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A salute to ties between poetry & languages

India, Dec. 14 -- The past week as the capital of Delhi was on a linguistic high with the grand celebration of the "Jashn-e-Rekhta Festival", which is the largest celebration of Urdu language and cult... Read More


Word of year, wannabes & wizards of FB poaching

India, Dec. 14 -- The Oxford Dictionary's "Word of the Year" 2025 is all about evoking emotions for engagement. Albeit negative ones. "Rage bait", the new-age term that won over rivals "aura farming" ... Read More


Tale of a table in a tree

India, Dec. 14 -- S narling leopards with kills slung on trees figure frequently in documentaries and photographs. The "butcher's hook" hanging in a "window of leaves" is popularly perceived as the le... Read More


Messi mesmerises calm Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Dec. 14 -- Argentine football legend Lionel Messi captivated thousands of fans at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium at Uppal in Hyderabad on Saturday during the second leg of h... Read More


Ex-MLA Angural's 16-yr-old nephew stabbed to death

Jalandhar, Dec. 14 -- A 16-year-old relative of former AAP MLA and BJP leader Sheetal Angural was stabbed to death in Jalandhar on Friday night, police said on Saturday. The victim, Vikas Angural, was... Read More


SIR deletions: Kolkata may bear max impact

New Delhi/Kolkata, Dec. 14 -- The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal is set to remove around 5.82 million names and four out of the five assembly constituencies with po... Read More


Don't say cheese! Nearly 50% paneer in Punjab mkts spurious

Patiala, Dec. 14 -- The next time when you crave for a sumptuous paneer tikka as you step out of your house, think twice. Punjab is currently grappling with a massive paneer adulteration crisis, a fac... Read More


Chaos, frenzy and arrest: A big mess

India, Dec. 14 -- What was meant to be a marquee spectacle turned into widespread disorder as Messi's tightly ring-fenced appearance left large sections of fans unable to catch a glimpse of the footba... Read More


bjp registers a first as UDF sweeps kerala local body polls

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 14 -- The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) on Saturday swept elections to the rural and urban local bodies in Kerala that are seen as a bellwether for the upcoming a... Read More


Punjab rural body polls today

Chandigarh, Dec. 14 -- All arrangements are in place for the Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections in Punjab on Sunday, officials said. Polling will commence at 8 am and will continue till 4 pm... Read More