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The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue, which was inaugurated on December 4, 2023, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, suddenly collapsed raising concerns over its making.

The Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) saga continues as dismissed mayor Alice Guo’s companions remain under the government’s custody. The Filipino authorities reported on August 22 that Guo’s sister, Sheila, and Katherine Cassandra Ong, who is tagged in the Porac, Pampanga POGO, were under Indonesia’s custody.

Every civilisation has expressed itself through art. Be it 40,000-year-old cave paintings or the modern ‘non-fungible tokens' (NFTs). Everyone who creates art is called an ‘artist.

Former actress Ayesha Takia experienced a lot of negativity online when she posted new clips on Instagram. Several netizens criticised her for allegedly going overboard with plastic surgeries and injectables.

Despite growing concerns for the safety of healthcare professionals, a woman junior doctor at Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS) in Tirupati was attacked by a patient, highlighting the ongoing challenges faced by doctors in India.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named a star-studded 15-member squad for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 starting October 3 in the UAE. Batter Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the team, while seasoned campaigners Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma are named on the list.

A new evaluation model to calculate the Class 12 board exam marks has been proposed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in which the performance of students from Class 9 to 11 will be included.

Russia launched about 200 missiles and drones at Ukraine Monday, killing seven people and striking energy facilities nationwide, Kyiv said. Power and water supply outages were reported in many areas.

Bangladesh Cricket Team players have come out in support of their veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who was charged with the alleged murder of a garment worker during the protests in the country on August 5.

As many as 25 members of a local church protested against the newly unveiled 90-foot bronze statue of Hindu god, Lord Hanuman, at the Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple in Sugar Land, roughly 35 km from Houston.

Students in West Bengal are marching to the Secretariat in Kolkata today, this in protest over the rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor in the state run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. They are demanding for the resignation of chief minister Mamata Banerjee.

Trigger warning: Some readers may find the details of this report disturbing. Discretion is advised Nicole Virzi, a 30-year-old PhD student in San Diego, California, could face the death penalty after she was accused of murdering her friend's six-week-old baby while babysitting him and injuring his twin brother.

What is love, or rather, 'where' is love? A fascinating new study has located where exactly love happens in our brains. More precisely, it has mapped how different types of love situations fire up different parts of the brain.

In a new study, scientists have suggested that advanced alien civilisations may have been migrating near miniature black holes to fulfil the energy needs of their home planets.

Looks like the Gallagher brothers are past their feuding days as Liam and Noel got together to announce new shows for their band for 2025. They announced that they plan a reunion and several shows in 2025.

One in eight people diagnosed with dementia may actually have liver disease, a study published in the American Journal of Medicine stated. The cognitive symptoms of dementia are similar to those caused by Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE), a condition caused by liver cirrhosis.

Things seem to be moving quickly in Ben Affleck’s world who was morose one second and is now looking livelier than ever before, ever since divorce news was confirmed by Jennifer Lopez.

Japan has slammed the first-ever incursion of a Chinese aircraft into its airspace by calling it "unacceptable" and a "serious violation" of its sovereignty. The incursion took place on Monday (Aug 26) for a two-minute period around 11:29 am (0229 GMT) near the uninhabited Danjo Islands, which prompted the Japanese authorities to scramble its fighter jets in the region.

Ride-hailing platform Uber has been fined 290 million euros ($324 million) in the Netherlands for sending the personal data of European taxi drivers to the United States in violation of EU rules, Dutch data protection watchdog DPA said on Monday.