NEW DELHI: The parliamentary committee scrutinising the constitutional amendment bill that proposes simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections will seek an extension in its tenure from Parliament as it needs more time to gather views of different stakeholders, including national and regional political parties, the panel’s chairperson P P Chaudhary said on Friday.Its current tenure…
VIP guests fell with newly wed couple as dias collapses in Ballia VARANASI: Chaos erupted at a wedding ceremony held at the Ramleela Ground in the city area of Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh, when the stage set up for the bride and groom suddenly collapsed.The incident occurred late Wednesday evening while several VIP guests were…
Dy CM’s Remark On Sonia Adds To Suspense BENGALURU: With the leadership tussle in Karnataka seeing dramatic twists and turns by the hour, chief minister Siddaramaiah – following a nudge from the Congress high command – on Friday invited his deputy, DK Shivakumar, to a breakfast meeting on Saturday.Siddaramaiah said the high command had spoken…
Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath has the internet talking after posting a short, high-production video clip featuring Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. This sparked an immediate speculation about a rare podcast appearance by the billionaire executive. Kamath, known for hosting the ‘WTF is?’ podcast, shared the video on X (formerly Twitter) showing the two executives…
India’s GDP growth has consistently surprised on the upside in the last few quarters. (AI image) NEW DELHI: The Indian economy grew 8.2% in the July-Sept quarter as a strong comeback by the manufacturing sector and robust services activity helped it clock the fastest pace of expansion in six quarters.Strong domestic demand, which drove factories…
Lucknow/Kanpur: Senior Congress leader and former minister in the Manmohan Singh govt, Sriprakash Jaiswal (81), passed away after battling a prolonged illness in Kanpur on Friday. As per reports, his condition suddenly deteriorated, and he was rushed for medical aid.“He was first taken to a nursing home in Kidwai Nagar and was then referred to…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh govt has reiterated that Aadhaar cards cannot be accepted as proof of date of birth in any official process.The planning department has issued fresh instructions to all state departments, clarifying that Aadhaar is not an official birth certificate and should not be treated as one. The directive follows a communication from…
The postponement of cricketer Smriti Mandhana and music composer Palaash Muchhal’s wedding has sparked widespread rumours online, including unfounded allegations involving choreographers Nandika Dwivedi and Gulnaaz Khan. Addressing the speculation, Gulnaaz has issued a clear denial. Gulnaaz’s clarification Taking to Instagram Stories, Gulnaaz wrote, “I’ve been noticing a lot of speculation and false claims going…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has dismissed claims that its tariff order prohibits switching smart meters to prepaid mode without consumer consent.The Commission clarified that the order only notes that PILs against mandatory prepaid meter installation are pending in various high courts. Until a clear legal position emerges, the Commission emphasized, consumers…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh and his Russian counterpart Andrey Belousov are likely to hold discussion on Dec 4 during the two-day annual India-Russia summit here, and on the table is future acquisition from Russia, which may include its next generation S-500 system.The two defence ministers will review the progress of ongoing defence cooperation…
