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Ranbir Kapoor in a white shirt dancing on stage at a Barfi! promotional event, with a co-star’s arm across him.

Ranbir Kapoor on Elon Musk’s flying car: ‘India did it 5,000 years ago’

Ranbir Kapoor compared Elon Musk’s flying Tesla Roadster with the Ramayana’s Pushpaka Vimana, saying India did it 5,000 years ago. The clip has gone viral.

Yesterday2 min read4 sources

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An orange and white helicopter flying low over green Himalayan slopes on the route to Kedarnath, with snow-streaked mountains behind.

Char Dham helicopter operators threaten to halt flights over 2-pilot rule

Yesterday2 min read5 sources

A green and white E5 series Shinkansen bullet train with a long pointed nose at a platform in Ueno station, Tokyo.

B28 bullet train explained: Speed, seats and when India’s first one runs

ExplainedYesterday2 min read4 sources

Seddon Park cricket ground in Hamilton, New Zealand, under grey clouds, with players on the outfield and spectators behind a white picket fence.

India vs New Zealand 5th T20I: Seifert 93 as NZ win, India take series

Yesterday2 min read7 sources

A pale sun in a hazy pink smoggy sky over a Delhi road, with a traffic light showing red and CCTV cameras on a pole.

Delhi pollution rules explained: non-BS6 ban, No PUC No Fuel, WFH

ExplainedYesterday2 min read5 sources

Satellite image of Cyclone Murasu, a large swirling white cloud mass over the dark blue Bay of Bengal, with the Indian coast at left.

Cyclone Murasu forms, may hit Andhra near Nellore by 3 Nov: IMD

Yesterday2 min read8 sources

An orange and grey Vande Bharat Sleeper train standing on tracks under overhead electric wires at a railway yard.

Bengaluru–Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper flagged off: timings, stops

Yesterday2 min read4 sources

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A green and white E5 series Shinkansen bullet train with a long pointed nose at a platform in Ueno station, Tokyo.

B28 bullet train explained: Speed, seats and when India’s first one runs

ExplainedYesterday2 min read4 sources

A pale sun in a hazy pink smoggy sky over a Delhi road, with a traffic light showing red and CCTV cameras on a pole.

Delhi pollution rules explained: non-BS6 ban, No PUC No Fuel, WFH

ExplainedYesterday2 min read5 sources

Satellite view of a large swirling white cyclone cloud mass over the dark blue sea of the Bay of Bengal.

Cyclone Murasu explained: When it may hit Andhra Pradesh, and what the name means

Explained31 Oct2 min read6 sources

The orange and grey front of a Vande Bharat Sleeper Express train on railway tracks, with buildings and trees behind it.

Varanasi–Delhi Vande Bharat Sleeper explained: Timings, fares, stops

Explained31 Oct2 min read4 sources

A white scale model of the GSLV rocket on a metal stand on a lawn, next to a blue and white sign reading GSLV, Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, Scale 1:10.

Explained: What the NVS-03 launch means for India’s NavIC system

Explained30 Oct2 min read4 sources

Scooters and a bicycle parked on a wet pavement in heavy rain at night in Connaught Place, New Delhi.

Explained: Why Delhi had its wettest October day in four years

Explained30 Oct2 min read5 sources

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National.

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An orange and white helicopter flying low over green Himalayan slopes on the route to Kedarnath, with snow-streaked mountains behind.

Char Dham helicopter operators threaten to halt flights over 2-pilot rule

Yesterday2 min read5 sources

Satellite image of Cyclone Murasu, a large swirling white cloud mass over the dark blue Bay of Bengal, with the Indian coast at left.

Cyclone Murasu forms, may hit Andhra near Nellore by 3 Nov: IMD

Yesterday2 min read8 sources

An orange and grey Vande Bharat Sleeper train standing on tracks under overhead electric wires at a railway yard.

Bengaluru–Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper flagged off: timings, stops

Yesterday2 min read4 sources

A red Delhi Fire Service fire truck with a ladder on its roof parked on a paved road under trees.

Mangolpuri fire: Four dead in Delhi shoe factory, homicide case filed

31 Oct2 min read4 sources

The Supreme Court of India building in New Delhi, with its central dome, behind a lawn, trees and a statue.

Supreme Court: A consensual relationship that turns sour is not rape

30 Oct2 min read4 sources

A red, white and blue single-engine helicopter flying low above a line of pine trees under a cloudy sky.

Joshimath helicopter crash: All six on board killed, AAIB to probe

30 Oct2 min read4 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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Tech.

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A tall white model of a GSLV rocket with strap-on boosters beside a grey launch tower model, against a pale sky and trees.

NVS-03 launch succeeds: ISRO’s GSLV-F18 puts NavIC satellite in orbit

31 Oct2 min read5 sources

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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An empty, dimly lit school classroom with rows of old wooden benches and desks and peeling walls.

Andhra man, 21, allegedly attacks Class 10 girl and classmate with chainsaw in classroom

31 Oct2 min read5 sources

Red clay karwa pots decorated with gold tinsel and white patterns, kept for Karwa Chauth puja.

Gwalior woman killed at home on Karwa Chauth, husband taken into custody

30 Oct2 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

29 Oct2 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

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Pop Culture.

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Ranbir Kapoor in a white shirt dancing on stage at a Barfi! promotional event, with a co-star’s arm across him.

Ranbir Kapoor on Elon Musk’s flying car: ‘India did it 5,000 years ago’

Yesterday2 min read4 sources

Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta in a white shirt standing in a room with bar stools, shown on a blurred dark background.

Kaante director Sanjay Gupta dies after a fall at his Mumbai home

31 Oct2 min read4 sources

Arijit Singh in a blue shirt and dark waistcoat singing into a microphone on a festival stage.

Karan Aujla and Arijit Singh to headline HOME, a new music festival in Goa

30 Oct2 min read4 sources

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

29 Oct2 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

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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

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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

Satellite view of a large white spiral of cloud over the dark blue Bay of Bengal, with the Indian coastline at the left edge.

Cyclone alert for Andhra Pradesh and Odisha: what IMD’s forecast says, explained

Explained25 Oct3 min read5 sources

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

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