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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

Explained1 Nov2 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

1 Nov2 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

Explained1 Nov2 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

1 Nov2 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

1 Nov2 min read4 sources

Side-by-side file photos: Omar Abdullah in a dark suit and blue tie speaking, and Nidhi Razdan smiling with sunglasses on her head.

‘It’s done bro’: J&K CM Omar Abdullah marries journalist Nidhi Razdan

31 Oct2 min read6 sources

Kabaddi players in green and purple jerseys on a purple and blue court during a Pro Kabaddi League match in an indoor stadium.

India win both Commonwealth Kabaddi titles: Men beat Sri Lanka, women beat Uganda

31 Oct2 min read4 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

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

Andhra chainsaw attack: Class 10 girl attacked in Anantapur classroom, accused on the run

31 Oct2 min read7 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

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

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