The mythological animated film ‘Mahavatar Narshima’, which has been enjoying its golden run at the box office, showed signs of slowing down on its fourth Thursday, but as the latest box office reports indicate, the film saw an upward trend on Friday.According to early estiamtes on sacnilk.com, the film earned an estimated Rs 2 crore,…
The season of joy, celebration, and modak is here; Ganesh Chaturthi is here! The 10-day festival has started, and devotees are seeking blessings from Bappa, the God of wisdom, good fortune, and prosperity. On this auspicious occasion, social media has been flooded with festival greetings and messages of joy. Even celebrities have taken to their…
Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has officially begun the admission process for its Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programmes for the academic year 2026. Candidates can now submit their applications online through the university’s portal, bhuonline.in, until 16 December.The university will consider three admission routes: Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), University Grants Commission (UGC) / Council of Scientific…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) organised a series of programmes across all zones on Tuesday as part of the ongoing ‘Swachchta Utsav’. The initiatives aimed to promote health, hygiene and environmental awareness among citizens in the city.A health camp and PPE kit distribution programme was held at the Lucknow Municipal Corporation’s (LMC) premises in…
Veteran Marathi actor Bal Karve, famous for his role as ‘Gundya Bhau’ in Chimanrao, died at 95. He was also a civil engineer. Known for his stellar comic timing, Karve was a key figure in Marathi theatre and TV, co-founding Kilbil Balrangmanch. His legacy continues to inspire many. Veteran Marathi actor Bal Karve passed away…
LONDON: Indian nationals in the UK saw the largest increase in sexual offence convictions here of all foreign nationals in the four years from 2021 to 2024, new data shows.There was a 257% increase in convictions of Indian nationals for sexual offences in Britain over the period, followed by Nigerian nationals who saw an increase…
A recently freed Israeli hostage said he was subjected to “horrific” sexual assault while being held by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the beseiged Gaza Strip.Rom Braslavski, 21, a security guard kidnapped from the Nova music festival on October 7, told Channel 13 that he was stripped naked and tied up while being held hostage….
India’s stock markets are being propped up largely by consistent mutual fund investments, which are preventing a sharper fall despite heavy outflows, Jefferies has said in a new report.The brokerage noted that without these steady inflows, the high level of equity supply in the market could have triggered a collapse, news agency ANI reported. “Indian…
Escalating prices of gold have contributed to the slowdown in gold purchases. (AI image) After aggressively buying gold in the last year, central banks around the world have now slowed down their purchases of the yellow metal. Central bank gold acquisitions have come down compared to last year, indicating a more measured stance amid global…
NEW DELHI: Welcoming SC’s negative vote on three key provisions of the Waqf Act as putting a hold on BJP’s “mischievous intentions”, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge accused the governing party of bulldozing a “divisive law” to inflame communal passions and “reopen issues that India had long settled”. Calling the upholding of deletion of “waqf by…
