When fandom becomes religion

It all started with a fan's comment on the ongoing controversy involving the Indian cricket team’s wicketkeeper-batsman, Rishabh Pant.

‘Game changer’ durable coating may kill COVID virus in minutes

The coating's durability comes from polyurethane, a tough, varnish-like sealer that is commonly used on surfaces like floors and furniture.

India logs 7,591 new covid cases, 30 fresh fatalities

The active cases comprise 0.19 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.62 per cent, the ministry said.

African national arrested for customs clearance swindle

A 36-year-old African national was apprehended for allegedly duping mutiple women after befriending them online under false names and requesting them to pay for customs clearance under the guise of receiving gifts, police said on Thursday

Kickboxing loses a gem; sportspersons underline need for rest

Yora Tade, a 23-year-old kickboxer from Arunachal Pradesh, breathed his last this Tuesday after his bout in Tamil Nadu. The kickboxing community and its supporters are devastated by the loss of a promising talent

Bilkis Bano case: SC says ‘didn’t order convicts’ release’, issues notice to Guj govt on remission

A special CBI court in Mumbai on January 21, 2008, sentenced the 11 to life imprisonment on charges of gangrape and murder of seven members of Bilkis Bano's family. Their conviction was later upheld by the Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court.

Villages marooned, people forced to drink dirty flood water in Odisha

Diarrhoea cases are also being reported from the 14 districts affected by the deluge as people are drinking contaminated water.

3 children among 9 killed after jeep collides head-on with a truck in Karnataka; 15 injured

All of them were daily wage workers, labourers going towards Bengaluru. The injured have been shifted to hospital for treatment.