It is commonplace to look at heritage in terms of beautiful buildings, palaces, forts and monuments, artifacts or colourful dances and cultural celebrations.
For generations, countries of northern and western Europe were seen as places where summer meant pleasant sunshine rather than a struggle for survival.
When India’s Delimitation Commission next convenes, it will inherit a task that no commission has faced in fifty years: the freedom to actually change how many parliamentary seats each state sends to the Lok Sabha.
The rescue of a dozen workers from an industrial unit in western Uttar Pradesh is more than another criminal investigation.
An old video purportedly showing murder accused Siya Goyal at a pub has resurfaced online, even as Pune Police continue investigating the alleged killing of businessman Ketan Agarwal.
Relentless monsoon rain has disrupted transport, flooded roads and claimed four lives across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region as the IMD issues a Red Alert warning of more extremely heavy rainfall.
Five nannies have been booked after videos allegedly showed toddlers being abused at a crèche inside an IT company campus in Bengaluru. Police have seized CCTV footage and launched an investigation.
The action was taken after people raised allegations that the GRP did not initiate prompt legal action against the man, who was detained in an alleged theft attempt and rather allowed him to leave.
"If we look at the success rates, we may notice that the medium of instruction is not an important factor in learning," West Bengal Education Minister Dipak Barman said in a freewheeling conversation with The Statesman.
The NIA made these claims recently while filing a charge sheet against 11 individuals in a case at its Special Court in Guwahati.
The complaint mentioned that around 200 feet of the playground's boundary wall, along with an iron gate and grills belonging to the civic body, were demolished.
Sources said the BJP plans to gather signatures after the second phase of the Budget session begins on July 17 and subsequently file nominations.
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Pravesh Wahi is the Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and is recognised as an experienced public representative and administrator in Delhi's local governance system.
There are few rivers in the world that define a city as completely as the Danube defines Budapest.
In an age of shrinking attention spans and algorithm- driven playlists, four Indian musicians chose endurance over instant applause, immersion over interruption.
Calling upon doctors to uphold the highest standards of professionalism, integrity and empathy, Executive Director of AIIMS Bhubaneswar Dr. Ashutosh Biswas lauded the medical fraternity for its tireless contribution to delivering compassionate, ethical and evidence-based healthcare while extending greetings on the occasion of National Doctors' Day.
The Indian Navy has already invested heavily in indigenous warship design through Project 17A, under which several Nilgiri-class stealth frigates are under construction.
'Operation Amistad' was launched by India to support Venezuela after devastating twin earthquakes of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 on June 24.
The shipments were handed over to officials from the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata as well as the Assistant High Commission of Bangladesh in Agartala.
Delhi-NCR's premium residential market continued to outperform the broader housing sector in the first quarter of 2026, with housing sales rising 30 per cent year-on-year.
Speaking at the AGM, Chandrasekaran highlighted Tata Steel's expansion strategy, saying that the recent commissioning of Phase II at the Kalinganagar plant has increased Tata Steel's total capacity to 26.1 MTPA.
The Centre has notified the EPF Scheme 2026, introducing a mandatory 25 per cent balance requirement for partial withdrawals, expanding eligible withdrawal purposes and outlining upcoming UPI and WhatsApp-based EPFO services.
GAIL (India) Limited has appointed SK Sinha as its Director (Finance). He previously served as Executive Director (Finance & Accounts) and has over three decades of experience in the oil and gas sector.
The voiceover was called the cringiest in living memory. The women were called props. And the director being a woman made the whole thing harder to defend, not easier.
The settlement came in May. No money changed hands. Now Blake Lively is back in court asking Justin Baldoni to pay her $8 million for the cost of fighting him.
Senior artists told him he belonged on the wedding circuit. He did not argue. He stopped doing weddings and started booking his own concerts instead.
Ten years have passed since the split. Brad Pitt has been with someone since 2022. Angelina Jolie just confirmed she has not been with anyone since the divorce.
Australia wicketkeeper-batter Beth Mooney believes the team's strength lies in its all-round depth, crediting consistent contributions from across the squad for powering the six-time champions into a record eighth ICC Women's T20 World Cup final.
As excitement continues to grow around teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, former South Africa batter Daryll Cullinan has urged Indian cricket to protect the 15-year-old from the pressures of early fame, saying the youngster should be allowed to enjoy his childhood before being fast-tracked into international cricket.
India’s white-ball tour of Bangladesh appears to have moved a step closer to becoming a reality after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) invited bids for the television and digital media rights of the series, even though the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is yet to officially confirm the tour.
Banned from the Indian Premier League until the 2028 season, Harry Brook has insisted he has no regrets about skipping the cash-rich franchise league, saying his only priority is representing England as he also emerged as the leading contender to succeed Ben Stokes as the country's next Test captain.
The academic year for MBBS students will not be delayed as the results of the re-National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) will be announced by July 20, a senior official at the National Testing Agency (NTA) confirmed.
All over India there are hundreds of cities that have flourished on the banks of a river but there is no city south of the Himalayas which is as significant to Indian culture as is the northern Indian city of Allahabad set as it is on the banks of the Ganga,” writes Sunandan Roy Chowdhury, Publisher of Sampark , which published the delightful book called “Allahbad Afternoons” written by Prof (Dr Shefalika Ghosh Samaddar”.
Nikhil Deepak Thosre’s The Sacred Negotiation is an inter vention within an ongoing philosophical discourse on the crisis of meaning in late modernity.
Facing widespread criticism over a series of errors in the newly introduced school textbooks, the Odisha Government on Wednesday announced that it will replace the flawed books with revised, error-free editions for all students studying in Classes I to VIII.
India and Japan on Thursday unveiled an ambitious 16-point strategic roadmap aimed at significantly expanding cooperation in critical and emerging technologies, economic security, clean energy, mobility, pharmaceuticals and research, following high-level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during the latter's official visit to India.
Kerala Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan expressed dissatisfaction over the Adani Group’s announcement that Mediterranean Shipping Company will invest in Adani Vizhinjam Port Private Limited (AVPPL), the concessionaire and operating company of the Vizhinjam International Seaport.
After a delay of almost a week, the southwest monsoon made rapid progress overnight to enter Rajasthan and cover areas of the southeastern region of the state up to Tonk on Thursday.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said Delhi’s youth possess immense potential to bring major a change to governance if provided with the right platform, proper guidance and suitable opportunities.
The vessel berthed at Single Point Mooring-I (SPM-I) at 11.30 am, completing a challenging voyage that began after loading Basrah Medium and Basrah Heavy crude oil at Iraqi ports.
Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (UJVNL), the state's largest power generating body, announced on Thursday that it will strive to become one of the leading power producers in the country.
Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena MLA Aaditya Thackeray predicted on Thursday that Devendra Fadnavis will cease to be the Chief Minister of Maharashtra as he will be accommodated in the Union Cabinet soon.
The police have also sought the court's permission to conduct the polygraph tests on both Siya and her boyfriend Chetan.
Terming the citation of such fabricated precedents without verification as professional misconduct on the part of an advocate, a Bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe, in a judgment delivered on Thursday, said that judicial reliance on such material would amount to an equally serious lapse.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday sought responses from rival factions of the All India Trinamool Congress regarding competing claims about the party's organisational elections and authorised signatories, signalling the poll body's intervention in the internal dispute.
