Salman Khan‘s ‘Sikandar’ couldn’t pull the audience to the theaters, though the expectations from the film were quite high. The actor joined hands with South filmmaker AR Murugadoss for this outing; however, it failed to create magic on screen. The filmmaker has addressed the underwhelming performance of the movie due to the language barrier. And…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Sunday, in its first presser since the controversial special intensive revision (SIR) in Bihar, dismissed the opposition’s claims of biased approach towards any political party and said that there was “no ruling side or opposition for us”. “As per the Constitution of India, every citizen of India…
Markets regulator Sebi has reported a sharp rise in settlement pleas, receiving 703 applications in 2024-25 to resolve alleged violations of securities laws without prolonged litigation. This marked a steep increase from 434 applications filed in 2023-24.According to Sebi’s 2024-25 annual report, 284 of these pleas were settled through appropriate orders, while 272 applications were…
Bank of Baroda registration 2025: The Bank of Baroda (BoB), one of India’s largest public sector lenders, is set to close the online registration process for recruitment to the post of Manager on August 19, 2025. The recruitment drive, which opened earlier this month, aims to fill 455 vacancies across the organisation. With only two…
LUCKNOW: Three people died after entering a septic tank to rescue a child in the Sakran police station area of Sitapur on Sunday.The incident took place at the residence of Anil Gupta (40) in Suketha village, where septic tank cleaning was under way. A polythene bag had become stuck inside the tank, and 10-year-old Vivek…
Coach Mike Hesson and Babar Azam NEW DELHI: Pakistan on Sunday announced a 17-member squad for the triangular T20I series in Sharjah and the Asia Cup in the UAE, leaving out stalwarts Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. The decision underlined a shift in strategy, with the selectors preferring aggressive batters Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan and…
BENGALURU: A 34-year-old woman on a scooter was allegedly sexually harassed by a stranger in the afternoon recently. The miscreant, also on a scooter, touched her inappropriately and made vulgar comments.The Aug 11 incident happened between 2.45pm and 3.05pm on Mylasandra Road in Electronics City. The woman, a teacher and resident of Hulimavu, told Electronics…
Bihar gets boost: NHAI completes 6-lane Ganga Bridge on NH-31, reducing travel distance by 150 km The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) successfully completed the Aunta (Mokama) – Simaria (Begusarai) Bridge Project on National Highway-31. The 8.15 km long project, built at an estimated cost of Rs 1,871 crore, features a 6-lane extra-dosed bridge…
Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra has shared his thoughts on coaching roles and why MS Dhoni might not pursue a coaching position, amid discussions about Gautam Gambhir‘s coaching performance.MS Dhoni served as the mentor for the Indian cricket team during the T20 World Cup in 2021.The Indian cricket team has shown varying results under the…
Three powerhouse performers of the Indian entertainment industry joined hands for one of the biggest spy thrillers of 2025 – ‘War 2’. With the star power of Hrithik Roshan, Jr NTR, and Kiara Advani, the vision of director Ayaan Mukherji, and a gripping tale packed with high-octane action sequences, the movie became the talk of…
