BENGALURU: Indian travellers are redefining the festive season, with solo trips and millennials leading the way. Visa platform Atlys said it processed around 15,000 visa applications for the travels in the month of October 2025, with 71.5% meant for solo travellers, signalling a shift from India’s family-centric holiday traditions. Millennials made up 53.5% of applicants,…
Lucknow: Beginning next academic session, Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University will introduce two new academic programmes, MTech (structural engineering) course in department of civil engineering and a one-year self-financed diploma in geography. The decisions were taken during the academic council meeting held on Tuesday. The council also approved two new gold medals, the Dori Lal…
NEW DELHI: Auto retails surged by a strong 34% to a record 11.6 lakh units in the auspicious Navratri period as GST cuts – that came into effect from September 22 – as well as start of the festive season in north boosted demand. The same was 8.6 lakh units in the nine-day Navratri period…
Leaders at Moscow Format, Donald Trump (File photo) NEW DELHI: India, along with other nations, on Tuesday, opposed the deployment of foreign military infrastructure on Afghan soil, effectively rejecting United States president Donald Trump’s calls for handing over the Bagram airbase.The joint opposition came at the 7th Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan, which included India,…
Lucknow: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched the de-novo preparation of electoral rolls for Graduates’ and Teachers’ constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, ahead of the 2026 biennial elections to the State Legislative Council.The rolls will be prepared with reference to Nov 1, 2025, as the qualifying date, covering key constituencies like Lucknow, Varanasi, Agra,…
In a move to disrupt the mobile app ecosystem, ChatGPT creator OpenAI has announced its own version of the app store. The company has revealed that the app store will be built directly into ChatGPT. As reported by Business Insider, the OpenAI revealed about the new app store at its s DevDay event. The company…
NEW DELHI: Setting the ground for establishing an apex Transport Planning Authority, PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a meeting of cabinet ministers and secretaries responsible for transport-related ministries, which will be tasked with the comprehensive planning for the entire transportation ecosystem.Sources said the best international examples were discussed in the meeting, including the Korea…
India and Brazil engaged in talks regarding the expansion of a preferential trade agreement, addressing market accessibility and potential collaboration in pharmaceutical and banking domains, according to an official statement, released on Tuesday, quoted by PTI.The India-Brazil Trade Monitoring Mechanism (TMM) meeting, held locally, facilitated these discussions. The agenda encompassed bilateral trade and investment relationships,…
Lucknow: An army of 33,000 volunteers is gearing up to make Ayodhya Deepotsav 2025 happen. Sharing this on Tuesday, tourism and culture minister Jaiveer Singh said that the benchmark created by UP for Ayodhya Deepotsava will scale higher realms this year. He also spoke about several new additions to the celebration that entered its eighth…
Taylor Swift has been busy dancing through the interviews after the release of her 12th studio album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl.’ However, the internet’s favorite fiancé stole the hearts over the weekend, after he took his family to ‘The Official Release Party of a Showgirl,’ the singer’s recent film, where she showed music videos,…
