Lucknow: Addressing participants of the 17th Tribal Youth Exchange Programme in Lucknow on Monday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that even though the language and dialects being spoken by people might differ, India’s culture remains one.He said that the sentiment that “Mother Earth is our mother, and we are her children” lives in the heart…
Music composer Ismail Darbar, known for his work in films like ‘Devdas’ and ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’, praised his daughter-in-law Gauahar Khan as a wonderful mother to his grandchild. However, he also revealed that he is old-fashioned and avoids watching Gauahar’s work to prevent any confrontations. Ismail Darbar highlights his second wife Ayesha’s sacrifice…
According to the Commission, the airline failed to provide adequate and accurate information about the availability of free seats. (AI image) Are airlines misleading you on availability of free seats? When booking an air ticket, be careful when you pay an extra amount for premium seats – free seats of your choice may be available….
NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Sunday extended the timeline for SIR Phase 2 across all 12 states and Union territories, allowing an additional week to booth level officers (BLOs) to share the list of absent, shifted, dead and duplicate electors with booth level agents (BLAs) of political parties prior to publication of the draft electoral…
After its initial success, Pradeep Ranganathan’s romantic flick ‘Dude’ saw a slight decline on its sixth day, garnering around Rs 3.75 crore. Starring Mamitha Baiju and R. Sarathkumar, the film has collected an impressive Rs 54.05 crore within its first week. Pradeep Ranganathan’s ‘Dude’ witnessed a minor drop on its sixth day at the box…
Group travel, short stays and last-minute bookings, these are the trends that define the popular religious tourism segment with pilgrimage travel emerging as one of the fast-growing segments of India’s travel and tourism industry. “Accommodation bookings across 56 pilgrimage destinations grew by 19% in FY24-25,” according to online travel company MakeMyTrip (MMT) which tracked for…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday ordered a probe into the recognition and admission processes of all courses offered by higher learning institutions, including those run privately, across the state.This step has been taken to ensure transparency and accountability in Uttar Pradesh’s higher education system.The action came a day after the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi…
MUMBAI: Representatives of India’s capital market on Tuesday urged finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to keep the securities transaction tax (STT) on cash equity lower than that of equity derivatives trades in the forthcoming Budget. They also suggested to the ministry that in case of a buyback of shares, tax should be imposed only on profits…
Representative image (AI-generated) NEW DELHI: Being overweight is not only costly for individuals but also for the nation as a whole. The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) has issued a warning, stating that obesity-related diseases in India already cost over Rs 2,900 crores ($28.9 billion) annually and if urgent action isn’t taken to…
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…
