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130 Dalit families allowed temple entry in Bengal after 3 centuries

Breaking the shackles of caste-based discrimination, practiced in a rural pocket of West Bengal for nearly three centuries, representatives of 130 Dalit families for the first time set foot inside......

130 Dalit households in Bengal fight for their right to worship

Threatened, ostracised and pushed to the edge, a group of about 130 Dalit families in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district are pinning their final hopes on police and district administration to......

Be Prepared! Heat Waves Coming!

'The intensity and frequency of heatwaves will be much higher than in previous years over Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha.' IMAGE: People shield from the blistering......

Talks between protesting doctors, Bengal govt fail to break ice

Agitating junior doctors, whose nine representatives are on a fast-unto-death demonstration, termed talks with senior officials of the West Bengal government as 'the most disappointing meeting so......

'We Have Begged For Justice'

'Justice may or may not happen, but who are those people who did this to her?''If the hospital authorities had helped us that day, or the police, then the real culprits would have been......

TaMo makes upgrade to EV easier through used car marketplace

The company has the largest car park in EVs in India, estimated to be around 170,000 units. As a pilot, it has already started work with used online car marketplace Spinny. IMAGE: An employee......

How's The Josh At Amazon, Flipkart?

While war rooms are set up closer to the sales, warlike preparations go into it almost 12 months in advance to ensure that on D-day the firm gives its best to its customers. All photographs: Kind......

Coming Soon: Tata Curvv, The All-New SUV Coupe

Mark your calendar! On August 7, Tata Motors is unveiling a revolutionary vehicle -- the Curvv, billed as India's first SUV coupe. The Curvv breaks away from the traditional boxy design, giving us......

M&M shifts to high gear with Rs 37K cr investments

Automotive (auto) major Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), which is readying to launch nine sport utility vehicles (internal combustion engine/ICE), seven Born Electric Vehicles (BEVs), and seven light......

Tata Motors shifts into high gear with Jaguar Land Rover at the wheel

The Street’s optimism on India’s largest listed automotive maker by market capitalisation is not misplaced, given the robust wholesale performance in recent months and the strong......

Varun Dhawan's Body Double Becomes A Star

'I've had a 10-and-a-half year journey behind the camera and people don't know who I am.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Veer Pahariya /Instagram Sky Force may not have become the hit debutant Veer......

Nushrratt's Nazaarein In Paris

Jr NTR-Lakshmi Pranathi-Rishab Shetty-Pragathi at a temple...Priyanka attends another wedding... Manushi takes back a souvenir... Photograph: Kind courtesy Nushratt Bharuccha/Instagram Days after......

'I've Returned After Living In The US For 28 Years'

'My trajectory right now is five steps forward, two steps backwards.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Meenakshi Seshadri Meenakshi Seshadri has always had the guts to be unique among Bollywood's......

'Salman Has A Really Soft Corner For His Dad'

'Salman wanted to do the interview properly. That's why he was nervous, you know, that dad should be happy.' IMAGE: Salman Khan with his father Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar at the launch of Angry......

'Mom Was Very Scared Of...'

'When my mom saw my performance in Dhoka, she loved it.''She said, "I don't know why I stopped you for so many years. Ab jaa beta, jee le apni zindagi".' Photograph: Kind courtesy Khushalii......

PIX: US couple on course for World Ice Dance three-peat

IMAGE: Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States compete in the Rhythm Ice Dance during the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, on Friday.......

PIX: Philippine wildcard Eala stuns Swiatek; Zverev out

IMAGE: Alexandra Eala celebrates after her match against Iga Swiatek on Day 9 of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Photograph: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images/Reuters Philippine wildcard......

PICS: Rohit, spinners star as India are champion of champions

  IMAGE: ICC President Jay Shah presents the trophy to Rohit Sharma after India won the Champions Trophy in Dubai on Sunday, March 9. Photograph: BCCI/X India won the Champions Trophy......

PIX: Barcelona's smashing comeback; Juventus lose

Barcelona claim late comeback win at Atletico Madrid IMAGE: Lamine Yamal, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring Barcelona's third goal against Atletico Madrid at Metropolitano, Madrid, on......

PIX: Messi, Hollywood And Gaza Protestor At Super Bowl

Stars Watch As Eagles Win Super Bowl; Serena steals show at half-time IMAGE: Football superstars and former FC Barcelona teammates Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets at the......

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