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International fans go gaga over new Ramayana trailer featuring Ranbir Kapoor and Yash's grand face off as Lord Rama and Ravana: ‘Avatar-level movie’ | Bollywood
Delhi protest LIVE: Dipke urges political parties, youth, farmer unions, student bodies to join ‘Tiranga March’ tomorrow | Hindustan Times
Wife Of Medical Shop Owner Who Shot Punjab Anti-Drug Activist Arrested
Andhra Pradesh files SLP in Supreme Court challenging HC judgment on BC quota in local body elections
Rahul Gandhi urges President to reconsider Dushyant Gautam’s appointment as Governor over pending CBI probe
Anti-CEC protest LIVE | Can facilitate tricolour-waving by select group at 'suitable place', Delhi Police say ahead of CJP's 'Tiranga' protest
Politics
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Kerala Congress faces fresh fault lines as senior leaders voice dissent
T.N. govt. to sell parboiled rice at ₹30 per kg through 260 Amudham, cooperative stores: Minister
"Rahul Gandhi Thinks Mobocracy Is The Way": Smriti Irani To NDTV
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Sports
MorePunam Raut, part of India's 2017 World Cup final run, retires from international cricket
Punam Raut retires from international cricket
KZNCU to launch 'thorough internal review' into poor attendance in Durban Test
Rohit Sharma's 5th T20I century and two super overs: A look at what happened when India last played in Be
Entertainment
MoreInternational fans go gaga over new Ramayana trailer featuring Ranbir Kapoor and Yash's grand face off as Lord Rama and Ravana: ‘Avatar-level movie’ | Bollywood
Ramayana English Trailer: Yash's 'Fire And Fury' Clashes With Ranbir Kapoor's 'Perfect Man'
Nushrratt Bharuccha Discharged From Hospital After Successful Spine Surgery
Dhurandhar’ actress Sara Arjun in talks for Ram Charan and Sukumar’s ‘RC17’- Report
Health
High-Fiber Diet vs. Metformin: Surprising Trial Results
Microplastics in water aren’t inert and make damaging chemicals on their own
Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to new province bordering Central African Republic
Large study finds no link between ultra-processed food and colorectal cancer
Science
Astronomers discover the 1st ever green star, a cosmic zombie just in time for Halloween
Land shortage cripples Agriculture Ministry’s weather network rollout
APPCB member secretary reviews pollution control measures at pharma units in Srikakulam district
VSU V-C earns global recognition in ‘World’s Top 2% Scientists’ list
Education
Remove encroachment to ensure right of way for students: Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights
Assam University assistant professor booked for molesting woman researcher in Bengaluru: Police
Thieves break into Ambala government school twice, steal gas cylinders, food supplies, utensils
Delhi class 12 student stabbed to death outside school over uniform shoes; 5 held
World
Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes Indonesia's Sumbawa region, GFZ says
US Weighs Dropping 'Mother Of All Bombs' On Iran: Report
North Korea says it conducted intermediate-range strategic missile drill
Netanyahu’s rival vows to end Hamas rule within 18 months if elected
Lifestyle
How museums across the world are becoming unexpected wellness destinations
Agoda and Emerging Travel Group Enter Strategic Partnership
She notices what others miss and trusts few people: 5 traits that reveal the deeper side of a woman's personality, according to psychology
Shilpa Shetty Embraces Maximalist Fashion In A Bejewelled Corset Belt Worth Rs 45,000
Explainer, 2 min read
How to check a viral WhatsApp forward before you share it
Seven quick checks — from reverse image search to reading the date — that catch most fake forwards in under five minutes.
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Lost money to an online fraud? What to do in the first hour
Speed matters. The order in which to call 1930, block your bank access and save the evidence.
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Repo rate explained: how an RBI decision reaches your home-loan EMI
The Monetary Policy Committee changes one number. Here is how it travels to your bank, your loan and your fixed deposit.
Explainer, 1 min read
How a Lok Sabha election works, from nomination to counting day
543 seats, one vote each, and a long chain of checks in between. A step-by-step guide.
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