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Structural consultant, contractor arrested after Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse in Maharashtra

CM Shinde has said that the state govt is deciding on a 'war footing' for reconstruction of the statue, which collapsed earlier this week.

8 months after inauguration, 35-foot statue of Shivaji Maharaj collapses in Maharashtra fort

While the exact cause is yet to be determined, the statue in Sindhudurg’s Rajkot Fort fell after two days of 'heavy rains and gusty winds'.

Bangladesh has an old problem with statues. Islamists find it to be an eyesore

In 2017, there was a controversy over the statue of the Lady Justice placed in Bangladesh's Supreme Court. It was removed after religious hardliners objected to it.

‘Deplorable:’ India on defacement of Gandhi statue in Italy, day before Modi’s visit for G7 summit

Gandhi statue in Italian city of Brindisi was vandalised hours after its inauguration Wednesday.

India & Canadian envoy condemn ‘Khalistan zindabad’ graffiti on Hindu temple in Toronto

The gates of BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Toronto, one of the largest temples in Canada, were spray-painted with the words 'Khalistan zindabad' & 'Hindustan murdabad'.

Soldier statue in Pakistan removed. Some say it was Hari Singh, others don’t even name it

Hari Singh was known to be the Sikh warrior the Afghans were scared of. Haripur in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where the statue was removed, was named after him.

Not just Indians, Pakistanis also angry at Maharaja Ranjit Singh statue vandals

Maharaja Ranjit Singh, also known as Sher-e-Punjab, is hailed and respected as one of the bravest warrior kings.

Wooden statue of US First Lady Melania Trump torched on 4 July in her Slovenia hometown

Earlier this year, a wooden statue of US President Donald Trump was also torched in Slovenia’s Moravce.

Facebook post claims TMC’s Muslim men smashed Vidyasagar bust, but it’s from Iraq

The original picture has nothing to do with the West Bengal violence, but is of ISIS militants destroying ancient Iraqi artifacts. 

Not just Vidyasagar College, even Bangalore University is grappling with statue unrest

Placing statues of Saraswati and Buddha side-by-side to quell a dispute has opened a Pandora’s box at Bangalore University.

On Camera

Shah Rukh Khan’s India is about love, not hate. Chak De! India to My Name Is Khan

This year, Jawan and The Kerala Story both won National Awards. The irony was impossible to miss. One critiqued the system, the other endorsed its narratives. The dichotomy says more about India’s cultural schizophrenia than any film review ever could.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.