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Reviews of the show, "Indian Matchmaking", have been polarized — sparking debates on patriarchy, colorism, gender stereotypes and regressive mentalities, and also bringing this centuries-old practice under a scanner.

At least 982 new cases of COVID- 19 and 38 more casualties were recorded in Maharashtra's Nagpur district on Wednesday, an official said. The detection of fresh cases has taken the tally to 78,012, while the toll reached 2,510, the official said.

Forty-seven more COVID-19 deaths were reported in Punjab on Wednesday, taking the toll in the state to 3,406, while 1,435 new cases pushed the infection tally to 1,13,886. Seven fatalities were reported in Hoshiarpur, six in Ludhiana, five each in Jalan...

Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded one more fatality linked to COVID-19 on Wednesday, pushing the district's death toll due to the pandemic to 53, official data showed. Also, 204 more people tested positive for the virus, taking the tally of ca...

National team head coach Igor Stimac on Wednesday said his players have been doing a good job with the possession-based style of football but need improvement in some areas. Speaking during an international virtual coaching conference organised by A...

Sixteen central and Delhi government departments and municipal corporations have utilised only 12 percent of recycled products made up of construction and demolition waste against the target set for the financial year 2020-21. These departments, includi...

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Wednesday felicitated government health workers for their continued dedication in treating COVID-19 patients, an official from Raj Bhavan here said. As per an official release, a representational felicitatio...

Alleging under reporting of COVID-19 deaths, Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah on Wednesday accused the BJP government in the state of trying to 'cover up' its gross mismanagement and negligence. In a series of tweets, the former...

The National Board of Wildlife, State Board of Wildlife, Oil India Ltd (OIL), General Manager, The Deputy Commissioner, Commissioner and Secretary, Central Pollution Control Board and State Pollution Control Board were also made parties in the case.

Madhav Godbole, who was Narasimha Rao’s home secretary, in December 1992 said he is “aghast” by the Babri Masjid demolition verdict acquitting LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti and other right-wing leaders.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the Hathras gang-rape victim was "earlier raped by some beasts" and then "the entire system raped her", after the woman's family alleged the police forced them to conduct her last rites in the dead of...

A total of 409 cases of crimes against foreigners including rape, murder and theft were lodged in 2019, down from 517 in 2018 and 492 the year before, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data.

These are the top stories we are covering this afternoon: Hathras rape victim cremated by UP police at 3am as family is forcibly kept away; verdict today in 28-year-old Babri Masjid demolition case; General Atlantic to invest Rs 3,675 crore in Reliance Re...

The total number of coronavirus cases mounted to 62,25,763, while the death toll climbed to 97,497 with 1,179 people succumbing to the disease in a day, the data updated at 8 am showed.

As many as 290 more people, including Rajya Sabha member Indu Goswami, tested positive for COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, taking the infection tally in the state to 14,748, while three fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 179. Goswami sai...

CBI judge SK Yadav on September 16 had directed all the 32 surviving accused to remain present in the court on the day of the judgment.