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China state broadcaster secures FIFA WC rights

Beijing, May 16 -- China's state broadcaster CCTV announced Friday it has secured the rights to air the FIFA World Cup this year and in 2030, ending an agonising wait for fans in the football-mad coun... Read More


UIDAI pushes privacy-first Aadhaar verification during CEO's Lko visit

LUCKNOW, May 16 -- The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Friday stressed privacy-focused digital identity verification during the visit of CEO Vivek Chandra Verma to the regional off... Read More


Backward classes panel resolves 87% of complaints

Lucknow, May 16 -- The Uttar Pradesh State Commission for Backward Classes has resolved 2,962 complaints since September 2024 till April this year after the new chairman and its members were appointed... Read More


Expedite trial in killing of actor's fan, SC tells K'taka

New Delhi, May 16 -- The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Karnataka government to examine all key witnesses within a year in the murder case involving Kannada actor Darshan, saying the actor would... Read More


Delhi HC directs CCI not to pass order against Apple till July 15

New Delhi, May 16 -- The Delhi high court on Friday asked the Competition Commission of India (CCI) not to pass a final order till July 15 in its probe against tech giant Apple over its App Store's pa... Read More


The creator of a shared visual imagination

India, May 16 -- On April 1, 2026, a Raja Ravi Varma painting made national headlines when it sold for a staggering Rs.167 crore after an intense bidding war at auction. Raja Ravi Varma is one of the ... Read More


Held to ransom by fear, shame and self-doubt

India, May 16 -- Do you feel emotionally numb or on edge, without really knowing why? Do you tend to get stuck in endless loops of damaging memories? Or find yourself unable to leave people or situati... Read More


On immigration and identity

India, May 16 -- What does it mean to chase a dream across oceans, only to find its edges fraying on arrival? When Sukhpreet Gill thinks of Canada, he imagines a future of promise and prosperity, a li... Read More


'Tibetans refer to lakes, rivers as mothers, fathers'

India, May 16 -- 1What inspired The Last of Earth? I've always been interested in Tibet. After I moved to the UK, I came across this account by an Englishman of his travels in Tibet in the 19th centur... Read More


A zest for life

India, May 16 -- Padma Vibhushan KK Venugopal needs no introduction. A colossus of his profession, he continues to be regarded, at the age of 95, as one of India's finest legal luminaries. To review h... Read More