On the eve of Vinayaka Chavithi, Warangal's micro-sculptor Ajay Kumar Mattewada unveiled a marvel -- a tiny sculpture of a dancing Lord Ganesh on the tip of an eyelash. Famous for his ability to carve inside the eye of a needle, on strands of human hair and even on the head of a pin, Ajay's latest creation once again highlights his extraordinary precision and artistry. The sculpture of dancing Ganesh measures only 0.37 mm (370 microns) in height and is completely invisible to the naked eye, req...Read More
The police said they received intelligence inputs about the presence of Gatta Dalam, Company No 10, and other Maoist formations of the Gadchiroli Division in the dense forest region on August 25. Four Maoists, including three women, were killed Wednesday after an eight-hour-long encounter with security forces in the Koparshi forest area along the Gadchiroli-Narayanpur border. According to the police, they received intelligence inputs about the presence of Gatta Dalam, Company No 10, and other ...Read More
CHENNAI: Experienced Tamil Nadu all-rounder Vijay Shankar is set to make a switch ahead of the domestic season, with Tripura being his likely destination. Vijay Shankar, who made his TN debut in 2012, was an integral member of the state side across formats for over a decade. But in the previous season, the 34-year-old was overlooked for a few matches in the Ranji Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (T20) as the think-tank, then led by ex-head coach L Balaji, preferred youngsters in his place. He ...Read More
Alibaba posted 26% cloud revenue growth to 33.4 billion yuan, fueled by heavy AI investment, even as weaker ecommerce sales dragged overall revenue 2% below estimates. China's Alibaba said on Friday artificial intelligence was key to expanding its cloud computing business, as it reported strong quarterly growth in the sector despite its wider operations missing revenue estimates. US-listed shares in the company were up 8% at the market open. Revenue in Alibaba's cloud segment surged 26% to 33....Read More
The infamous slapgate between premier Indian offspinner Harbhajan Singh and ace Indian seamer S Sreesanth was one of the first major controversies of the season. The Indian Premier League (IPL) season got off to a rollicking start in the inaugural edition in 2008. But apart from cricket, the incident of two star Indian cricketers clashing after a match is still making headlines. The infamous slapgate between premier Indian offspinner Harbhajan Singh and ace Indian seamer S Sreesanth was one of...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 29 (PTI) Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday inaugurated India's first ever Mondo Track here at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium which will host the World Para-Athletics Championships from September 26 to October 5. India thus became the 25th nation in the world to install the track surface used at leading global athletics events, including the Olympics. The inauguration was attended by World Championship bronze-winning former long jumper Anju Bobby George, two-time Paralymp...Read More
Bhubaneswar: The city is set to host a two-day national conference of chairpersons of SC/ST welfare committees of Parliament and state legislatures on Aug 29 and 30. The event will be inaugurated by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at the Convention Centre, Lok Seva Bhavan, marking the first time the conference is being held in Odisha.Assembly speaker Surama Padhi announced the event on Thursday. She said the conference will focus on strengthening parliamentary traditions and welfare initiatives, with...Read More
Police have registered a case of unnatural death, and further forensic examination and autopsy reports are awaited.Source : ABPLIVE AI Police on Friday said it has launched an investigation into the deaths of Kerala Forest Minister A K Saseendran's niece and her husband, whose charred bodies were recovered from their home at Chirakkal in this north Kerala district. The deceased were identified as Sreelekha A K (67) and her husband Premarajan P K (76). The couple lived alone, as their two sons ...Read More
Rahul Gandhi asserted that PM Modi is "shaken" by the response to Congress's 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar. He accused the PM of vote theft and alleged the Election Commission added new voters in Maharashtra and Karnataka at the BJP's direction. Gandhi emphasized the importance of exercising voting rights guaranteed by the constitution. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that the response to the party's ongoing 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar has left Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...Read More
Tickets for Lollapalooza India 2026 sold out in just 30 minutes after the general sale opened, following the announcement that Linkin Park will make their long-awaited India debut, headlining the festival as part of their From Zero World Tour. The band will take the stage at Mahalaxmi Racecourse in Mumbai on January 25, 2026, bringing their signature high-energy performance to an eagerly awaiting Indian audience. As per reports, the announcement was made through a newsletter to fans, complete w...Read More
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday criticised the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, which allows the removal of Prime Minister, Chief Minister and Ministers from their post if jailed for 30 days in a serious offence, and called it a move to "blackmail" people. Tejashwi Yadav alleged that the Centre is bringing such laws instead of discussing relevant issues. The RJD leader told reporters, "The dictatorship is at its peak in this nation. There is no discussion on poverty and unemployment o...Read More
A comic book convention is a fan event dedicated to comic books and their culture Comic Con India is launching its first-ever Northeast edition in Guwahati on November 22-23, 2025, with tickets now live on the District app and event details listed on Comic Con India's official site and partner announcements. What And When In case you don't know what a comic con is, let us give you a quick crash course. A comic book convention, commonly known as a comic con, is a fan event dedicated to comic b...Read More
The Ambani residence in Mumbai was decorated with lights and floral arrangements with unmatched grandeur, creating a dazzling and festive ambience ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi. Reliance Industries chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani's residence, Antilia, in Mumbai, is all decked up as Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant brought Lord Ganesh to their home ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations tomorrow (August 27). Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant, who got married last year, brought home th...Read More
Duleep Trophy 2025 Live Score: The Duleep Trophy, India's long-standing red-ball competition, kicks off the 2025/26 domestic season with its restored zonal format, scrapping last year's unpopular "India A, B, C, D" model. Six zonal sides will vie for the title, with South and West Zones seeded into the semi-finals. The event has grown in importance with the BCCI requiring top players to feature in domestic cricket when not on international duty. With India A scheduled for tough red-ball series ...Read More
The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that state governments cannot invoke writ jurisdiction in moving the apex court against the actions of the President and the Governor in dealing with the bills passed by assemblies for violation of fundamental rights. Photograph: Rahul Singh/ANI Photo A five-judge bench Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice B R Gavai was told by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, that the President would like to have an opinion of the ap...Read More
Mysuru: Senior JD(S) leader and Chamundeshwari MLA GT Devegowda on Tuesday defended the decision to invite International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate this year's Dasara festival, stating that objections to her selection are unnecessary.Devegowda told reporters, "If Banu Mushtaq has faith in Goddess Chamundeshwari, she will attend the inauguration. If not, she may choose not to. Either way, raising objections to her selection is not appropriate." He recalled that in previous yea...Read More
WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's doubling of tariffs on imports from India to as much as 50% took effect as scheduled on Wednesday, delivering a serious blow to ties between two powerful democracies that had in recent decades become strategic partners. A punitive 25% tariff, imposed due to India's purchases of Russian oil, was added to Trump's prior 25% tariff on many imports from the South Asian nation. It takes total duties as high as 50% for goods as var...Read More
SHILLONG TEER RESULT TODAY, AUGUST 26, 2025 LIVE UPDATES: Shillong Teer is an archery-based lottery game held every day at the Polo Stadium in Shillong, Meghalaya. Conducted by the Khasi Hills Archery Sports Association, this unique game offers significant cash rewards while also encouraging the region's youth to practice the sport of archery. Here are the winning numbers for August 26, 2025, across all major Teer games, including Shillong Morning Teer, Juwai Teer, Khanapara Teer, Shillong Teer...Read More
The final compilation of results is expected to take three to four days, after which the results will be formally declared -- likely by the next week. The Board of School Education, Haryana (BSEH) will not declare HTET results today. Speaking to the indianexpres.com, BSEH chairman confirmed that the results will be announced next week. Earlier, the Board had announced that candidates who have appeared and have been listed by the Board are mandatorily required to appear for biometric verificatio...Read More
BusinessWire IndiaBangalore (Karnataka) [India], August 25: Fans of BGMI, India's favorite multiplayer game, can now claim today's special reward, the Gulping Gull Backpack. Designed to stand out in every lobby, this vibrant backpack adds a bold statement to your in-game style. Each code is limited to 10 redemptions. Redeem codes are valid until September 12, 2025, and will be released daily on BGMI's official channels. Redeem Codes:1. EHZBZN98F5M3TS8T2. EHZCZS3ARD37MDAU3. EHZDZ9C8VVNJ5V534. E...Read More
"We will protect you, but why are you bypassing the high court," said a bench of justices MM Sundresh and Kotiswar Singh. "We are not inclined to entertain the challenge to the FIR [first information report]. We grant interim protection of four weeks to the petitioner to enable him to approach the high court." Sharma challenged a private person's FIR against him for questioning the state government's move to allot 3,000 bighas of tribal land to a private entity for a cement factory. The video w...Read More
ISLAMABAD/NEDW DELHI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - India on Wednesday opened all gates of major dams on rivers in its part of the Kashmir region following heavy rains, and warned neighbouring Pakistan of the possibility of downstream flooding, an Indian government source said. Pakistan said Islamabad received the warning, and subsequently issued an alert for flooding on three rivers which flow into the country from India. Arch-rivals India and Pakistan have been ravaged by intense monsoon rains and floo...Read More
Speaking to the media, Kejriwal said: "If US President Donald Trump has imposed a 50% tariff, we should impose a 100% tariff on America. Are we a weak nation? This is a country of 140 crore people. We have a huge market. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that New Delhi should have imposed a 100 per cent tariff on American products in a retaliatory move against Trump administration's order to impose an additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods. Speaking to the ...Read More
The Union Cabinet has extended the PM SVANidhi scheme until March 31, 2030, with a Rs 7,332 crore outlay, benefiting 1.15 crore vendors. Loan limits are increased, and UPI-linked RuPay credit cards are introduced for timely repayment. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the restructuring and extension of the Prime Minister Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme till March 31, 2030, with a total outlay of Rs 7,332 crore. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Prime M...Read More
Need to stay united, must stand up to bullying, says Maruti Chairman RC Bhargava (File image) India needs to come together to deal with the 50 per cent punitive US tariffs on Indian products and stand up to any kind of bullying, Maruti Suzuki India Chairman R C Bhargava said on Thursday at the company's 44th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in New Delhi. "It is our duty as Indians to do our very best to promote and maintain our dignity and respect and not give in to any kind of bullying in this ma...Read More
The Adani Group has significantly increased its reliance on Indian lenders, with domestic banks and financial institutions now responsible for half of its staggering debt, which exceeds Rs 2.6 lakh crore, The Times of India reported on August 25. This marks a notable rise from 40% just a year ago, as the conglomerate navigates a changing financial landscape characterised by lower local funding costs and improved credit ratings, ToI's report (by Mayur Shetty) said. In the twelve months leading u...Read More
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin to skip Global Ayyappa Summit ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin will not attend Global Ayyappa Summit on September 20 due to 'prior commitments' * Stalin will send Ministers P K Sekar Babu and Palanivel Thiagarajan to represent him at the summit * The summit is part of the Travancore Devaswom Board's platinum jubilee celebrations at Pamba river Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mod...Read More
Sloan India's Latest Flushing Innovations - Transforming the Restrooms in India Sloan India's Latest Flushing Innovations - Transforming the Restrooms in India 2 min read Last Updated : Aug 28 2025 | 2:40 PM IST VMPL New Delhi [India], August 28: Sloan India, a subsidiary of Sloan Valve Company, USA, has launched two innovative flushing solutions: the industry's first flushometer with a 20mm inlet--the TruFlush Manual Dual-Flush Flushometer--and Sloan's first sensor-based dual-flush flushome...Read More
Notably, Nikki's family did not immediately report the matter to police. Instead, it was first discussed in a village panchayat. Only after her cremation on August 22, nearly 20 hours after her death, did her relatives file a complaint. Nikki Bhati, who was allegedly set on fire by her husband and in-laws in Greater Noida last week, told doctors in her "dying decleration" that she had suffered burns while cooking. According to the police, Nikki may have given this statement to shield her younge...Read More
With just days to go before their big-screen pairing makes its debut, Janhvi Kapoor and Sidharth Malhotra are leaving no stone unturned to promote their upcoming romantic drama Param Sundari. The film, directed by Tushar Jalota and backed by Dinesh Vijan's Maddock Films, releases on 29 August, and anticipation is running high. In the middle of their packed schedule, the team made a spiritual detour to Shirdi. A video shared online shows Janhvi bowing before Sai Baba, followed by Sidharth, with...Read More