Lucknow: There was chaos and panic when a speeding SUV ran over a group of pedestrians in Telibagh area under PGI police station on Aug 17 night. The incident occurred near the Varadani Hanuman Mandir, where devotees had gathered for Janmashtami celebrations. The incident left three individuals critically injured and several others with minor injuries.The…
The Independence Day weekend turned into a blockbuster battleground as Rajinikanth’s Coolie and Hrithik Roshan–Jr NTR starrer War 2 clashed at the cinemas. Both films leveraged the August 15 holiday to draw huge crowds, but Rajinikanth’s action entertainer is emerging as the clear frontrunner.Coolie storms ahead with strong weekendDirected by Lokesh Kanagaraj and co-starring Nagarjuna…
Every August, a familiar ritual unfolds in American households: High school seniors open the Common Application, brimming with equal parts excitement and dread. The prompts look deceptively straightforward: A list of activities, a personal essay, and a few test scores, but lurking behind these boxes and word limits is the question that keeps families awake…
Declan Rice of Arsenal celebrates after teammate Riccardo Calafiori (2L) scored their team’s first goal. (Getty Images) Arsenal kicked off their Premier League campaign with a statement win, grinding out a 1-0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday. In a clash billed as the marquee fixture of the opening round, Riccardo Calafiori’s…
YAMUNANAGAR: Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Abhay Singh Chautala on Saturday launched an attack on the Congress, calling it the “B-Team of the BJP,” and claimed that the 2019 Haryana Assembly elections had already exposed this reality.Speaking at the residence of INLD’s national spokesperson Ashwini Dutta in Yamunanagar, Abhay Chautala alleged that Congress leader…
The June quarter turned out to be a muted one for India’s leading paint makers, as the early arrival of the monsoon and aggressive pricing by new entrants ate into their growth. Asian Paints, Berger Paints, Kansai Nerolac Paints and Akzo Nobel India all reported subdued numbers, though sequential improvement was visible in urban markets…
The Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) has officially extended the registration deadline for the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test (JNVST) Class 6 Admission 2025 to August 27, 2025. Aspirants seeking admission into Class VI in Navodaya Vidyalayas can now complete the registration process online through the official NVS portal at cbseitms.rcil.gov.in.The Samiti has streamlined the application…
Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan (Photo by Sameer Ali/Getty Images) Pakistan have named a 17-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup T20 tournament in the UAE and the preceding tri-series in Sharjah, with head coach Mike Hesson expressing confidence in a “highly competitive” group that blends youth with experience.Significantly, the selectors have opted to leave…
Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan (Getty Images) For years, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have been seen as the backbone of Pakistan’s batting unit. But with both senior batters left out of the squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025, questions over their place in the T20 setup have resurfaced. Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez…
Hathnikund barrage releases over 1.78 lakh cusecs of water YAMUNANAGAR: The Yamuna River, which had remained calm for nearly six weeks, surged into spate on Saturday following heavy rainfall in the hilly regions of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. As a precaution, all 18 gates of the Hathnikund Barrage in Yamunanagar district were opened for the…
