January 2, 2026 07:11 AM IST First published on: Jan 2, 2026 at 07:10 AM IST One country, two Christmases. Scene one: Kolkata, West Bengal. The resident of Calcutta (no, we are not touchy about the name) looks up, and there is definitely a snatch of song, a swiftly moving nip in the air. Before...

A laboratory test has established that contaminated drinking water was responsible for a vomiting-diarrhoea outbreak in Indore, Madhya Pradesh’s commercial hub, leading to at least seven deaths and affecting over 1,400 people, officials said on Thursday. The outbreak, which emerged in the Bhagirathpura area, has raised concerns over the safety of the city’s water supply,...

Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has publicly backed Shubman Gill, linking the young batter’s rapid rise to a lesson he received early in his own international career from Rahul Dravid. Speaking on JioHotstar, Pathan recalled how Dravid prepared him for the demands of international cricket when he broke into the Indian team as a teenager....