Paris: An Olympic medal inlaid with a chunk of the Eiffel Tower. How's that for a monumental prize? A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-August 11 Paris Games and Paralympics that follow.
Haldwani (Uttarakhand): Curfew was imposed here Thursday after local residents set vehicles on fire and hurled stones, injuring at least 60 people, over the demolition of an "illegally built" madrasa.
Benoni (South Africa): Tom Straker's six-wicket haul and Harry Dixon's fifty inspired Australia to a tense one-wicket victory over Pakistan in the semifinal here on Thursday, setting up their ICC Under-19 World Cup final against defending champions India.
Latur: A sub-inspector was suspended and eight constables were transferred for allegedly bringing a 'bokad' (male goat) to their police station and posing with it in Maharashtra's Latur district, an official said on Thursday.
Bengaluru: NSUI activists on Thursday smeared the nameplate of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with black paint at her office on Millers Road alleging injustice to Karnataka in the release of Central funds.
(Press Release): In a bid to foster innovation and technological prowess among students, Prestige International School unveiled its latest addition, the ATAL Tinkering Lab, on 8th February 2024 at the school campus today.
Chennai: The Madras high court, dismissing a petition filed by state BJP President K Annamalai on Thursday to quash the summons issued to him in a case, expressed the opinion that the psychological impact on an individual or a group must also be considered under the definition of hate speech.
Bengaluru: Independent Lok Sabha MP and actor Sumalatha Ambareesh on Thursday met BJP national president J P Nadda and party general secretary (organisation) B L Santhosh giving rise to speculations about her pitching for a BJP ticket.
Patna: Less than a month after he returned to the BJP-led NDA, a coalition he has quit twice in a decade, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday asserted his latest realignment was going to be "permanent" and would last "for ever".
Mumbai, Feb 8: Dozens of passengers pushed a train carriage away from the platform to free a man who had fallen into narrow gap between the train and platform in adjoining Navi Mumbai.
