The GST on personal grooming, fitness, and wellness services came down from 18% to 5% on September 22, but rather than seeing lower prices, customers across the country are facing 10%-20% hikes at salons, gyms, yoga studios, and fitness centres.The price hike comes as businesses are now forced to bear the full cost of taxes…
Vidya Balan is set to make her Tamil debut in ‘Jailer 2’ opposite Rajinikanth. She plays Mithun Chakraborty’s daughter in this action-comedy directed by Nelson Dilipkumar. Filming is underway in Chennai and Goa. The film releases on June 12, 2026, marking a notable reunion for Rajinikanth and Mithun fans. Vidya Balan, who has earned acclaim…
Dalal Street made notable gains last week, as the combined market capitalisation of seven of the country’s ten most valued companies surged by Rs 1,55,710.74 crore in a holiday-shortened trading week.The BSE Sensex advanced 259.69 points, or 0.30%, last week, with the benchmark hitting a 52-week high of 85,290.06 on Thursday.Reliance Industries and Tata Consultancy…
IIT Kharagpur to admit students for Olympiad and sports achievements from 2026 For a long time, cracking the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced has been the main way to get into India’s top engineering schools, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). But IIT Kharagpur is about to change that. From the 2026 academic session, students…
Mumbai’s Ajinkya Rahane plays a shot on day one of a Ranji Trophy cricket match between Mumbai and Chhattisgarh, at Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy BKC, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo) (PTI10_25_2025_000275A) Mumbai: Once a prolific scorer, Ajinkya Rahane’s runs had dried up over the past couple of seasons. On Saturday, with Mumbai in a precarious situation,…
A CCTV footage shows Shiva Shankar at a petrol bunk. Shankar (on bike) died after ramming a road divider TIRUPATI: Contrary to initial police assessments that the Hyderabad-Bengaluru bus fire that killed 19 passengers started when the Kaveri Travels bus rammed a two-wheeler near Chinna Tekuru village on the outskirts of Kurnool, leading to the…
Kapil Mishra (left) Arvind Kejriwal (ANI) NEW DLEHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday hit back at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over allegations of pollution in the Yamuna, asserting that it had “never claimed the river was clean or its water drinkable,” even as the opposition stepped up attacks ahead of Chhath Puja…
RRB NTPC UG result 2025: The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is expected to release the RRB NTPC UG (Non-Technical Popular Categories-Undergraduate) result 2025 on the official website. Candidates can visit the official website to download the RRB NTPC result once it is released. The written examination for the RRB NTPC UG positions was conducted over…
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi reacts after scoring a goal during the first half of an MLS soccer match against Atlanta United, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Kochi: Football fans in India were in for a rude shock on Saturday, when close on the heels of Cristiano Ronaldo no-show…
The anticipation surrounding Alia Bhatt‘s upcoming spy film ‘Alpha’, hit a new high over the weekend, with rumours rife that Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan may just make cameos in the film. Shah Rukh Khan to make a cameo in Alpha? The film that marks the YRF Spy Universe’s first female-led espionage drama, is…
