Lucknow: An elaborate security and administrative review to ensure the smooth execution of the Ayodhya Deepotsav 2025 was undertaken here on Friday. The four-day event, scheduled from Oct 17 to 20, aims to highlight the city’s cultural and spiritual legacy.Claiming that the district administration finalised detailed arrangements to manage crowd and VVIP movements, district magistrate…
Lokayukta raided four locations linked to ex-PWD chief engineer Govind Prasad Mehra, uncovering crores in cash, gold, silver, and property BHOPAL: The Lokayukta raided four sites linked to ex-PWD chief engineer Govind Prasad Mehra Thursday, uncovering cash, gold, silver, property papers, and investments worth crores.At his Bhopal flats, officials seized Rs 26 lakh in cash,…
Niti Aayog CEO B V R Subrahmanyam NEW DELHI: Goverment’s policy think tank Niti Aayog CEO B V R Subrahamanyam on Friday weaved examples – from Amitabh Bacchan’s iconic film ‘Deewar’ and the detention of a pickpocket – to push for complete decriminalisation of 12 offences under the Income Tax Act and resolving them through…
J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) on Friday announced its candidates for three of the four Rajya Sabha seats in J&K, elections to which are scheduled to take place on October 24.The party has named former MLAs Choudhary Muhammad Ramzan and Sajad Kichloo, and Shammi Oberoi, the party’s treasurer and a close…
BENGALURU: A 31-year-old man was found dead under suspicious circumstances in a pub in Rajarajeshwarinagar, West Bengaluru, in the early hours of Friday. The cause of death is yet to be ascertained, police said. The deceased has been identified as Megharaj, also known as Meghanand, a resident of Ullal Main Road and a native of…
SRINAGAR: Mobile internet services were restored in Leh Thursday night more than two weeks after its suspension following protests that erupted in the district on September 24.As per the statement issued by district magistrate Romil Singh Donk, normalcy had been fully restored across Ladakh with “uninterrupted internet access, smooth functioning of educational institutions, and resumption…
A day after the untimely death of Punjabi actor and professional bodybuilder Varinder Singh Ghuman, a medical statement from Fortis Escorts Hospital, Amritsar, has clarified the circumstances surrounding his passing. The 42-year-old, known for his roles in Punjabi and Bollywood films, died on Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest following a routine surgical procedure. Hospital…
As megastar Amitabh Bachchan celebrates his birthday today, filmmaker R. Balki, the writer-director behind iconic collaborations like ‘Cheeni Kum’, ‘Paa’, and ‘Shamitabh’ has penned a heartfelt letter to his longtime muse and inspiration. In this exclusive note shared with ETimes, Balki reflects on the phenomenon called Amitabh Bachchan, tracing how the superstar redefined heroism in…
SRINAGAR: The body of the second of two soldiers missing in Ahlan Gadol forest of Kokernag in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district since Oct 6 was recovered Friday, a day after the body of his colleague was found in the same area, officials saidArmy authorities identified the duo as Lance Havildar Palash Ghosh and Lance Naik…
Education Secretary Linda McMahon and President Donald Trump. (Getty Images) Five ways the Department of Education is upending public schools: here’s why it matters to every familyThe Department of Education under the Trump administration has implemented a series of rapid changes that could reshape public schooling across the US. Over just eight months, political appointments…