Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Heart Lamp: Banu Mushtaq wins Booker Prize for Kannada short story collection

New Delhi, May 21 -- Banu Mushtaq wrote her first short story when she was in middle school in Karnataka's Hassan town in the 1950s. That journey came full circle on Wednesday as the 77-year-old write... Read More


Seminar urges hike in tobacco price and taxes in upcoming budget

Dhaka, May 21 -- Development Organisation of the Rural Poor- DORP, alongside journalists, social leaders, and policymakers, have called for an increase in tobacco product prices and taxes, as well as ... Read More


Traffic violation penalties surge 5 times in 2025

India, May 21 -- The Pune Traffic Branch has penalised over 3.22 lakh traffic offenders between January and April 2025, marking a fivefold increase compared to 75,713 cases during the same period last... Read More


BJP playing divisive politics, says TMC, highlights state's self-reliance

Kolkata, May 21 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC), on Wednesday, accused the BJP of playing divisive politics over the Murshidabad incident and spreading propaganda to gain political advantage. The ruling ... Read More


KL Rahul emerges as dark horse for India captaincy, Shubman Gill not even the vice-captain: MSK Prasad's selection team

India, May 21 -- It cannot be said with certainty what India's current selection committee of Ajit Agarkar (chief selector), Subroto Banerjee, Shiv Sundar Das, Sridharan Sharath and, Ajay Ratra are th... Read More


Assam Rifles salutes oldest gallantry award winner Hav Mering Ao

India, May 21 -- Assam Rifles director general Lt Gen Vikas Lakhera on Tuesday presented a token of appreciation to its oldest gallantry award winner Havildar Mering Ao of Nagaland. At 105 years old,... Read More


P'kula man, son injured in attack for objecting to dog defecating outside their home

Panchkula, May 21 -- A 45-year-old man and his son were allegedly assaulted after confronting two individuals who were allowing their dog to defecate outside their residence. Ashwani Thakur (45), a re... Read More


Infra sectors drove corporate investment uptick in FY25: Bank of Baroda

New Delhi, May 21 -- Corporate investment saw a steady rise in 2024-25, driven largely by infrastructure-intensive sectors, according to a report released Wednesday by the Bank of Baroda's Economic Re... Read More


Multi-party delegations will convey India's united stand against terrorism: BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi

New Delhi, May 21 -- BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi, who is part of one of the seven multi-party delegations to brief the global community about Operation Sindoor, on Wednesday said that these diplomatic ou... Read More


Vaibhav Suyavanshi touches MS Dhoni's feet instead of handshake, CSK captain's reaction steals the show

India, May 21 -- It was two years after MS Dhoni had lifted his maiden IPL title that Vaibhav Suryavanshi was born in Samastipur, Bihar, which is not too far away from Dhoni's hometown, Ranchi. When D... Read More