Image Used For Representational Purpose Only SRINAGAR: As Jammu and Kashmir’s total fertility rate (TFR) has fallen to 1.5, well below the replacement level of 2.1, the decline is being viewed by some outside J&K as a significant social and public health indicator.Political leaders and health professionals in J&K have described the trend as alarming,…
4 min readUpdated: Aug 14, 2026 12:01 PM IST For Riddhi Thakkar’s family, the grief of losing their 24-year-old daughter in a road accident in Chhattisgarh has been compounded by a question they cannot yet answer — why was she riding a motorcycle that was different from the one she had taken from Mumbai? Riddhi Thakkar, a…
A 62-year-old Nihang Sikh man, Jaspal Singh, has been arrested for attacking Sukhbir Singh Badal NANDED: The first photo of the man accused of attacking Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal with a kirpan inside a gurdwara in Maharashtra’s Nanded has emerged after police took him into custody.The accused has been identified as 62-year-old…
4 min readNew DelhiAug 14, 2026 10:59 AM IST The nilgai, India’s largest antelope, is a familiar sight across parts of the Indian subcontinent. But thousands of kilometres away, the same animal has become an ecological concern. A recent Business Today report details how nilgai introduced to Texas nearly a century ago eventually established feral…
US launches birth tourism crackdown The US State Department has set up a new Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force to identify and act against foreign nationals suspected of travelling to the US primarily to give birth, saying it has already revoked more than 600 visas as part of the crackdown.Announcing the task force on Aug…
3 min readNew DelhiAug 14, 2026 09:39 AM IST If you are planning to upgrade your television or buy a new iPhone, this could be the right time. Ahead of Independence Day, Croma is offering discounts and additional benefits across a wide range of home appliances, consumer electronics and gadgets. The sale is running until…
Kushal Tandon could join Roadies Season 21 as a gang leader after making a strong impact with his recent reality-show stint on Alliance. After making headlines with his stint on the reality show Alliance, Kushal Tandon could be heading to another popular reality format. We have learnt that the Barsatein – Mausam Pyaar Ka actor…
6 min readUpdated: Aug 14, 2026 08:15 AM IST The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the country’s apex food regulator for not implementing a front-of-pack warning label in the months since its previous direction in February. “Are you taking the court for a toss? …. Will you do it on your own or should…
Abhijeet Dipke and Chief Justice of India Surya Kant NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Thursday reacted to the Bar Council of India’s decision to halt the enrolment of 2026 graduates from NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, until further orders.Sharing a post on X referencing the BCI directive, Dipke wrote, “What…
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) had warned the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) eight years ago that the Kurla hillside which collapsed on Wednesday, killing eight people, was likely to give way, and listed protective works that were never carried out, government records show. Documents reviewed by The Indian Express show the GSI had sought…
