BELAGAVI/KOLHAPUR: A girl who had filed a sexual harassment case against a bus conductor under the Pocso Act in the Belagavi ticket row over language last week, sought on Tuesday to withdraw the complaint. Her parents insisted they “too are fans of Kannada” in a bid to ease the flare-up across the border.The bus conductor,…
It’s been chaos for YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia, known as BeerBiceps. A joke on India’s Got Latent has landed him in a legal mess with multiple FIRs and police from different states chasing him. But now, the conversation is shifting. What started as backlash is turning into a debate on harassment—and it’s dividing opinions fast. Gaurav…
India is a culturally diverse country, and this shows in the innumerable different ways that individuals greet one another in its diverse states. As much as “Namaste” is common knowledge, there exist specific greetings per state that signify local tradition and culture. Besides improving communication, learning these salutations builds an appreciation for the different cultures…
NEW DELHI: Just four states – Gujarat, Odisha, West Bengal and Maharashtra – have managed to lower the debt to gross state domestic product (GSDP) ratio, while Punjab and Tamil Nadu have been the worst performing, seeing the steepest increase, according to a new paper by economists.The paper by NCAER economist Barry Eichengreen and the…
NAGPUR: Indravati national park in Chhattisgarh‘s Bijapur, which also houses a tiger reserve, was a safe hideout for Maoists till Sunday, when 31 guerrillas were shot in one of the bloodiest encounters with security forces till date. Peoples’ Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), which is tottering in its headquarters at Abujmarh, was compelled to concede a…
NEW DELHI: At least three persons were killed and 15 injured when an auto-rickshaw hit multiple vehicles in Maharashtra’s Thane district, police said on WednesdayThe accident occurred around 4.15 am on the Mumbai-Agra highway near Khinavli bridge in Ghoteghar village, Shahapur taluka. According to an official from Shahapur police station, the auto-rickshaw driver lost control…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma trained with the Mumbai squad on Tuesday as they gear up for the Ranji Trophy‘s resumption on January 23.While it remains uncertain whether Rohit will feature in Mumbai’s upcoming fixture against Jammu and Kashmir, the Team India opener has been…
Four members of a family, including two minors, were injured in an explosion at their flat in Maharashtra’s Palghar district while altering expiry dates on perfume bottles. NEW DELHI: Four members of a family, including two minors, were injured in an explosion at their flat in Maharashtra‘s Palghar district late Thursday night.According to initial reports,…
NAGPUR: In a New Year gift, Lloyds Metals and Energy Limited (LMEL), the sole company with an operational iron-ore mine and an upcoming steel complex in Maoist-affected Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, allotted the company’s shares, which closed at over Rs 1,260 in the stock market on Wednesday, for a nominal value of Rs 4 each…
NEW DELHI: In the United States, Donald Trump returned as president proving several political pundits wrong. On screens, Pushpa returned with Part 2, breaking all the box office records with over Rs 1,700 crore collection and counting. The year 2024, similarly, saw several political comebacks proving yet again that a seasoned politician can never be…
