The Indian crisis of civic sense. NEW DELHI: Across India, behaviours such as littering, spitting, flouting queues, honking needlessly, encroaching on public spaces, and damaging shared property have become so routine that they often pass without notice.They are not merely behavioural glitches; they are embedded, inherited patterns. The problem is not just policy, enforcement, or…
NEW DELHI: A teenage girl in Maharashtra’s Nanded performed symbolic wedding rituals with the body of her murdered boyfriend, hours after her father and brothers were arrested for allegedly killing him over their inter-caste relationship.Police said 25-year-old Saksham Tate was attacked on Thursday evening in the Juna Ganj area after being called there by the…
Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Sunday said he would not call Bangladesh “anything other than a friend” and expressed confidence that “things would turn around” for India’s eastern neighbour after its parliamentary elections in February 2026.India–Bangladesh relations have remained strained since the collapse of the…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has pulled up the West Bengal government for not releasing the increased honorarium for booth level officers (BLOs) and the additional payment approved for the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.In a statement, the poll body said it had informed an All India Trinamool Congress…
NEW DELHI: India has affirmed its solidarity with Sri Lanka during the crisis created amid Cyclone Ditwah as it continued efforts to save lives and deliver urgent relief. Under Operation Sagar Bandhu, Chetak helicopters deployed from INS Vikrant carried out search and rescue sorties across Sri Lanka during the weekend, assisting the affected.A video released…
Step into a cafe, stroll across a college campus, wander through a mall corridor, or glance around an office floor — and one thing hits you: a uniform look. Clean-aesthetic tees, minimalist sneakers, matching water bottles, tote bags, neutral-toned gym outfits, skincare pouches, desk essentials — it’s as if everyone’s pulled straight from the same…
NEW DELHI: Indian operators of the world’s highest selling single aisle Airbus A320 family planes — IndiGo, Air India and AI Express — have completed the software update on affected fleet in just over a day. They informed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) early Sunday morning that 323 have got the required “downgrade”…
Screenshot from viral video (Image/Instagram) NEW DELHI: A video shared by an Indian social media user has gone viral after showing a busy street in Amsterdam filled with litter, prompting a debate on civic sense and global cleanliness standards.The clip, posted by Rahul Mahajan on Tuesday, shows garbage scattered across Amsterdam Central. The post was…
NEW DELHI: The southern part of India is on high alert after Cyclone Ditwah killed at least 159 in Sri Lanka. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a yellow alert for multiple districts in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, including Chennai, cautioning that light to moderate rain with thunderstorms and lightning may occur.The IMD…
NEW DELHI: Maulana Mahmood Madani has sparked fresh controversy with his remarks on the Supreme Court’s handling of the Babri Masjid and triple talaq cases, as well as his comments on ‘jihad’ and ‘ghar wapsi’. His statements have sharply divided the political landscape, drawing criticism from the BJP and even differing views from within the…
