Probal Ray Choudhury, professor of culture education, on the tradition of Durga Puja.

Vasant More had unsuccessfully contested the Pune seat in the recently concluded Lok Sabha election on a VBA ticket after quitting the MNS

The best practices of tribal communities highlighted at the forum included the production of local seeds, water conservation at source, use of animals in agriculture, checking soil erosion through mixed cropping, and the use of uncultivated food for nutritional security

The train movement on the track remained hindered for nearly three hours

Senior doctors and faculty members joined the protests at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a female post-graduate trainee doctor was sexually assaulted and murdered on August 9

The Indian athletics team will now have 30 members; the track and field competitions will begin on August 1

The showpiece is spread over two days for the first time and the field features top athletes from all continents, including an unprecedented number of Olympic medal winners, who will be vying for the top honours in 32 disciplines.

Having won many medals in the 200m sprint and 100m hurdles, Unnathi’s move to the 400m hurdles — considered the toughest in track and field — has been encouraged by her father and coach Aiyappa

Saud Shakeel missed out on a hundred but Salman Agha smashed a brisk 79 not out to propel Pakistan to a commanding 515 for eight at tea on the second day of the contest on Tuesday.

Joe Root and Harry Brook's centuries powered England's strong reply on Day 3 of the first Test in Multan.

IMAGES from Day 3 of the 2nd Test played between Pakistan and England in Multan, on Thursday.

India were still staring at a daunting challenge despite a much more assured performance in their second innings, trailing by 125 runs at the close with Sarfaraz Khan on 70 not out after Virat Kohli fell for the same score on the day's final ball.

'Obviously, he's a guy who has scored 9,000-plus Test runs, which is pretty mind-blowing, but for us it was a huge wicket.'

India were in danger of suffering their first home test loss to New Zealand since 1988, despite Sarfaraz Khan's 150 and Rishabh Pant's 99, when the tourists bowled them out for 462 on the fourth day of their rain-interrupted series opener on Saturday.

IMAGES from Day 5 of the first Test played between India and New Zealand, in Bengaluru, on Sunday.

Jamie Smith smashed a counter-attacking 89 before England's bowlers made early inroads into the Pakistan line-up to drag the touring side back into the deciding third and final Test.

England skipper Jos Buttler hammered a superb 83 off 45 balls to steer his side to a seven-wicket victory in the second Twenty20 international against West Indies.

The bacterial infection, which often begins in childhood, is almost 10 times more prevalent than diabetes in the country and is a major cause of chronic gastritis, peptic ulcers and even stomach cancer, according to doctors

Gideon Saar had left Netanyahu's Likud party four years ago after accusing the prime minister of turning it into a "cult of personality"

Jaishankar met Blinken on Tuesday at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the US State Department.

Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4.75 per cent from 5 per cent

The German is set to become the third foreign manager to take charge of the England men's team

Thomas Tuchel taking charge of England shows that, increasingly, even the top countries in the sport are abandoning the long-held belief that the national team must be led by one of their own.

Bengaluru FC defeated Kerala Blasters 3-1 in the Indian Super League match

The market now awaits US Fed meeting minutes, CPI data, and the RBI policy decision, which could impact the rupee and gold prices

Our friend and colleague Catherine ZHOU kindly translated some introductory sections from Karen Christensen's  in-progress book Home Ecology. Versions of these tips were included in some of her previous books, and she is busy compiling and writing a new guide that will focus on preparing for climate change, but also deal with other issues close

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There were more than 15 delays, and six flights diverted

The drive will entail establishing special ‘May I Help You’ counters manned by railway staff near ticket booking counters

In contrast to regular Ashwamedha buses, the AC version will be smaller, fully air-conditioned, and equipped with comfortable seating, and amenities like charging ports 

The workshop is aimed at promoting innovation and technical expertise

It added that from November 13 to 15, fairly widespread with light to moderate rainfall is very likely to occur over south interior Karnataka and coastal Karnataka

Saha’s fifty quashes hopes of a comeback by the hosts; Smaran, Shreyas and Manish take their side to safety after a shaky start; Mayank puts the onus on the batters to iron out their flaws

Coco Gauff has won the WTA Finals for the first time by rallying to beat Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the final in Riyadh

Lineker, who is the BBC’s highest-paid employee, was briefly taken off air after comparing the language used to launch a British government asylum policy to the rhetoric of Nazi-era Germany on social media.

McSweeney was drafted into the Australia squad after a slew of impressive performances in the Sheffield Shield tournament and in the recent ‘A’ series against India

India have opted for a largely untested pace attack for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with rookies such as Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Prasidh Krishna backing senior pros Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.

CDS is evolving strategies for research and financial self-sufficiency while maintaining original mandate, exploring new programmes and training opportunities.

Dumping of Chinese tyres, new axle norms, switch to BS VI norms and move to electric vehicles are issues of concern

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