The idea of universal museum sounds good. But artefacts are best preserved when returned to communities which have an ownership claim. read more

Actor Esha Gupta erroneously tweeted out a Republic Day greeting on the occasion of Independence Day, and promptly got trolled. “Didi, Parade ka wait mat karna TV chalu karke,” one person wrote. read more

A Delhi-based petitioner, Manjeet Singh Chugh, claimed that such human errors showed that the notifications issued by the Delhi Police “are not read and checked by the senior officers”. read more

Forces of both sides have been following the tradition of exchanging sweets and gifts on festivals such as Diwali and Eid, as well as on Independence Day and Republic Day functions of the two neighboring countries. read more

Traditionally, on the occasion of Eid, Pakistan Rangers offers us sweets and we reciprocate. Tomorrow, we will wait for rangers’ gesture and then respond accordingly. read more

Deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma, who is also the state minister for higher and secondary education, said the draft ordinance announced on Tuesday, promoted unity and integrity. read more

KCR reminded that the state formation day was being held on June 2, which is supposed to be a hot day. “There is a possibility of heat wave on that day and schools have holidays,” he said. read more

Padma Awards: As many as 112 ‘inspiring’ personalities were selected for this year’s Padma awards and their names were announced on the eve of Republic Day this year. read more

The state has three dry days but the excise department has now allowed serving liquor after 5pm on Republic Day and Independence Day. read more

A Muslim teacher in Bihar’s Katihar district was beaten up by locals after he refused to say ‘Vande Mataram’ following the flag-hoisting ceremony on Republic Day. The video of locals thrashing the primary school teacher, identified as Afzal Hussain,... read more

Badminton’s poster couple, Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap feels that Olympic sports in India are growing. They also want a system to be in place to make sure more retired athletes are given opportunity to train the upcoming players. read more

Manoj talks to us about the difficult 25-year journey in Bollywood so far, and his wife who keeps him grounded. read more

A senior Nagpur (rural) police official said constable Pramod Walke had been suspended for indiscipline for his note-showering act which took place at a Republic Day cultural programme in a zilla parishad school in Nand village in the district’s Bhivapur... read more

The Indian mission sent a ‘note verbale’ to the Foreign Office and is set to raise the issue at various levels in the near future. The incident occurred after India had informed British security officials of the possibility of it happening on January... read more

The police said the boy’s father had died six years back while his sister is physically challenged, besides his older brother contesting a divorce case against his estranged wife. They said the boy’s family conditions led them to let him off with a ... read more