Manohar Aich

Manohar Aich aka Pocket Hercules dies at 104: ‘Was inspiration for all’

June 06, 2016 8:24 am

From a coconut vendor at Sealdah station to world acclaim, it had been a long journey for the little big man. A journey with a dramatic beginning — in a military prison.

Pocket Hercules: Legend turns 100

March 16, 2012 1:29 am

A day before his centenary,Manohar Aich,Mr Universe in 1952,shows little signs of ageing

Second Indian Mr. Universe Manohar Aich Bids Good Bye At 104

June 06, 2016 8:21 pm

Gujarat SGST unearths Rs 52 crore unrecorded turnover in restaurant sector

September 27, 2025 23:40 IST

Rs 4.88 crore tax evasion uncovered in 7 major cities of Gujarat

IAS officer removed for ‘administrative reasons’, days after technical glitches at PM’s Rajasthan rally

Updated: September 27, 2025 23:37 IST

The 2009 batch officer did not respond to calls and messages seeking a comment, nor did the Department of Personnel share further details on the development

‘True symbol of power and victory’: Gujarat Minister appeals to organisers to play Op Sindoor garba tonight

September 27, 2025 23:34 IST

He requested everyone to join in creating a world record by playing the "garba on Operation Sindoor" across Gujarat at 11 pm on the seventh night of Navratri, September 28

Tamil Nadu: 38 dead in stampede at Vijay rally, toll could rise as injured fill hospitals

Updated: September 27, 2025 23:34 IST

Officials said chaos began shortly after 7.30 pm when supporters who had climbed a tree fell on the crowd below

Defacing ‘I Love Mohammad’ hoarding creates tension in Kutch’s Anjar, community leaders remove it voluntarily for peace

September 27, 2025 23:28 IST

SP says probe underway to find the person(s) who had defaced the billboard

Trump says he’ll send troops to Portland, Oregon, to handle ‘domestic terrorists’ 

Updated: September 27, 2025 23:25 IST

Earlier this month, Trump said living in Portland was “like living in hell” and signalled that he was considering sending in federal troops, as he has threatened in other cities including Chicago and Baltimore.

News Today Live Updates, 27 September | Trump says he’ll send troops to Portland, Oregon, to handle ‘domestic terrorists’ 

Updated: September 27, 2025 23:24 IST

Latest News Live Updates | Earlier this month, Trump said living in Portland was “like living in hell” and signalled that he was considering sending in federal troops, as he has threatened in other cities including Chicago and Baltimore.

Sri Lanka Super Over thriller a good ‘wake-up call’ for India ahead of Asia Cup final vs Pakistan, says Sunil Gavaskar

Updated: September 27, 2025 23:24 IST

Sunil Gavaskar says that it was good that India had been pushed to this extent before the final against Pakistan.

Student’s ‘suicide’ at Nalanda engineering college leads to clashes, FIR

Updated: September 27, 2025 23:24 IST

The victim, a second-year engineering student from Munger district, allegedly fell from the third floor of her college hostel. The death sparked protests on campus, where students clashed with the police.

Schoolgirl’s rape prompts protests in tribal-dominated SE Bangladesh hills, paramilitary called in

Updated: September 27, 2025 23:24 IST

Protesters, mostly belonging to majority Chakma ethnic minority group, demanded justice for the alleged gang rape of an eighth-grade schoolgirl in Khagrachhari district, one of the three hill districts of Chittagong Hill Tracts bordering India and Myanmar.