Ram 'bhakts' versus Ram 'drohis' in elections: Yogi Adityanath at Bihar rallyYogi Adityanath criticized the Congress-led opposition as 'Ram drohis', accusing them of promoting cow slaughter and Muslim reservations. H...
11 May, 2024, 07.56 PM IST
Shillong Teer: The 'traditional archery gambling' that dodges GST targetShillong Teer, a traditional archery gambling game in Meghalaya, has escaped the tax net despite falling under the 28% GST tax bracket. The...
04 Feb, 2024, 07.44 AM IST
How a bank robbery 50 years ago gave birth to Stockholm syndrome? Find outStockholm syndrome, the psychological phenomenon in which hostages develop a bond with their captors, gets its name from a failed bank robb...
25 Aug, 2023, 07.04 PM IST
From Twitter to X: Elon Musk begins erasing an iconic internet brandFor more than 10 years, Twitter has been recognizable for its blue and white bird logo, which became a symbol of the social network's uniqu...
25 Jul, 2023, 11.00 AM IST
Patna High Court reprimands Bihar Police for razing a woman's house, calls it 'tamasha'Patna High Court reprimanded Bihar Police for razing a woman’s house allegedly at the instance of the land mafia, as per media reports. Jus...
04 Dec, 2022, 04.06 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh government sets the ball rolling to replace redundant Urdu, Persian words with Hindi in police lexiconMadhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra had last month announced to replace the words from other languages which are not in use with H...
19 Jan, 2022, 11.24 AM IST
Farm protests: From Republic Day violence to Lakhimpur Kheri, it was controversies galoreThousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh have been protesting at the borders of the national capital since November 26 l...
10 Dec, 2021, 11.43 AM IST
Farm protests: It was controversies galore as 'toolkit', 'andolanjeevi' entered political lexiconThe protests against farm laws saw a fair share of controversies as well with climate activist Greta Thunberg and pop sensation Rihanna mak...
19 Nov, 2021, 06.22 PM IST
Remarks on central forces: Mamata Banerjee tells EC have not violated model code, IPCResponding to a notice issued by the poll panel on Thursday seeking explanation over her "prima facie completely false, provocative and int...
10 Apr, 2021, 06.44 PM IST
Grandmas learnt to video-call, quarantine & lockdown became household terms in 2020Twitterati even 'coined' a Hindi word for 'social distancing' - TAN-DOORI.
05 Jan, 2021, 05.13 PM IST
Collins Dictionary picks 'lockdown' as Word of the Year, thanks to the pandemic'Coronavirus', 'social distancing', 'self-isolate' and 'furlough' were included in the list.
10 Nov, 2020, 05.49 PM IST
Bhopal encounter: Shivraj Singh Chouhan needs to answer the unanswered questionsAccording to the MP government, 29 convicts and under-trials — including the eight killed on Monday — with allegiance to Simi were lodged a...
13 Jul, 2018, 10.59 PM IST
Gurdaspur attack: India can't afford a tepid responseFrom the moment it became apparent that Narendra Modi would become India's Prime Minister, Pakistan has wondered how India would respond to...
13 Jul, 2018, 04.02 PM IST
Rajendra Pachauri scandal: No removal, it seems to be only a send-off, says complainantFor most of us in this field, getting a break at The Energy and Resources Institute was like a dream come true. For, I was going to work fo...
24 Jul, 2015, 01.19 AM IST
- Whatever is more simple to pronounce should prevail
The government has finally read the writing on the wall that Hinglish is the way forward, even in official communication.
14 Oct, 2011, 07.59 AM IST
- Beware of saffron terror too, warns home minister
Saffron terror formally entered the government’s lexicon when home minister P Chidambaram told a security conference that the new phenomeno...
26 Aug, 2010, 04.20 AM IST
- If someone can do the job better, I would be the happiest person: PC
Chidambaram said CPI Maoists are among the most crafty capitalists.
22 Jul, 2010, 02.12 AM IST