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.
The Delhi High Court ordered the removal of five allegedly defamatory posts targeting Raghav Chadha while refusing broader personality rights protection, holding that most of the disputed content amounted to political criticism rather than a violation of personality rights.
Pune Rural Police on Wednesday recreated the crime scene with accused Chetan Chaudhary at Lohagad Fort and conducted forensic gait analysis as part of the ongoing Ketan Agarwal murder investigation.
The CBI has secured two days' custody of suspended Haryana IAS officer Pradeep Kumar Dagar in the alleged IDFC First Bank-linked fund diversion case as investigators widen their probe into the suspected Rs 504-crore banking fraud involving multiple Haryana government departments.
At least eight people were killed and 21 injured after a sleeper bus travelling from Rishikesh to Indore collided with a trailer and caught fire on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan's Dausa district.
Eggs rained on the glass windows of the roadside party office at Kaliganj in Nadia where Mahua Moitra was seated.
"How can they be in such a state that their MLAs are frightened to get out of their houses fearing getting attacked with eggs?" Samik Bhattacharya questioned.
"I don't want any other woman going through such an ordeal," RG Kar victim’s mother Ratna Debnath said in an exclusive conversation with The Statesman.
"Preliminary information suggests that the incident may have occurred in the vicinity of an unauthorised naphtha theft point located in the plant vicinity," the company said in an official statement.
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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.
Russia carried out an overnight missile and drone strike on Kyiv, damaging residential buildings, sparking fires and injuring medical workers after Ukraine warned of a large-scale assault.
Qatar says US and Iranian negotiators made positive progress during indirect talks in Doha and agreed to continue discussions, while Tehran ruled out IAEA access to bombed nuclear sites and defended ongoing diplomacy.
Venezuela has announced seven days of national mourning after the death toll from the June 24 earthquakes climbed to 2,295. Rescue operations continue as thousands remain affected and temporary relief camps expand.
Donald Trump renewed his criticism of the US decision to transfer the Panama Canal to Panama, alleging China is seeking to gain control over the strategic waterway and vowing Washington would not allow it.
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.
In a push to invigorate the blue economy and transform Odisha into a leading shrimp-producing and exporting hub, the State Cabinet on Wednesday approved a comprehensive regulatory framework and operational guidelines for shrimp aquaculture, targeting a threefold increase in seafood exports to Rs 15,000 crore by 2036.
Nayara Energy has cut petrol prices by Rs 5 per litre and diesel prices by Rs 3 across its nationwide fuel station network after easing global crude oil prices. The reduction took effect from July 1.
The Centre has lowered aviation turbine fuel prices for domestic airlines by Rs 5 per litre and revised export duties on petrol, diesel and ATF from July 1, while leaving domestic fuel taxes unchanged.
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.
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.
The National Testing Agency has started evaluating NEET-UG 2026 re-examination answer sheets and is scrutinising over 10,000 objections to the provisional answer key before announcing the results.
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.
WhatsApp has clarified that its upcoming usernames feature will be optional and will include safeguards against impersonation and unwanted messages after the Centre asked Meta to pause the rollout in India.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s first official visit to India brings a major business and security agenda, with Japanese firms expected to announce agreements worth about $12.5 billion.
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.
Heavy overnight rain disrupted normal life across Mumbai, flooding roads and railway tracks as the IMD issued a red alert and forecast more intense rainfall over the coming days.
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.
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.
Russia carried out an overnight missile and drone strike on Kyiv, damaging residential buildings, sparking fires and injuring medical workers after Ukraine warned of a large-scale assault.
It is commonplace to look at heritage in terms of beautiful buildings, palaces, forts and monuments, artifacts or colourful dances and cultural celebrations.
