A man from Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district has finally returned home, nearly five years after going missing, but in a mentally unstable state following his time in a Pakistani jail, officials said on Friday.The 45-year-old Suraj Pal, a resident of Akrampur Sultan Khera village in the Sadar Kotwali area, disappeared on 27 October 2020. His…
Neeraj Chopra in action in the Zurich Diamond League (via Getty Images) New Delhi: Simply speaking, it wasn’t Neeraj Chopra’s night in Zurich. India’s Olympic and world champion was off-colour, under-pressure and inconsistent during his fourth Diamond League Finals appearance on late Thursday, where the 27-year-old javelin ace was looking to reclaim the title he…
NEW DELHI: India is ready to advance bilateral relations from a strategic and long-term perspective based on mutual respect, mutual interest, and mutual sensitivity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday. PM Modi, who is in Japan for a two-day visit, will be traveling to China’s Tianjin to take part in the SCO Summit. The…
BENGALURU: A pregnant software engineer, who has a nearly two-year-old son, was found hanging in her BTM Layout I Stage residence late Tuesday night. Police did not find any death note in the house.P Shilpa’s mother, B Sharada, filed a complaint with Suddaguntepalya police, accusing her son-in-law, Praveen, and his mother, Shantavva, of abetting her…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday escalated its battle with the Election Commission, claiming that a Right to Information (RTI) response has exposed “serious contradictions” in the poll body’s stance over the ongoing row over recently conducted special intensive revision (SIR) in poll-bound Bihar.Taking to X, the Congress asserted that its RTI query revealed “no…
Janhvi Kapoor, who is currently promoting her film ‘Param Sundari’ with co-star Sidharth Malhotra, shared some fascinating insights into her personal life. The actress revealed her go-to strategy for warding off unwanted advances. Her confession has now gone viral. Here’s what she said. Unwanted Advances? Janhvi Kapoor reveals her go-to ‘I’m married’ excuse In a…
India’s GDP growth (AI image) India’s GDP grew at a robust 7.8% for the first quarter of the current financial year 2025-26, beating estimates by over a full per cent. RBI had estimated that the GDP grew at 6.5% in Q1 FY26, and most economists had projected a 6.7% number.India is the world’s fastest growing…
‘Param Sundari’ released today, August 29 in theatres and it has a slow start in the morning shows. With Ganesh Chaturthi going on, along with rains in full swing, it’s rare that people will venture out to watch a film. Thus, the film had a slow start in the morning shows. But just as the…
KCET round 2 provisional seat allotment 2025: The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) released the Round 2 KCET 2025 provisional seat allotment results on Friday, August 29, 2025. Candidates participating in the second phase of counselling can now check and download their allotment status through the official portal cetonline.karnataka.gov.in. KEA has confirmed that the final seat…
The rupee on Friday tumbled past the 88-per-dollar mark for the first time, finishing the day at an all-time closing low of 88.19 (provisional). The sharp fall of 61 paise came amid escalating trade frictions with the US, month-end dollar demand and sustained foreign fund withdrawals.Dealers said the currency was under continuous stress after Washington…
