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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

29 Oct2 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

29 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

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

29 Oct2 min read5 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

Explained29 Oct2 min read4 sources

Mukesh Ambani in a dark suit and tie, smiling, seated at a table in front of a yellow wall and patterned curtains.

Mukesh Ambani wipes away tears as Isha, Akash and Anant speak at Jio Platforms’ listing ceremony

28 Oct2 min read6 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

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

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

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

28 Oct2 min read5 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

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