Culture

Police in Texas arrested a Mexican-American woman today after a video of her assaulting and racially abusing a group of four Indian-American women went viral on social media.   This …

Delhi-NCR continues to witness the appearance of different reptiles in houses, offices and gardens in various parts of the city. The NGO Wildlife SOS’s 24-hour helpline received calls for 10 …

A three-year-old girl woke up at her own funeral after doctors mistakenly declared her dead at a town in Mexico. During the funeral service the next day, the mother noticed …

The pilot of an IndiGo flight from Begaluru to Chandigarh delighted passengers on board with his in-flight announcement in a Punjabi-English mix that has taken social media by storm.   …

With the Government emphasising on the need to preserve and revive water bodies for drinking, agriculture and other purposes, any effort in this direction is welcome. Doing this is a …

A Paddle Steamer built in 1944 in UK’s Dumbarton Shipyard has been refurbished at the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (erstwhile Kolkata Port Trust) and is undergoing trial runs before …

Having suffered a personal tragedy of losing his younger brother because of lack of ambulance spurred a man living in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, to start free ambulance service. Meet Anil …

A 24-year-old participant at a ‘Dahi Handi’ event in Mumbai died after he fell from the top of a high human pyramid while playing ‘Govinda’ in the Janmashtami celebrations. Sandesh …

Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra shared a short video laced with humour to drive home the importance of forests to combat climate change. If you cut down trees, they won’t …

Thanks to his caregivers, Odum, a 22-year-old male sloth bear has finally got relief from his toothache as a broken incisor was extracted to provide him immediate relief. The bear, …

A video posted by Italy’s Coast Guard on Twitter shows the dramatic moment of a luxury superyacht sinking in the Mediterranean Sea. It has been posted by the Italian Coast …

Animals can display maternal affection not just for their offspring but even for those belonging to others. An example of this has come up in Madhya Pradesh’s Sanjay Dubri National …

Heard of Bull in a China shop but what is it doing in a bank! The creature entered Bank Leumi located in central Israel’s city of Lod and not just …

The driver of a mini tourist bus in Srinagar’s Khayam Chowk area in Jammu and Kashmir was caught off guard by the sight of a Black-headed royal snake peeking out …

In a horrifying incident, a man killed his wife by pushing her in front of a speeding train at Vasai near Mumbai on Monday. shocking video has emerged of a …

A fascinating 15-second video shows hundreds of ducks crossing a highway and bringing three cars to a complete halt.  A white car is completely surrounded by a sea of ducks …

There is heartening news for India as Scotland’s Glasgow city museums have signed an agreement with the Government to send back seven artefacts stolen from this country. Among the seven …

<p> <strong>Wedded to the mission of spreading the message of truth, ahimsa and other ideas of Mahatma Gandhi, M. Karuppiah, who started a cycling expedition way back in 1992 has …

<p> India all-rounder Shardul Thakur came up with a match-winning performance with the ball in the second ODI against Zimbabwe as he took three wickets for a mere 38 runs …

<p> Some of the most famous street foods of Delhi and Mumbai today, whether it is the Bombay chaat or tandoori bites, arrived in India post partition with refugees recreating …

<p> <strong>Making one’s writing debut with short stories can be risky as the format requires a narration that captures the whole story in limited words without losing any of the …