Ikkis brings Arun Khetarpal’s story to Indian cinemas
Ikkis opened in theatres on New Year’s Day, bringing the wartime story of Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal to a new...
India’s Jammu and Kashmir High Court grants bail in bank fraud matter and issues bail guidelines
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has granted bail to a bank manager accused in a multi-crore loan...
India’s Maharashtra Makes Marathi the Only Compulsory Language, Says CM Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced on Friday that only the Marathi language will be made compulsory in the state,...
Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City’s first Muslim mayor with Punjabi music
Zohran Mamdani, 34, took the oath of office on 1 January to become New York City’s first Muslim mayor in...
India’s BJP Secures Two Unopposed Wins in Pune PMC Ward
Two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates have been elected unopposed from the Suncity-Manikbaug ward of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC),...
Kerala High Court protects Olive Ridley nesting sites in India
The Kerala High Court has ordered that flood-control operations at the Thottappally Spillway must not endanger coastal ecology or recognised...
Devdutt Pattanaik on Indian rasa theory and how art evokes universal emotions
Devdutt Pattanaik revisits a classical Indian idea to explain how art produces shared emotional experience. Ancient theorists coined the term...
Indian Punjabi Singer Babbu Beard Performs at New York Mayor Mamdani’s Inauguration
At the swearing-in of New York’s newly elected mayor, Zohran Kwame Mamdani, a Toronto-based Punjabi artist drew international attention with...
Zohran Mamdani inauguration blends New York and Punjabi culture in the United States
Zohran Mamdani was sworn in on a freezing New Year’s morning as New York’s 112th mayor and, as confetti fell...
Shark Tank India Season 5 Returns with Original Sharks and New Investors
Shark Tank India returns for its fifth season on 5 January 2026 with much of the familiar panel and a...
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