- Ranchi
The khaki half-pants traditionally worn by RSS swayamsevaks are on the way out, with the Sangh leaning towards trousers
- New Delhi
After spending the last 15-plus years in foreign climes, gangster Sadashiv Nikalje aka Chhota Rajan is demanding toast with vegemite in CBI custody
- Chandigarh
Haryana govt drops chargesheet against IAS officer Ashok Khemka for “exceeding his jurisdiction” in the DLF-Robert Vadra land deal
- Tehran
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei clarifies that Iran’s oft-repeated slogan, ‘Death to America’, only means death to US policies and arrogance, not death to Americans per se
- London
An Indian business-actor lobby mounting a legal challenge against Queen Elizabeth II demanding the return of the 105-carat Kohinoor
- Chennai
K. Prithika Yashini, 25, daughter of a driver-father and tailor-mother, is India’s first transgender police officer
- Panjim
Nachom-ia Kumpasar, a Konkani musical, bagging three prizes at the Milan int’l film fest

























