March 30, 2024 07:13 am | Updated 07:14 am IST - MADHAVAPATNAM (KAKINADA DT) MADHAVAPATNAM (KAKINADA DT) The Sangeet Natak Akademi, India’s premier academy of music, dance and drama, has attempted to revive ancient theatre performance of leather puppetrythat is on the brink of extinction in the Godavari region of …...Read More

March 30, 2024 07:09 am | Updated 07:09 am IST - PUTTAPARTHI As Dalavai Sivamma immerses the goat hide in a vessel of boiling water, her son Durgesh uses a blade to scrape the surface of dried skin to remove the remnants of fur and ensure a smooth finish. Going …...Read More

Four workers died after inhaling toxic fumes following a gas leak at a chemical plant at Dahej in Gujarat's Bharuch district, police said on Sunday. The company said all four were given immediate medical care but could not be saved. It has announced Rs 30 lakh compensation to the relative …...Read More

Scotland's controversial new hate crime laws have come into force. The new measures aim to tackle the harm caused by hatred and prejudice but have come under fire from opponents who claim they could stifle free speech and be weaponised to "settle scores". The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) …...Read More

When Charles married Camilla, nearly eight years after the death of Princess Diana, they had been so publicly vilified that royal aides feared things may be thrown at them. So on 9 April 2005 - exactly 19 years ago today - they got married in a small, private civil ceremony …...Read More

"So, do we have a serial killer in the UK pushing people or drowning people in rivers, canals, lakes, etc?" a TikToker cheerfully asks, in a video that has attracted more than 300,000 views. She uses mainstream media reports of unconnected women found dead in the water across the country, …...Read More

Use of 5.6 million EVMs in the elections has saved thousands of tonnes of paper. The ongoing Lok Sabha polls is probably the 'hottest' election in India's history, thanks to the scorching heat. The elections, however, are definitely the most eco-friendly elections that have been ever held in the world's …...Read More

Praneeth Rao revealed that phones of dissidents within ruling party were also tapped. (File) Phones of about 1,200 people, including political rivals, their family members and supporters, judges, journalists, and business persons were tapped by a special team in Telangana's Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) under the previous BRS government, according …...Read More

Washing cars with hose, using domestic water for commercial purposes and overflowing water tanks in Delhi will attract a Rs 2,000 fine as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government takes urgent steps to tackle a water crisis in the national capital as it reels under a scorching summer. Delhi minister …...Read More

Two hours after Delhi recorded the country's highest-ever temperature at 52.3 degrees Celsius, the national capital received showers this afternoon, bringing some respite from the extreme heat. Delhi has been reeling under severe heatwave conditions over the past few days. While the maximum temperature has been hovering around the 50 …...Read More