NEW DELHI: It has been more than three decades since former Bihar chief minister and a flag bearer of backward classes, Karpoori Thakur bowed out from the stage of Bihar politics. However, his disciples, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar, still swear by Karpoori’s name on the issue of social justice.When…
World’s top two players Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz will face each other in their third consecutive Grand Slam final at the US Open, with President Donald Trump set to attend the match. The event marks Trump’s first appearance at Flushing Meadows since 2015 and the first time a sitting president will attend the US…
NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said that Delhi’s stray dog problem should be tackled by controlling their population rather than confining them to shelters.Bhagwat, a veterinary science graduate, further stressed that all animals have the right to live.Speaking at a religious gathering at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack, he commented…
Amit Thackeray (in black) NAVI MUMBAI: Nerul police have filed an FIR against Amit Thackeray, the son of MNS chief Raj Thackeray and 70 MNS workers including office bearers for defying police prevention and forcibly unveiling the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in a canopy constructed by NMMC at a junction in sector -1, Nerul…
AHMEDABAD: A tense cab ride cost Gujarati film actress and national and state award winner Niilam Paanchal her train to Mumbai on Friday, after the driver allegedly misbehaved, drove unusually slow, and took a detour that was not shown on the navigation map.The episode left Paanchal alarmed enough to live-tweet her distress and tag the…
Bank holiday today: Banks across India, including major lenders like the State Bank of India (SBI), will observe holidays this weekend as per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) calendar. Regular RBI holidays include all Sundays, as well as the second and fourth Saturdays of each month.This week, bank closures will include:September 27–28 (Saturday-Sunday): Pan-India…
Hrithik Roshan, Jr NTR, and Kiara Advani’s ‘War 2’ witnessed a slight recovery on its second Saturday, but the film continues to struggle to match its explosive start and the competition from Rajinikanth’s ‘Coolie’. As per early estimates on sacnilk, the action thriller collected around Rs 6.25 crore on Day 10, taking its India net…
Pics from a viral video of last year’s mock wedding at IIT-Kanpur LUCKNOW: Where equations end, emotions begin. At IIT-Kanpur, final-year students celebrate graduation with an extravagant shaadi – groom in sherwani, bride in lehenga, baraat and all. Dhols roar, confetti flies. The groom adjusts his turban, the bride – all shimmer and sass –…
PM Narendra Modi and Jairam Ramesh (ANI images) NEW DELHI: Congress General Secretary and leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed visit to Manipur on September 13, calling it an insult to the people of the state who have waited nearly 29 months for his attention.In a post on X, Ramesh…
AGRA: A day after several treasure rooms (toshkhana) of Mathura’s Banke Bihari temple were ordered to be reopened by a Supreme Court-appointed panel for the first time in 54 years on Dhanteras, the shrine’s priests on Sunday claimed that gold and silver bars, gemstones and precious coins were found inside a long box in one…
