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Art teacher, activist wins $1-mn Global Teacher Prize

India, Feb. 6 -- Rouble Nagi, an activist and art teacher known for painting educational murals across the walls of slums in Mumbai and other cities, won the $1-million Global Teacher Prize on Thursda... Read More


BJP bags Navi Mumbai mayor, dy mayor posts after Sena pulls out

India, Feb. 6 -- Sujata Patil and Dashrath Bhagat from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were elected unopposed as the mayor and the deputy mayor of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) on Thur... Read More


Delhi 'monk' gets bail in case of forging diplomatic number plate, court slams 'shoddy' probe

India, Feb. 6 -- A Delhi court granted bail to self-styled monk Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati in a case pertaining to forgery of diplomatic vehicle registration plates-one of three cases lodged again... Read More


Delhi reels under massive traffic snarls as wedding, events rush choke key roads

India, Feb. 6 -- The Capital witnessed heavy traffic congestion across several key corridors on Thursday evening, with commuters taking to social media to flag hour-long delays, non-functional traffic... Read More


Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Delhi Capitals in a thriller to become WPL champions again

India, Feb. 6 -- Finals expose nerves. They also reveal character. And Smriti Mandhana showed that she could rise above the nerves and live the moment in the most emphatic manner possible. Chasing th... Read More


HC junks order granting brokerage refund of rRs.r66.66L to "ignorant" CA

India, Feb. 6 -- The Bombay High Court has quashed orders directing a stock broking firm to refund brokerage of Rs.66.66 lakh to a city-based chartered accountant (CA) who had shared the login ID and ... Read More


HC rejects Abu Salem's plea for 14-day emergency parole leave

India, Feb. 6 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday rejected a petition filed by gangster Abu Salem, a convict in the March 1993 Mumbai serial bombings case, seeking a 14-day emergency parole to attend... Read More


Trump calls US elections 'rigged' and pushes for sweeping voting overhaul: What POTUS wants

India, Feb. 6 -- President Donald Trump reinforced his long-running critique of American elections on Thursday, claiming in a Truth Social post that "America's Elections are Rigged, Stolen, and a Laug... Read More


Mindset shift: What makes India the team to beat in the T20 World Cup

India, Feb. 6 -- What makes India the team to beat at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup? It's not just about being the defending champions and the home advantage. Rather, it is their current form that has p... Read More


BMC empowers junior supervisors to enter housing societies, penalise garbage burning

India, Feb. 6 -- In a first-of-its-kind move, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to authorise junior supervisors to impose penalties for civic offences and enter housing societie... Read More