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Who is Jyoti Bansal? IIT-grad who went to US on H1-B visa becomes new billionaire

India, Dec. 17 -- Indian-born entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal has entered the billionaire's list by building two billion-dollar companies, including Harness. The AI-based software delivery platform reported... Read More


Manali tourist captures visitors skiing on 'fake snow' amid dry, rocky terrain: 'Isse zyada baraf mere fridge mein hai'

India, Dec. 17 -- A tourist visiting Manali has alleged that local guides are misleading visitors by offering skiing activities on a tiny, artificially gathered patch of snow despite the absence of na... Read More


Assam's Cachar district imposes night curfew in 1-km belt of Indo-Bangladesh border

India, Dec. 17 -- The Cachar district administration in Assam has imposed a series of prohibitory restrictions along sensitive stretches of the Indo-Bangladesh border to prevent illegal movement and a... Read More


'Many people killed at Kumbh': Abhishek Banerjee's defence against Kolkata stadium chaos during Messi's tour

India, Dec. 17 -- Trinamool Congress leader and MP Abhishek Banerjee, while defending the West Bengal government over the chaos that erupted during footballer Lionel Messi's GOAT India tour's first le... Read More


2025 IPL auction: Uncapped but very much in demand

India, Dec. 17 -- Half (39 out of 77) the sold players in the IPL 2026 mini-auction on Tuesday were uncapped players. Three of them - Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer and Auqib Nabi - were among the top 1... Read More


From sedition to UAPA: Policing dissent in India

India, Dec. 17 -- Few laws reveal the Indian State's unease with dissent as starkly as sedition. Drafted in 1870 to protect the British Crown from political unrest and infamously wielded against figur... Read More


The end of MGNREGS

India, Dec. 17 -- The Union government sprang a surprise in Parliament this week by introducing the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-G RAM G, to replace the two-... Read More


A remit too wide: Personality rights without a rulebook

India, Dec. 17 -- Celebrity actors, singers, and even sportspersons, are rushing to court to stop the unauthorised use of their name, face, voice or likeness. The surge in these "personality rights" c... Read More


America-first compass for new security strategy

India, Dec. 17 -- Not even the most blase among us can complain of boredom in international politics. Events are moving so swiftly that it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with the latest... Read More


Karoline Leavitt lips: Experts weigh in on plastic surgery buzz; before-after pics go viral after Vanity Fair photo

India, Dec. 17 -- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt's photo, taken by Christopher Anderson for a Vanity Fair profile, has gone viral, sparking a range of reactions. The entertainment magazi... Read More