Lucknow: In line with NEP 2020’s emphasis on early childhood education, the Uttar Pradesh govt set up over 70,000 Balvatikas equipped with modern facilities.Designed for children aged 3 to 6 years, these colourful Balvatikas operate in primary and composite schools and offer playful learning environments that help build social skills, creativity and self-confidence in young…
The romantic comedy ‘Dude,’ directed by Pradeep Ranganathan and starring Mamitha Baiju, has taken the box office by storm, amassing over Rs 57 crore in its opening week alone. While there was a minor decline in its revenue, the film’s unique combination of humor and poignant social themes keeps it close to crossing the Rs…
Amid ongoing chatter around her marriage with Govinda, Sunita Ahuja was recently spotted with her son Yashvardhan Ahuja at veteran actor Dharmendra’s residence for Ganpati darshan. Pictures from the visit have surfaced online, capturing warm moments of the mother-son duo with Dharmendra, who looked equally delighted to host them.Another heartwarming frame from the darshan shows…
BENGALURU: Britannia expects half of its domestic sales to come from rural markets in the next 3 to 4 years, as it is expanding its distribution network to increase its presence in those regions with aspirational buying preferences, said its VC and MD Varun Berry.The rural market is “very important” for Britannia, where the maker…
KOLKATA: In another life, Sunali Khatun could have been a version of Manto’s Toba Tek Singh, a man with no country to call his own. Pushed into Bangladesh by police in India who labelled her an illegal immigrant, police in Bangladesh have now done the same thing to her – called her an illegal immigrant…
NEW DELHI: Sarfaraz Khan’s continued absence from the Indian Test team has led to questions from several former players. The Mumbai batter has not played a Test since November 2024. Meanwhile, former India cricketer Aakash Chopra said Sarfaraz has been affected by a perception issue. Sarfaraz has played six Tests so far, scoring 371 runs…
HISAR: A police officer was beaten to death allegedly by hooligans outside his home in Haryana’s Hisar late Thursday. Sub-inspector Ramesh Kumar, 57, tried to stop the assailants from creating a ruckus in the neighbourhood but was allegedly battered with bricks and sticks. The officer’s nephew was also injured in the attack. Police have arrested…
NAVI MUMBAI: Rabale police have filed an FIR following a road rage case in which the helper of a cement mixer was kidnapped by a person driving an SUV which brushed past the vehicle on Mulund-Airoli road on Saturday evening.DCP (zone 1) Pankaj Dahane said the SUV was in the name of Puja Automobiles, which…
NEW DELHI: Keeping up the attack on the veracity of Sunjay Kapur’s will, his children from actor Karisma Kapoor told the Delhi high court on Tuesday that the document uses a “feminine pronoun” to describe him.The counsel appearing for Samaira and Kiaan Raj made the submission before Justice Jyoti Singh during the hearing of their…
Dubai’s Al Maktoum International (DWC) is a $35bn mega-airport project designed to handle up to 260 million passengers and huge cargo volumes / Illustrative image generated with AI Al Maktoum International also called Dubai World Central (DWC) is Dubai’s giant airport project: a Dh128-billion (about $35 billion) expansion that will eventually include five parallel runways,…
