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2 Jat men seek medical admission after turning Buddhist, SC junks plea: 'New type of fraud'

India, Jan. 28 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday took strong exception and expressed serious doubts over the "conversion" of two upper-caste candidates in Haryana to Buddhism to claim minority reservati... Read More


Ajit Pawar's demise in plane crash causes shock in Maharashtra and country's political spectrum; cremation to take place on Thursday with full state honours

Mumbai, Jan. 28 -- In a tragic accident that sent shock in Maharashtra and also in political circles across the country, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar died in a plane cra... Read More


Pranam Devaraj to embrace rugged mass avatar in his next, MGR

India, Jan. 28 -- Dynamic Star Devaraj's younger son, Pranam, is still testing waters in the Kannada film industry, having done movies like Kumari 21F and Son of Muthanna, both of which had him in lov... Read More


Lok Sabha makes obituary reference to demise of Ajit Pawar

New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- The Lower House of the Parliament on Wednesday made an obituary reference to the demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who died during a plane crash in Baramati... Read More


'I'm calling it off': Arijit Singh shocks Bollywood with sudden retirement on social media

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 28 -- Arijit Singh, one of India's highest-paid and most prominent Bollywood singers, abruptly announced his retirement on social media last night, leaving millions of fans in shock... Read More


Sri Lanka's National Strategic Action Plan to combat human trafficking launched

Sri Lanka, Jan. 28 -- The National Strategic Action Plan to monitor and combat human trafficking for the period 2026-2030 was officially launched on January 28 at the Cinnamon Life Hotel in Colombo, w... Read More


India in talks with US, Venezuela over ONGC Videsh's $600 million stuck dividends

Panaji, Jan. 28 -- India has initiated government-to-government (G2G) level talks with the United States and Venezuela to resolve the issue of $600 million in dividends stuck in Venezuela for state-ru... Read More


Latest Tamil OTT releases (January 26 - February 1) to watch on Prime Video, JioHotstar, Netflix, Sony LIV, theatres and more

India, Jan. 28 -- As we are to step into February in a few days, new titles are gearing up for release. However, wrapping up January, here are some of the films that will be hitting theatres and OTT s... Read More


"India too familiar with such mindless brutality": Foreign Secy Misri links Hamas Oct 7 attack on Israel to cross-border terrorism

New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- Drawing a parallel between the October 2023, Hamas terror attack on Israel, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Wednesday said that India is "too familiar with such mindless brutal... Read More


Pets sleeping in the bed? Not as uncommon as you'd think

India, Jan. 28 -- Polls show big cultural differences in whether pets are allowed in their owners' beds. But with risks ranging from lost sleep to parasite exposure, what do experts say about when a f... Read More