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PM Modi greets people of six states on foundation day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered greetings to residents of multiple Indian states on their foundation days, emphasizing their cultural significance. He acknowledged the contributions of people in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Keralam. Modi expressed hope that the coming years would bring prosperity and new opportunities for…

The Economic Times · 14h ago

India's Wildlife Parks Reopen: Which Reserves Open First and What to Expect

The forest that greets you in the first week of October at Kanha or Tadoba is not the same forest that closed in June. Four months of rain have done something to it. The grass stands shoulder-high in the meadows, the waterholes are full and ringed with fresh pugmarks, and…

Times Life · 18h ago

Hardeep Singh Puri files nomination as BJP candidate for Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha by-election

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has officially filed his nomination for the upcoming Rajya Sabha by-election. The BJP Central Election Committee approved his candidature for the upper house seat in Madhya Pradesh. This by-election was called following the resignation of former Union Minister L. Murugan, which created the vacancy. The…

The Economic Times · Oct 31

The 64 Yogini Temples: Why They Were Built Round and Open to the Sky

Most temples in India reach upward. The shikhara climbs, the gopuram stacks tier on tier, and the sanctum inside grows deliberately dark, a cave of concentrated presence. The Chausath Yogini temples do the opposite. Their walls are circular. Their roofs do not exist. The sky is the ceiling, and that…

Times Life · Oct 28

Kota: JEE aspirant found hanging in PG room; another student's death triggers allegations of negligence

Two separate incidents involving student deaths in Kota have raised significant concerns about health and safety. A 16-year-old student from Madhya Pradesh was found hanging in a paying guest room. Meanwhile, a 19-year-old NEET aspirant from Bihar was discovered unconscious in his hostel bathroom. Family members expressed suspicions of negligence…

The Economic Times · Oct 26

1956 proposed, 2026 realised: Train reaches Birbal’s birthplace Sidhi for the first time since Independence

A train reached the Rampur Naikin-Churhat area of Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district, birthplace of one of Akbar's Navratnas, Bribal, for the first time since Independence on October 24. The milestone follows the inauguration of two railway sections covering 118 km and advances the 541-km Lalitpur-Singrauli railway project, first proposed in…

The Economic Times · Oct 26

5 Reasons an Ambulance in India Arrives Later Than Your Own Car

When a family member collapses at home, the instinct is to call 108 and wait. In most Indian cities, that wait will outlast the drive you could have made yourself. A 2021 analysis by the Indian Journal of Emergency Medicine found median ambulance response times in urban India ranging from…

Times Life · Oct 26

The Lesser Florican's Monsoon Leap: Why Uncut Grass Decides Everything

The male Lesser Florican weighs less than 700 grams. During the monsoon months, he throws himself two to three metres straight into the air, folds his wings in a flash of black and white, and drops back into the grass, sometimes more than 500 times a day. No other bustard…

Times Life · Oct 25

Wai, Pollachi and Chanderi: What Film Locations Actually Look Like

A film location is a promise the movie makes on the town's behalf, and the town rarely agreed to the terms. Wai looks luminous in the rain sequence. Pollachi looks eternal in the golden-hour wide shot. Chanderi looks like a city that stopped mid-sentence in the fifteenth century. None of…

Times Life · Oct 25

Ashwini Vaishnaw and MP CM inaugurate two rail sections spanning 118 km, connecting Sidhi district to the railway network for the first time since Independence, through 53-km Satna–Devendranagar and 65-km Rewa–Churhat lines

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated two new rail sections on Saturday. These new connections between Satna-Devendranagar and Rewa-Churhat will improve regional transportation. A new passenger train service was also launched to facilitate travel in the Vindhya region. Ongoing railway projects with significant investment…

The Economic Times · Oct 24