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Bhavitha Mandava smiling, with long dark hair and a pale blue embellished dress, at the Venice Film Festival.

Instagram Rings 2026: Two Indians among the 25 winners, freestyle footballer Muhammed Riswan and model Bhavitha Mandava

Kerala’s Riswan, whose waterfall football reel became the most-viewed on Instagram, and Bhavitha Mandava, the first Indian model to open Chanel Métiers d’Art, made Instagram’s second Rings list.

Yesterday2 min read4 sources

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A sandstone Reserve Bank of India office building in Mumbai with cars parked along the street in front.

Explained: Will banks have to repay digital arrest scam victims? What the Supreme Court has proposed

ExplainedYesterday2 min read4 sources

Brown floodwater surrounding a half-submerged single-storey building and trees in Odisha.

Cyclone Arnab aftermath: Coast Guard airlifts stranded people as floods cut off 70 villages in Odisha’s Ganjam

Yesterday2 min read5 sources

The domed central wing of the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi, with trees in the foreground.

‘What is wrong with these victims?’ CJI Surya Kant asks why educated people still fall for digital arrest scams

Yesterday2 min read4 sources

Sophie Molineux in a red Melbourne Renegades shirt follows through after bowling, with spectators behind a white fence.

WPL 2027 auction: Australia captain Sophie Molineux goes to UP Warriorz for ₹1.1 crore, the only crore-plus buy

Yesterday2 min read4 sources

Tiger Shroff smiling, in a dark pinstriped jacket and open-collared white shirt, in front of a colourful event backdrop.

Tiger Shroff firing case: All 11 accused re-arrested under MCOCA after Mumbai special court nod

Yesterday2 min read4 sources

Shafali Verma in India's blue kit and helmet, number 17 on her back, waits to play a ball while batting on a green outfield.

Vaishnavi Sharma’s five-for, Shafali Verma’s 26-ball fifty seal India’s 3-0 ODI sweep of Zimbabwe

Yesterday2 min read5 sources

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A sandstone Reserve Bank of India office building in Mumbai with cars parked along the street in front.

Explained: Will banks have to repay digital arrest scam victims? What the Supreme Court has proposed

ExplainedYesterday2 min read4 sources

A light switch panel and a socket labelled for laptops and cell phones below a window inside an Indian Railways AC coach.

Explained: Why you can’t charge your phone on a train between 11 pm and 5 am

ExplainedYesterday2 min read4 sources

An elderly woman in an orange head covering and glasses sits on a bed holding a traditional hand fan during a power cut in the heat.

Explained: What the Lancet Countdown 2026 report says about heat and health in India

Explained28 Oct2 min read4 sources

Yellow-and-black autorickshaws driving along a street in Chennai, with a white Ambassador car and shopfronts behind them.

Explained: Tamil Nadu’s new auto fares, from the ₹50 minimum to night and waiting charges

Explained28 Oct2 min read3 sources

An old brown-and-grey ₹1,000 banknote issued by the Reserve Bank of India, with the Lion Capital emblem on the right and ‘One Thousand Rupees’ in English and Hindi.

Explained: Is a new ₹1,000 note coming? What PIB’s fact check says, and which notes are legal tender

Explained27 Oct2 min read4 sources

The tall white-and-red High Court of Kerala building in Ernakulam behind a coconut palm and green trees under a blue sky.

Explained: Can a pregnancy be ended after 24 weeks in India? What the law says, after the Kerala High Court’s order

Explained27 Oct3 min read5 sources

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Brown floodwater surrounding a half-submerged single-storey building and trees in Odisha.

Cyclone Arnab aftermath: Coast Guard airlifts stranded people as floods cut off 70 villages in Odisha’s Ganjam

Yesterday2 min read5 sources

The domed central wing of the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi, with trees in the foreground.

‘What is wrong with these victims?’ CJI Surya Kant asks why educated people still fall for digital arrest scams

Yesterday2 min read4 sources

Jio Platforms lists at ₹1,358, 21% above its IPO price, after India’s biggest-ever IPO

28 Oct2 min read5 sources

Satellite image of Cyclone Arnab, a tight white spiral of cloud with a clear eye, over the Bay of Bengal next to India’s east coast.

Cyclone Arnab crosses the Andhra coast near Narsapur and weakens; deaths reported as trees and power lines come down

28 Oct3 min read6 sources

Satellite image of Cyclone Arnab, a large swirl of white cloud with a small eye at its centre, over the Bay of Bengal beside the green-brown Indian coast.

Cyclone Arnab to cross Andhra coast near Yanam between 2 am and 4 am, earlier than forecast; Kakinada port hoists No. 10 signal

27 Oct2 min read5 sources

Rows of yellow and green wooden fishing boats moored close together in the water at Kakinada fishing harbour under a grey, overcast sky.

Cyclone Arnab turns severe; 89,000 being evacuated on Kakinada coast, 53 trains cancelled

26 Oct3 min read6 sources

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A white flydubai Boeing 737 MAX with blue and orange livery climbing against a clear blue sky.

UAE honours Indian pilot Smit Machchhar and his flydubai crew with the Order of Zayed II for saving flight FZ1073

28 Oct2 min read4 sources

Mist hangs over green terraced hillsides and forest near Chakrata, with a few houses and a dirt track on a ridge to the right.

Bride who walked 18 km in her lehenga to a roadless Uttarakhand village may soon get her road

24 Oct2 min read3 sources

AI-generated illustration of a young orangutan in a leafy rehabilitation enclosure; not a photograph of the rescued animal.

Rescued from a Maharashtra apartment, a young orangutan returns to Indonesia

19 Oct2 min read3 sources

AI-generated illustration of a laptop and notebook on a student’s study desk.

Girls make up 49% of IIT Madras School Connect enrolment

18 Oct2 min read3 sources

AI-generated illustration of textiles, terracotta bowls and wooden toys at a craft stall.

Mysuru’s Shilp Samagam Mela puts artisans in the spotlight

18 Oct2 min read2 sources

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A typed, hand-annotated film shooting script and a hand-drawn set map displayed side by side in a glass case at a film library.

Censor board data breach exposed scripts and film deal terms from 500-plus applications

25 Oct3 min read2 sources

AI-generated illustration of generic LED-equipped drones on grass and abstract lights at dusk; not a photograph of the record-setting Mysuru peacock display.

Over 3,400 drones form a Guinness-record peacock at Mysuru Dasara

19 Oct1 min read2 sources

AI-generated illustration of a laptop displaying blurred document text on a work desk.

NVIDIA and AI4Bharat outline AI data for 22 Indian languages

18 Oct2 min read2 sources

AI-generated illustration of network cables and a switch inside an office equipment cabinet.

G7 plans drills to test responses to AI cyberattacks

18 Oct2 min read2 sources

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Tiger Shroff smiling, in a dark pinstriped jacket and open-collared white shirt, in front of a colourful event backdrop.

Tiger Shroff firing case: All 11 accused re-arrested under MCOCA after Mumbai special court nod

Yesterday2 min read4 sources

The closed cream-coloured gate of a sub-jail set in a red-painted wall, with a blue name board above it and a metal canopy over the entrance.

17 undertrial prisoners allegedly faked a seizure to break out of a Tamil Nadu jail; 13 caught within a day

27 Oct3 min read6 sources

An autorickshaw drives along a wide, quiet road in Guwahati at sunset, with trees, low buildings and power lines along the roadside.

Five shot dead at Guwahati hotel, including owner and three of her family; leaseholder arrested

27 Oct2 min read5 sources

A pair of steel handcuffs on a grey desk beside a plain dark blue passport and a brown envelope, in an AI-generated representative scene.

Gangster Himanshu Bhau, wanted in 64 cases in India, detained in Las Vegas with Neeraj Faridpuria

24 Oct2 min read4 sources

An empty hospital corridor with green-and-white walls, a row of metal benches and an open window with white curtains at the far end, in an AI-generated representative scene.

16-year-old rape accused escapes through hospital window in Haldwani; police search on

24 Oct2 min read5 sources

A smartphone on a small tripod beside a switched-on ring light in an empty room, in an AI-generated representative scene of a video-recording set-up.

Influencer Amir Shokeen arrested in Delhi over viral video allegedly showing racial abuse of a Tripura youth

22 Oct3 min read4 sources

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Bhavitha Mandava smiling, with long dark hair and a pale blue embellished dress, at the Venice Film Festival.

Instagram Rings 2026: Two Indians among the 25 winners, freestyle footballer Muhammed Riswan and model Bhavitha Mandava

Yesterday2 min read4 sources

Katrina Kaif, with long dark wavy hair and an off-shoulder red dress, smiling at an IIFA event.

‘Bounce back? From where?’: Katrina Kaif hits back at postpartum body-shaming in her Vogue India cover interview

28 Oct2 min read3 sources

Vijay Deverakonda in a green and yellow ‘Rowdy’ sweatshirt and grey beanie, arms spread wide and smiling as confetti falls around him on stage.

Vijay Deverakonda hits back at Koffee With Karan trolls after Rashmika Mandanna’s note: ‘We are both gloriously happy’

26 Oct2 min read3 sources

Ayushmann Khurrana, in a white pinstriped jacket and tinted round glasses, speaks into a microphone on a stage with a bright yellow screen behind him.

Udta Teer box office day 1: Ayushmann Khurrana, Sara Ali Khan’s spy comedy opens at ₹4.10 crore

24 Oct2 min read2 sources

Diljit Dosanjh in a black turban, tinted aviator sunglasses and a black jacket in front of an IIFA 2017 backdrop.

Diljit Dosanjh’s October 30 Delhi concert is back on after police grant permission

24 Oct2 min read2 sources

AI-generated representational image of an empty cinema with red seats and a blank screen

Prabhas’ Spirit postponed to October 29, 2027, moving its release to Diwali

18 Oct1 min read3 sources

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Representational AI illustration of unbranded medicine boxes and bottles on a pharmacy counter.

137 cancer medicines face a price reset from November 9 under new margin cap

18 Oct2 min read2 sources

AI-generated illustration of a laptop displaying blurred document text on a work desk.

NVIDIA and AI4Bharat outline AI data for 22 Indian languages

18 Oct2 min read2 sources

AI-generated illustration of a laptop and notebook on a student’s study desk.

Girls make up 49% of IIT Madras School Connect enrolment

18 Oct2 min read3 sources

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A high jump crossbar on two uprights above a blue landing mat on a red track in an empty floodlit stadium at dusk, in an AI-generated representative scene.

Shailesh Kumar sets Games record as India sweep the men’s high jump podium again at the Asian Para Games

22 Oct2 min read4 sources

An empty indoor competition swimming pool with red, white and blue lane ropes stretching towards the starting blocks, in an AI-generated representative scene.

Para swimmer Shams Aalam Shaikh sent home from Asian Para Games in Japan over alleged sexual harassment

22 Oct3 min read5 sources

Diljit Dosanjh in a black turban, tinted aviator sunglasses and a black jacket in front of an IIFA 2017 backdrop.

Diljit Dosanjh’s October 30 Delhi concert is back on after police grant permission

24 Oct2 min read2 sources

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