Lucknow: A 24-year-old man brutally attacked his seven-month pregnant wife with a baanka (sharp-edged weapon), killing her on the spot. The attacker also injured his mother when she tried to intervene. Locals overpowered the accused and handed him over to the police.The accused, Ankur Lodhi , was living in a rented house in Dasouli village,…
NEW DELHI: Pope Leo XIV blessed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 75th birthday during a Papal Audience at St Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Wednesday. The Pope prayed for Modi’s good health and long life as around 30,000 people gathered for the weekly event.The Papal Audience is a special gathering where the Pope…
India’s fundamental growth story remains strong, but the stock market volatility has been particularly significant this year. (AI image) The US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell-led Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) cut rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday. The rate cut was on expected lines, and came amidst rising pressure from US President Donald…
Late actor Sridevi’s niece, actor Maheswari, recently appeared on Jagapathi Babu’s Zee5 show Jayammu Nischayammu Raa alongside Meena and Simran. During the episode, she opened up about once having a crush on Ajith Kumar while working with him for over a year, only to be left heartbroken when he regarded her as a younger sister….
Umpire Ruchira Palliyaguruge was hit on the ear from a Pakistan throw (Screengrabs/SonyLIV) Play was briefly halted in Dubai on Wednesday after on-field umpire Ruchira Palliyaguruge was struck on the ear by a throw during the Asia Cup Group A clash between Pakistan and the UAE. The incident occurred in the sixth over of UAE’s…
SRINAGAR: Kashmiri pop singer Qazi Touqeer’s much-publicised “Tachar Show” was cancelled after authorities withheld clearance, leaving the 2005 winner of a nationwide music reality show and his crew devastated.Touqeer said Wednesday he would not blame anyone but called the cancellation a blow to art and culture in Kashmir. “My fellow musicians, including Arav Bhatt from…
JAMMU: Residents of a Bobiya, a forward village near the international border in Hiranagar sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, found a rusty mortar shell in an open field on Wednesday and alerted local police.Cops rushed to the spot, cordoned off the area and informed the Bomb Disposal Squad, which sent a team to…
Some of the world’s biggest stars, including Oscar-winners Billie Eilish, Cillian Murphy, Joaquin Phoenix, Brian Cox and many other Hollywood stars have come together in a show of solidarity and support for the campaign, ‘Together for Palestine’. In a video posted online, the star-studded line-up, including actors, singers, comedians, poets and authors have lent their…
Supreme Court; women officers (PTI file photos) NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday criticised the ‘arbitrariness’ in how short service commission (SSC) women officers are assessed for permanent commission (PC) in the army compared to male officers.The bench of Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan and N Kotiswar Singh questioned why women and men are evaluated…
NEW DELHI: In a move to ensure quality project execution and reduce delays, NHAI has tightened the norms to check “unathorised” subcontracting of works by main highway builders. It has said that any “unauthorised sub-contracting and subcontracting beyond permissible limits will be classified as ‘undesirable practice’ and thereby attracting penalties on par with fraudulent practices”.The…
