Quote of the day by Oscar Wilde: ‘Disobedience, in the eyes of any one who has read history, is man's…’ – Irish author on rebellion, conformity and progressOscar Wilde believed disobedience was a virtue driving human progress. He challenged Victorian society's rigid expectations through his art...
31 Aug, 2026, 01.38 PM IST
Lindsay Clancy trial update: Defense says mother is ‘scared’ as jury weighs verdictJurors continue deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, weighing her mental state. The defense argues postpartum psychosis while ...
28 Aug, 2026, 11.01 PM IST
‘As far away as possible’: Why Norway’s new King Haakon once fled royal life for CaliforniaNorway's new King Haakon VIII ascended the throne after his father's death. He once sought distance from royal life and its constant public...
28 Aug, 2026, 05.03 PM IST
King Harald V, Norway's reform-minded head of state, dies at 89Norway's King Harald, Europe's oldest monarch, died peacefully at age eighty-nine. He reigned for over three decades, modernizing the monar...
28 Aug, 2026, 12.48 PM IST
Iran executes over 500 people in 2026: Rights groupIn 2023, Iran has seen a grim milestone with over 500 executions, witnessing a notable increase recently. Among those executed, twenty-nine...
27 Aug, 2026, 08.11 PM IST
Ratko Mladic, ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies aged 83Ratko Mladic, the "Butcher of Bosnia," has died while serving a life sentence. He was convicted for genocide and war crimes committed durin...
27 Aug, 2026, 07.41 PM IST
Delhi HC abates Sajjan Kumar's appeal against conviction in 1984 riots case following his deathSajjan Kumar, who was serving two life sentences in Tihar jail in connection with the 1984 riots, died on August 20. Earlier, he was senten...
25 Aug, 2026, 04.35 PM IST
Surrender in two weeks: Supreme Court dismisses Tarun Tejpal’s plea in sexual assault caseThe Supreme Court has denied journalist Tarun Tejpal's request to be exempted from surrendering. Following his conviction, he is required t...
25 Aug, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
Global Market: China’s property crisis deepens as Evergrande founder gets life sentenceChina’s property crisis deepened despite Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan receiving a life sentence. Falling home prices, unfinished projects,...
24 Aug, 2026, 01.17 PM IST
Supreme Court makes bail final for 105-year-old convict in 1988 murder case, waives remaining sentenceRasik Chandra Mondal, at the remarkable age of 105, has regained his freedom following a Supreme Court ruling. Imprisoned since 1994 for a ...
21 Aug, 2026, 01.45 PM IST
He built China’s biggest property empire and became Asia’s richest man. Now Evergrande’s Hui Ka Yan is in prison for life, here’s whyEvergrande founder Hui Ka Yan, also known as Xu Jiayin, has been sentenced to life in prison in China for embezzlement, bribery and other f...
21 Aug, 2026, 10.43 AM IST
Punjab Bandh on August 21: Will schools be closed? Latest update on school holiday, Panjab University exams and morePunjab Bandh news: A federation of private schools announced a holiday for August 21. Panjab University rescheduled exams planned for that ...
20 Aug, 2026, 09.17 PM IST
Sajjan Kumar had high blood pressure, Parkinsons: Safdarjung Hospital says ex-Cong MP "brought in with altered sensorium, couldn't be saved"Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar died at Safdarjung Hospital on Thursday. He was 84 years old and had been serving a life sentence. Kumar wa...
20 Aug, 2026, 04.49 PM IST
Tarun Tejpal moves Supreme Court against his conviction in sexual assault caseTejpal was convicted of raping a junior colleague inside a hotel elevator in 2013 during an event organised by the Tehelka magazine in Goa....
20 Aug, 2026, 03.51 PM IST
Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar dies, Safdarjung Hospital sources sayFormer Congress MP Sajjan Kumar died on Thursday, according to hospital sources. He was serving a life sentence for his role in the 1984 an...
20 Aug, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
Samajwadi Party leader among 14 sentenced to life imprisonment in Raebareli murder caseA district court sentenced fourteen people to life imprisonment for a 2019 murder case. Two other individuals were acquitted due to insuffi...
19 Aug, 2026, 03.30 PM IST
Graham Staines murder: SC directs Odisha sentence review board to decide on murder convict Dara Singh's premature release pleaThe Supreme Court has ordered the Odisha Sentence Review Board to decide on Rabindra Kumar Pal's plea. Pal, convicted in the Graham Staines...
19 Aug, 2026, 02.42 PM IST