AHMEDABAD: A man allegedly set his wife and mother-in-law ablaze at a beauty parlour in Kubernagar area of Ahmedabad on Wednesday over a domestic dispute. The wife, Jaya (32), succumbed to her injuries during treatment, while her mother, Shobhana, was battling for life at Civil Hospital with over 70% burns.According to Sardarnagar police, the accused,…
NEW DELHI: India successfully tested the new-generation nuclear capable Agni-Prime ballistic missile, which has a strike range up to 2,000km, from a rail-based launcher system for the first time on Wednesday night.With the road-mobile Agni Prime already being inducted into the tri-Service Strategic Forces Command (SFC), the specially designed rail launcher will enhance the operational…
MUMBAI: Firoz Mistry, the older son of the late Cyrus Mistry, has been appointed to the board of Afcons Infrastructure, marking his first directorship in an operating entity of the Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) Group. His appointment comes weeks after his cousin Pallon Mistry was inducted into the Afcons board. The move enhances his role within…
Lucknow: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research has been knowledge backbone and torchbearer of innovation in the country, as, from indelible ink used in every election to Sonalika tractor and NAL Saras multipurpose civilian aircraft, the list of its contributions is extensive. This successful scientific journey was shared by scientists during CSIR Foundation Day…
MUMBAI: The price of silver that has been in a bull rally for over three years now, broke above the Rs 1.40 lakh/kg level on Thursday, a new all-time peak in the domestic market after international prices breached the psychologically important $45/ounce mark, a more than 14-year high. A weak rupee also helped the rally…
Lucknow: Embracing the tenets of Mission Shakti 5.0, several members of the Uttar Pradesh State Women’s Commission are participating in the ‘Poshan Panchayat’ to underscore the importance of healthy eating.Vice-president of the commission, Charu Chaudhary, flagged off a massive nutrition rally in which around 200 Anganwadi workers participated enthusiastically with drums and cymbals. The rally…
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is known for his love for kids. The actor, when not on the film sets beating up bad guys, he is playing the perfect uncle to his many nephews and nieces. Going by his latest revelation, the superstar has always enjoyed his time babysitting.During an appearance on Twinkle Khanna and Kajol’s…
Lucknow: Under the ongoing Mission Shakti 5.0, about 1.91 lakh girls from classes 6 to 8 of council and Kasturba Gandhi residential schools visited banks across the state on Thursday and witnessed banking processes firsthand.“Students were introduced to the intricacies of the banking system, financial services, and digital banking. The objective was to familiarise the…
Aditya Narayan, son of legendary singer Udit Narayan, started as a child artiste, performed globally with the Little Wonders troupe, and became a taxpayer at just seven. His rise in the entertainment industry came fast, and so did the lessons. Sudden fame, big money, and ego In a recent chat with Bharti Singh and Haarsh…
NEW DELHI: India is seeing a rapid uptake of IoT-based connected devices, with adoption levels rising at an estimated 30% for such systems, driven by a young and tech-savvy population, said Amit Kumar Jaiswal, vice-president, Samsung India R&D. Samsung has unveiled ‘AI Home’, a concept of a connected, intuitive living space that combines intelligence across…
