NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Wednesday issued summons to Shah Rukh Khan-owned Red Chillies Entertainment and Netflix on a defamation suit filed by IRS officer Sameer Wankhede for allegedly tarnishing his reputation in the series “The Ba***ds of Bollywood”.Wankhede has sought Rs 2 crore in damages, to be donated to Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital….
Hardik Pandya of India (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) India’s premier all-rounder Hardik Pandya is closing in on a major T20I milestone as he gears up for the five-match series against South Africa beginning on December 9. The 32-year-old has a chance to complete the rare double of 2,000 runs and 100 wickets in the…
5-year-old boy’s tonsils removed over chronic swelling Noida: In a post underlining the toll air pollution in Delhi-NCR is taking on people’s health, a woman said her five-year-old son needed surgery to have his tonsils removed for pollution-linked complications that he developed after the family moved to Noida two years ago.Sakshi Pahwa of Sector 143…
Lucknow: In a move aimed at bolstering clean energy innovation, the Uttar Pradesh govt held advanced talks with Japan’s Yamanashi Prefecture to set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) on green hydrogen in the state.Senior officials from Invest UP, the University of Yamanashi, and the Yamanashi Prefecture govt held a high-level virtual meeting on Wednesday…
MUMBAI: Observing that the survivor retracted her statement under emotional pressure and familial influence, especially given her admission of fear and mental distress, a special Pocso court sentenced a 53-year-old man to imprisonment until the remainder of his natural life for repeatedly sexually assaulting and impregnating his 15-year-old daughter between 2018 and 2020. He was…
Lucknow: This year’s Dussehra celebrations witnessed comparatively low air pollution levels in the state capital, making it the second-cleanest post-festival air in nearly a decade. Despite the burning of crackers and the torching of Ravana effigies across the city, the air quality index (AQI) remained in the ‘satisfactory’ category, recording an AQI of 70. Pollution…
Sunil Gavaskar (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Former Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has criticised South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad’s ‘grovel’ comment during the second Test match between India and South Africa.South Africa won the Test series 2-0 against India. During the second Test in Guwahati, despite having a substantial first-innings lead of 288…
Lucknow, a culinary hub, doesn’t merely serve food, it stages a cultural performance around it. This is a city that carries a thousand-year pantry on its back and still finds room for a third-wave cappuccino, a millet bowl, a vegan korma, and a chef’s-table pop-up… Pankaj Bhadouria When I moved to Lucknow as a teenager…
JAIPUR: Princely states are long gone, but the ‘Maharaj’ has lingered. Now, Rajasthan high court has drawn a line.Justice Mahendra Kumar Goyal directed descendants of the former Jaipur royal family to drop the prefixes “Maharaj” and “Princess” from their ongoing petitions or see their 24-year-old case dismissed. The court set Oct 13 as the final…
Lucknow: Patrons enjoyed a blend of satire, emotion and contemporary action in writer Gyandev Agnihotri’s play ‘Shuturmurg’, directed by Prafull Tripathi at Bhatkhande on Saturday. Organised as part of a 45-day Theatre Arts Workshop, the play explores how people willingly overlook pressing social issues and choosing convenience over responsibility. Projection of individuals who avoid confronting…
