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed concern over the devastating......

Clashes mars day 1 of 'free movement' in Manipur, 1 killed

A protester was killed while 25 others, including women, were injured in clashes between Kuki demonstrators and security forces in different parts of Manipur's Kangpokpi district on Saturday,......

Why Wayanad's Landslide Survivors Are Protesting

In the months immediately following the 2024 tragedy, reporting on the landslide per se had been a straightforward affair. On one side was death and destruction. On the other side, survivors and......

How Tamil Nadu Is Becoming A Global Hub

After Chennai, it is Coimbatore, Madurai, and Tiruchirappalli, that are emerging as manufacturing hubs. Coimbatore is India's top Tier-II city in terms of the number of GCCs, according to a report......

Inflation falls below 4% in Feb. Will RBI cut rate on April 9?

Retail inflation slipped to seven-month low of 3.61 per cent in February mainly due to easing prices of vegetables, eggs, and other protein-rich items, creating space for the RBI to go for another......

Investors' kitty swells by nearly Rs 8 lakh crore

Investors became richer by nearly Rs 8 lakh crore on Wednesday as benchmark BSE Sensex surged by 740 points amid value buying in utilities and power shares and a strong trend in global markets.......

Retail inflation slows to 5-month low of 4.3% in Jan

Continuing the downward trend, retail inflation fell to a five-month low of 4.31 per cent in January, mainly due to a decline in the prices of vegetables, eggs, and pulses. Photograph: Shailesh......

RBI may cut interest rate by 25 bps on Feb 7

The RBI is likely to reduce the key interest rate by 25 basis points this week after keeping it on hold for two years, complementing the Union Budget initiatives to push consumption-led demand,......

'Human Attention Span Is Now Less Than Goldfish's'

'What scares me is the fact that there is so much content that people have content indigestion.''How do you entice people who have indigestion of content?' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajadhiraaj:......

'I Wasted Four Years Of My Life'

'The maximum struggle that I have gone through in this industry was to try to get a film made which had a female action star.''And that film never got made, despite reaching out to some of the......

'An Actor At The Top Of His Game'

'At his wedding with Patralekha, I officiated as the groom's father as Raj has lost both parents, and that's the relationship we share today.' IMAGE: Rajkummar Rao with Hansal Mehta on the sets of......

Duleep Trophy: Central Zone, North Zone storm into semi-finals

IMAGE: North Zone's Nishant Sindhu was adjudged man of the match for his 150 in the first innings and a two-wicket haul in the second innings. Photograph: Kind courtesy Nishant Sindhu/Twitter......

BCCI abandons new Duleep Trophy format amid pressure

IMAGE: Victors India A pose with the Duleep Trophy. Photograph: BCCI The Duleep Trophy is set to return to its traditional zonal from next year after the state units gave a thumbs down to the......

'Fool-proof' security for Bangladesh cricket team in Kanpur

IMAGE: Police said a 'fool-proof' security plan has been chalked out for India and Bangladesh cricket teams, who will arrive in Kanpur on Tuesday. Photograph: BCCI Elaborate security arrangements......

Randhir Singh first Indian to be elected as OCA president

IMAGE: A five-time Olympic shooter, Randhir Singh was the lone eligible candidate for the OCA president's post. Photograph: OCA Media Veteran sports administrator Randhir Singh on Sunday became......

Women's red-ball cricket returns to Indian domestic scene

BCCI to conduct women's red-ball tournament in Pune from March 28 Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI Women/X Women's red-ball cricket will return to India's domestic calendar after six years when the......

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