NEW DELHI: In what could prove a game-changer in the Bihar polls, PM Narendra Modi will launch via video-conferencing on Friday Bihar’s Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana and directly transfer Rs 10,000 each into the bank accounts of 75 lakh women across the state.Officials said the scheme was aimed at making women “atmanirbhar” (self-reliant) and promoting…
BENGALURU: India’s urban drinkers are cooling on month-long alcohol breaks, even as the “sober curious” wave rises in Western markets. About 32% urban drinkers went dry for a month or more in Autumn 2025, down from 38% a year ago, IWSR Bevtrac data shared exclusively with TOI showed. The pullback is sharpest among younger legal-age…
Tanishaa Mukerji recalls a harrowing accident during the filming of her debut movie. The car accident involved Dino Morea and Gaurav Kapur. Tanishaa suffered a concussion and memory loss. She also defends star kids. She expresses pride in her Bollywood heritage. She questions the criticism against the film industry. She emphasizes star kids’ loyalty to…
Lucknow: The magic of Sahir Ludhianvi‘s poetry set the stage as Rajiv Pradhan presented a captivating performance of ‘Sahir: Har Ik Pal Ka Shayar’ at the Sant Gadge auditorium, Lucknow. This powerful play, already a hit on Sep 21, left the audience spellbound with its poignant portrayal of the legendary poet’s life and works.The evening…
There seems to be no slowing down for ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’. The Kannada period action epic has achieved another remarkable milestone by surpassing the lifetime box office collection of SS Rajamouli’s ‘Baahubali: The Beginning’. With this feat, the film is inching closer to the ₹700-crore mark worldwide, even as its earnings witnessed a dip on…
Recent years have seen a rise in Indian political biopics, including films on former PM Manmohan Singh and Indira Gandhi. Adding to this trend, Unni Mukandan announced ‘Maa Vande,’ a film on Narendra Modi, following Vivek Oberoi’s earlier venture. Recently, ‘Ajey: The Untold Story of Yogi,’ based on Yogi Adityanath’s biography, hit theaters after censor…
Representative image (AI) CHENNAI: Chola MS General Insurance (Chola MS), the JV between Murugappa Group and Japan’s Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group, expects an improvement in Q3 and H2FY26 after posting drop in PAT in H1 FY26. It reported a gross written premium of `2,220cr in Q2 FY26 (`2,191cr in Q2 FY25) and a PAT of…
The Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (BCECEB) has released the revised schedule for the Bihar National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) Undergraduate (UG) counselling 2025 round 1. Candidates can register and complete the application-cum-choice filling process on the official website: bceceboard.bihar.gov.in.Candidates who were unable to register or complete the application and choice filling earlier…
Aishwarya Rai and Superstar Rajinikanth are two of Indian cinema’s biggest icons. Yet, they have only shared the screen once, in the 2010 blockbuster ‘Enthiran’ or ‘Robot’. This pairing, however, was a long time in the making. According to Rajinikanth himself, speaking at an event for his film ‘Chandramukhi’, filmmakers tried to cast the former…
Lucknow’s ‘galis’ are vibrant tapestries of history, commerce, and culture From unique names to interesting anecdotes and nuggets of history, each ‘gali’ of Lucknow has a distinct character, says The moonlit lanes of Chowk and soothing sound echoing in background on radio ‘Jaane kitne dino ke baad, gali me aaj chand nikla’, takes you back…
