New Delhi/Patna: When Nitish appeared vulnerable, Didis rallied around.That women voters in Bihar are partial to Nitish Kumar-led NDA govt for its pro-women policies since 2005 is well known. What acted as a turbo-boost this time was the cash transfer of Rs 10,000 to over 1.5 crore women in poll season. As if Rakhi after…
India’s GDP growth (AI image) India’s GDP grew at a robust 7.8% for the first quarter of the current financial year 2025-26, beating estimates by over a full per cent. RBI had estimated that the GDP grew at 6.5% in Q1 FY26, and most economists had projected a 6.7% number.India is the world’s fastest growing…
Former actor Zarine Khan, wife of Sanjay Khan and mother of Sussanne Khan and Zayed Khan, passed away on November 7 at her Mumbai residence. She was 81 and had been battling age-related ailments.Born Zarine Katrak in a Parsi family, she later married into a Muslim household. However, her son Zayed Khan performed her last…
JAMSHEDPUR: Fog hung low over the road as a young father stepped out of a govt hospital in Jharkhand’s Chaibasa with nothing left to save. Inside a plastic grocery bag pressed close to his chest lay the body of his four-month-old son. No ambulance was ready. No money remained. So he turned towards a public…
SIT recovers 7 skulls in Dharmasthala case MANGALURU: At least seven skulls – mostly of middle-aged men – were allegedly recovered by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) that has been combing Banglegudda forest as part of its probe into the alleged Dharmasthala mass burial case.SIT sources said five skulls were recovered on Wednesday and two…
Lucknow: When Rajesh Verma, 41, (name changed) from Barabanki experienced severe chest pain late at night, his family rushed him to the district hospital. An ECG was performed immediately, and through the HRIDAY SETU (STEMI Care UP) hub-and-spoke model, doctors at the district hospital shared the results with specialists at Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of…
Aamir Khan, regarded as one of the finest actors in Hindi cinema, has always impressed audiences with his remarkable performances. His last appearance was in ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’, which earned him immense appreciation. However, while his professional journey often makes headlines, Aamir’s personal life has also been in the news lately, after his brother Faissal…
Pawan Kalyan‘s ambitious period action drama ‘Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 Sword vs Spirit’ or simply ‘HHVM’, which arrived in cinemas earlier this year with sky-high expectations, is now streaming online. The film, initially touted as the actor’s big pan-India outing, failed to make an impact at the box office and has made its…
VARANASI/NEW DELHI: A hijack scare gripped an Air India Express flight from Bengaluru to Varanasi Monday after a man tried to unlock the cockpit door mid-air by entering random digits on its keypad, triggering a security buzzer inside the flight deck.Cabin crew confronted the passenger, identified as Mani R, who claimed he was a first-time…
Mandira Bedi changed the game for women in the field of cricket and how they were perceived. She became the first woman to host the ICC Cricket World Cup, breaking stereotypes in a field long dominated by men. The transition, however, was not without challenges. She faced intense scrutiny and was even branded “dumb” by…