Lucknow: In a crackdown on organised extortion racket along the Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur, the police on Wednesday arrested three employees of the Haliyapur toll plaza for allegedly misusing CCTV cameras installed across the expressway to record intimate videos of an unsuspecting couple and extorting money from them.The arrested accused include a former assistant manager,…
Kanpur: A woman in Kanpur has lodged a complaint accusing her former husband of forcing her into halala with his four friends and gangrape. She alleged that the accused spiked her soft drink and forced her to consume it before committing the gangrape in June last year. After she filed a police complaint in May…
MUMBAI: Call it the impact of new age D2C brands bringing about a shift in consumption patterns as they build products to cater to different consumer nuances, or more households going premium helped by rising incomes, global FMCG giants are bringing foreign brands to India. Be it PepsiCo getting its Australian gourmet snacking brand Red…
Gautam Gambhir (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) When Gautam Gambhir took charge as India’s Test coach, there was optimism that his combative spirit as a player would translate into a winning formula for the team. But so far, the numbers reveal a rocky start, with more defeats than victories.Tough home beginningGambhir’s first challenge was the…
US Fed chair Jerome Powell (File photo by AP) The US Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), led by Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday cut the key rate by 25 basis points. The rate now stands between 3.5 percent and 3.75 percent, the lowest level in nearly three years. “In support of its…
Commuters in Gurugram faced immense chaos at Sikanderpur Rapid Metro station on Monday as heavy rains and severe flooding in Delhi-NCR caused massive overcrowding NEW DELHI: Commuters were thrown into chaos at Gurugram’s Sikanderpur Rapid Metro station on Monday as platforms became overcrowded as heavy rain lashed Delhi-NCR.A social media user who posted a video…
Rajinikanth’s Coolie is a hit. The film earned Rs 229.73 crore domestically. Its Hindi version surpassed Robot’s collection. Coolie’s Hindi version earned Rs 26.02 crore in eight days. The film opened well and maintained momentum. Despite competition from War 2, Coolie performed strongly. Experts predict further growth in collections. Coolie is Rajinikanth’s third biggest hit….
The findings are based on a detailed survey of 2,426 on-board passengers across 96 selected trains, conducted by audit offices from 16 zones. NEW DELHI: In a telling indicator of the persistent cleanliness issues on long-distance trains — from choked toilets and unclean washbasins to lack of water and dirty vestibule areas — an audit…
Lucknow: Chaos continued at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in state capital on Saturday amid widespread flight cancellations, which threw hundreds of passengers stranded. According to airport authorities, 21 arrivals and 20 departures of IndiGo flights were cancelled, along with one Air India flight.Cancellations led to long queues at airline counters, where tempers flared. Several…
After his first-ball wicket vs Pakistan, Hardik Pandya has joined Arshdeep Singh in an exclusive list for India (Images via AP & Getty Images) Hardik Pandya etched his name into the record books by claiming a wicket with his very first delivery in the Asia Cup Group A clash against Pakistan on Sunday. He became…
