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From studio portraits to selfies, glass plate negatives to generative artificial intelligence, one of Delhi s oldest surviving photo studios has witnessed a revolution in photography and retained its penchant for freezing memories for more than seven decades
Telangana Forest Minister Konda Surekha has fought many a battle during her political career but the latest one, now playing out in the All India Congress Committee (AICC) corridors in Delhi, could be among her toughest. From being a protege of former Andhra P
At 10 years, he learnt the art himself and now, 22-year-old Om Chitara a ninth-generation artist is among those keeping the dwindling art of Mata ni Pachhedi alive. Literally translating to Behind the Mother Goddess , Mata ni Pachhedi is a ritual textile paint
School assembly news headlines for September 3 cover major developments from India, international affairs, sports and business. Key updates include ISRO s upcoming EOS-05 launch, Nepal s flood crisis, rising West Asia tensions, diplomatic visits, cricket and t
In a big blow to the opposition in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), senior Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator and former Mayor Vishakha Raut is likely to lose her seat after the caste verification committee in Palghar invalidated her Other Backward Caste
This week, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, who has long championed vyavastha parivartan (systemic change), turned on the system itself, calling it too bulky and costly. His government plans a 15 30% cut in the sanctioned strength of IAS
A day after I submitted an article pitch on the rise of caesarean sections and premature births in India, I found myself lying in a hospital bed 28 weeks pregnant, tethered to monitors as doctors rushed in and out. I had come in for a routine prenatal check-up
With the Opposition sensing an opportunity following the youth-led protests in Delhi and Ranchi and the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) launching the School Thik Karo (Fix Rural Government Schools) campaign, the BJP-led Maharashtra government is working on a stra
India and the UK on Friday reviewed the ongoing defence industrial cooperation with emphasis on Research & Development through the India-UK vision 2035 and the 10-year Defence Industrial Roadmap. The 25th India-UK Defence Consultative Group meeting was held be
PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi on Friday said India has political stability and continuity in its policies, and the world sees it as a bright spot of growth and hope . Speaking at the Economic Times World Leaders Forum 2026, the PM said India has always moved fo
In Maharashtra s 25 of 288 Assembly constituencies, all of which are urban, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) forms of over 40 per cent voters could not be collected their names would not find place in the draft roll that would be published on August 31. An
The committee, set up in May to examine legal options for dealing with defamatory content online, has submitted its recommendations to the state Law and Judiciary Department. According to sources, the committee has settled on a state amendment to the BNS, whic
At Dadar s Swaminarayan Temple on Thursday, the usual bustle of taxis picking up passengers gave way to roadside Marathi tests, with RTO officials stopping drivers and asking them to respond in Marathi to everyday requests about destinations, fares, travel tim
As the Delhi Police prepares a fresh congestion-management plan, commissioner Anurag Kumar has directed every traffic circle to identify at least one problem area marked by encroachment, roadside parking or chronic congestion. The exercise comes amid a broader
The 35-year-old woman s death in Ghatkopar has now led to four more arrests, with police saying that her mother-in-law, the key accused, paid Rs 3 lakh to her domestic help and her family members for committing the murder. The mother-in-law, 65-year-old Dhanla
A new History textbook for Class 6, introduced by the Maharashtra state board this year, states that diet during the vedic period was "plant-based". A line about varna giving rise to birth-based caste and inequality, present in the previous version of the book
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation s (BMC) general body on Tuesday night cleared the proposal to change the reservation of the iconic Neville D Souza football ground in Bandra to a convention and exhibition centre. The BMC cleared the proposal amid objecti
Mumbaikars may soon have to spend more on paying taxes the civic body has proposed a sewage tax for those not paying property taxes, and a hike in water tax by 6-7 per cent. From next year, over 50,000 homes in Mumbai are likely to be imposed a sewage charge a
There is a peculiar figure summoned repeatedly in sexual violence cases the perfect victim . She should be frightened but not hysterical, traumatised but coherent, angry but not vindictive
It started with a section of a roof at a government school in Jodhawas village in Rajasthan s Alwar collapsing on Thursday, August 13. Though no one was injured the room in question has been closed for over a year it triggered something in the students who hav
Barely two weeks after a farmers agitation over moong procurement and fertiliser distribution forced the Madhya Pradesh government to suspend its newly introduced e-token system, the state has now halted the sale of subsidised fertilisers altogether. The gover
Investigators have found that a seasoned wildlife-contraband trader and his associate, arrested by the Madhya Pradesh State Tiger Task Force (STTF) earlier this week over an alleged big-cat poaching operation, were on the payroll of a prominent Delhi-based wil
The BJP on Saturday accused Congress leader Sonia Gandhi of objecting to the recitation of the full version of Vande Mataram at the Congress party s Independence Day event. Congress denied the allegation, asserting that Sonia Gandhi was asking for a chair for
The chilling incident in Haldwani reminds us that caste prejudice will not die until the system itself is throttled. It will show up again and again, like a shapeshifting virus, not just in the meetings of Dalit leaders but in the everyday lives of millions in
When I look at our country today, I feel we have not truly achieved freedom. To me, freedom means a person can breathe freely
Chhattisgarh Police has emerged as the biggest recipients of gallantry medals. They secured 141 awards, the highest ever by a state police or security organisation
When a fire broke out in the 11th-floor flat of Shanta Bhuvan in Vile Parle West on Tuesday night, 23-year-old Ankita Chetri ran towards the bedroom where two-and-a-half-year-old Abir Batavia was sleeping. She reached the child and tried to protect him as smok
A BJP leader has been booked by the Jammu and Kashmir Police for extortion following the receipt of a complaint which alleged that he demanded money from a contractor and threatened to have them detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) if they refused to pay
On July 31, the Congress in Punjab was hoping to strengthen itself in weak booths with AICC general secretary in-charge for Punjab Bhupesh Baghel s nine-day organisational tour of the state. Instead, by the end of the visit on August 8, the party found itself
India s journey towards Viksit Bharat is a reform story that matches the potential as well as the aspirations of We the People of India . It is not only a story of economic growth, infrastructure and technology
The proposed Vasai Bypass rail project remains stalled as a crucial land survey needed to begin acquisition is yet to be conducted, even as work on environmental clearances has progressed. The 5.73-km Vasai Bypass and Naigaon-Juchandra chord line, estimated to
The much-hyped but unfulfilled visit of Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi and the national football team to Kerala has turned murkier, with a government inquiry now raising serious questions about the role of the previous LDF government. Sports Minister O J J
The Maharashtra Cabinet on Tuesday approved an Rs 18 crore loan from the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) for a sugar factory linked to BJP MLA Abhimanyu Pawar, continuing a recent run of state approvals for financial assistance to cooperati
US-India partnership is vital to addressing global security challenges, US Ambassador Sergio Gor said Tuesday, following fruitful talks with NSA Ajit Doval. Gor said both sides share several same goals and that the engagement continues to grow
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Tuesday ordered permanent cancellation of the licence of a government-aided residential school for tribal children in Gadchiroli after three girls died of a snakebite there. A month more, and the incident may not ha
Earlier this month, J&K Police received a tip-off: A consignment of narcotics was being sent to Ganderbal district. The information was significant given the police s intensified crackdown on drug trafficking, which has lately seen suspected traffickers being
The Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, said that terrorism could be tackled through political means and by gearing up the police and other law-and-order machinery. Gandhi was asked whether terrorism, which was spreading to other parts of the country, could be resol
Three people accused in the NEET UG 2026 paper leak case volunteered to undergo polygraph and brain mapping tests to establish their innocence and their non involvement and to assist the CBI in tracing the real culprits . But on Monday (August 10), Special Jud
Moving to strengthen their partnership, US space agency NASA has invited ISRO to join its Moon Base programme, the recently-launched effort to get humans back to the Moon with the larger objective of setting up a permanent settlement there. The offer, disclose
THE LOK Sabha passed two Bills the National Cooperative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill 2026 and the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill 2026 by voice vote amid Opposition protests on Tuesday. The House was adjourned for the day soon after the passage of
THE RAJYA Sabha passed the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026 by voice vote on Tuesday amidst sloganeering and a walkout by the Opposition. At the start of the debate in the post-lunch session, Deputy Chairman Harivansh gave the floor to the Leader of the Opposition
The 18-year-old son of Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar, owner of Latur s Renukai Career Coaching Institute who is a key accused in the NEET-UG paper leak case, is learnt to have told the CBI that he attended a special class in a deluxe room at the Siddhivinayak
The Jaipur Police busted a fake call centre and arrested five people from a rented flat in Bhankrota area of the state capital. The fake call centre was allegedly being used to dupe people on the pretext of online gaming and investment, police said on Saturday
On August 10, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy will perform a Varuna Yagam on the banks of the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam to seek bountiful rains in Telangana , the CM s Office announced on Friday. After the yagam on Monday, the date for which was set by prie
Many apprehend that the BJP high command s cavalier, unilateral selection of senior positions has harmed the party s public perception. The surprisingly unsuitable CM picks in states such as Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and Bihar without democratic discuss
From Dadar to Ghatkopar, four of Mumbai s busiest traffic bottlenecks are set for a major overhaul over the next two years as new road overbridges come up across suburban railway lines. Together worth Rs 1,179 crore, the projects are being jointly executed by
Not all that long ago, arranging a marriage involved merely matching janampatris and horoscopes, gotras and castes. Families depended on relatives and chitchat from their communities to veto a prospective spouse
Mumbai is set to get a new sea-viewing deck by July 2027, but unlike the city s existing waterfront promenades, this one will stand atop a sewage treatment plant. The viewing deck, currently under construction at the southern edge of Bandra adjoining the Bandr
It pained her to see former students helping their parents sell vegetables on the streets near Jivraj Mehta Hospital in the evenings. These 57 children dropped out from classes 1-8 from her school during the 2025-26 academic session
The Kerala government recently made Medical Certification Of Cause Of Death, or MCCD, mandatory for all deaths registered in the state. According to Divya S Iyer, principal director of the local self-government department (LSGD), this course of action has been