Bill Gates meets Yogi Adityanath in UP. Here is what they spoke about
LUCKNOW: Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Friday met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at the latter’s office in Lucknow. Adityanath briefed Gates about the […]
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Padmavati row: Deepika Padukone’s security tightened after ‘Rs 5-crore offer’ to behead actress
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police on Friday beefed up the security of actress Deepika Padukone who plays the titular role of Queen Padmavati in noted film director Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s […]
Haryana man kills wife for denying sex
CHANDIGARH: Infuriated on being denied conjugal rights, a Haryana man strangled his wife to death on Tuesday night. According to police, 35-year-old Sanjiv Kumar, a native of village Jogna Khera in […]
Restaurants hike prices after GST cut, but govt says it can do little
NewDelhi: Consumers at fast-food chains across the country may not be able to enjoy the full gains of the lower GST rate of 5% that kicked in from Wednesday as […]
Why hockey players in Australia are going nude.
PERTH: Lending its strong support to the LGBT community and to discourage homophobic slurs in sport, The Perth Python men’s hockey team in Australia just […]
Dropping these two films is an insult to Indian democracy: IFFI jury.
KOLKATA: After Sujoy Ghosh’s resignation as the jury chairman of Indian Panorama, Satarupa Sanyal has blasted the I&B ministry for removing two movies selected by a 13-member […]
Gold breaks 3-day rise, down Rs 100 on global cues, low demand.
NewDelhi: Nov 16 () Gold prices slipped by Rs 100 to Rs 30,525 per 10 grams at the bullion market today, halting its three-session gains, […]
Pakistan indifferent as smog kills more people than militancy.
ISLAMABAD: The toxic smog that has covered parts of Pakistan for weeks has exposed official torpor over rampant pollution that has killed thousands more people than have died […]
PM Narendra Modi most popular figure in Indian politics; Rahul Gandhi, CM Arvind Kejriwal way behind: Pew Survey.
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains “by far” the most popular figure in Indian politics, the Pew said on Wednesday, releasing the main findings of […]
India poised for bigger role in Commonwealth, to take over UK.
UK: India may be poised to play a leading role in the Commonwealth and take over the mantle from the United Kingdom in a way, as it hopes to […]
Metro III tunnel may hit 85 old buildings in Girgaum.
Mumbai: c surveyed between Jer Mahal near Metro cinema junction and Opera House, 85 were identified to be in “severe” and “very severe” condition. Asked what the […]
First cracks appear in China-Pak ties, Islamabad refuses to include dam in CPEC framework.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reportedly rejected a Chinese proposal to include the country’s $14-billion Diamer-Bhasha Dam under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor framework, in a first major jolt to […]
Government planning to digitally map your residential, professional address.
NewDelhi: Even as the debate on privacy concerns over Aadhaar based identification of individuals continues, the government is mooting plans to digitally map residential and […]
Govt willing, LG office stalls projects: AAP.
NewDelhi: AAP government on Wednesday claimed that it has no paucity of funds for undertaking welfare initiatives and blamed “LG’s interference” for lack of execution of initiatives. “Each time […]
Delhi pollution: Shatrughan Sinha mocks Clean India Movement, says clean air first.
NewDelhi: Veteran actor turned politician Shatrughan Sinha on Thursday questioned the Clean India Movement at a time when even foreign media outlets are highlighting the […]
After EC’s ban on ‘Pappu’, Gujarat BJP using this word to target Rahul Gandhi.
Gujarat: After the Election Commission barred the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in poll-bound Gujarat from targeting Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi as ‘Pappu’, the ruling party […]
EPCA lifts ’emergency’ measures as air quality improves.
NewDelhi: The Supreme Court-mandated EPCA on Thursday withdrew the ban on construction activities, entry of trucks and enhanced parking fees from across Delhi-NCR as air quality remained out of the ’emergency’ category for the second straight […]
Padmavati’s release can cause law and order problem: UP government to Centre.
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government today apprised the Centre that the release of Bollywood film “Padmavati” on December 1 will pose a law and order […]
Ryan murder: Try teen as an adult, Pradhyumn’s father says.
GURGAON: Pradhyumn Thakur’s father Barun filed an application before the juvenile justice board (JJB) on Wednesday, pleading that the 16-year-old Class XI student detained by CBI for the murder […]
British envoy snubs Pakistan, says ‘can’t control ‘Free Balochistan’ ads in London’
Islamabad: British High Commissioner to Pakistan Thomas Drew has expressed his country’s inability to control the advertisements about Balochistan in London. “I understand the strength […]
Fire in Nirman Bhawan
NewDelhi: A fire broke out on the second floor of Nirman Bhawan on Thursday, the Delhi Fire Services said. A call was received at 10.05 am about the fire and five fire […]
Baahubali bags 13 Nandi awards.
HYDERABAD: Blockbuster ‘Baahubali’, released in 2015, bagged as many 13 Nandi awards in different categories, while Nandamuri Balakrishna starrer ‘Legend’ released in 2014 bagged eight awards. Baahubali won the best […]