Lucknow: Thousands of cook-cum-helpers working under the PM Poshan (Mid-Day Meal) Scheme welcomed the govt’s decision to increase their monthly honorarium by ₹1,000 and provide cashless health treatment of up to ₹5 lakh for them and their families.Thanking the CM, Rita Devi of Saharanpur said the hike in monthly honorarium reflects recognition of the hard…
Praising Nitish Kumar’s record as Bihar chief minister, Thakur said he hoped his son would also make a mark in public life. Senior JD(U) leader Devesh Chandra Thakur has expressed hope that Bihar health minister Nishant Kumar will follow the political path of his father, Nitish Kumar, and eventually rise to become the state’s chief…
Centre appoints Annie George Mathew, Janmejaya Sinha and Syed Akbaruddin as part-time directors on RBI’s central board MUMBAI: The Centre has appointed former finance ministry special secretary Annie George Mathew, Boston Consulting Group India chairman Janmejaya Kumar Sinha and former diplomat Syed Akbaruddin as part-time, non-official directors on RBI’s central board for four years.The appointments…
Neal McDonough reveals that it was Tom Hanks ‘ inspirational words that inspired the cast of ‘Band of Brothers’ and even stopped a mutiny from happening. (YouTube) Neal McDonough, who has been an active part of the industry for years, recently looked back at his career and some of the most memorable moments. Recalling his…
Max Verstappen’s horrific crash (Video grab) A horrific first-lap crash brought Max Verstappen’s Dutch Grand Prix to a premature end on Sunday, with the four-time Formula 1 world champion walking away unhurt after his Red Bull was sent spinning into the barriers in front of his home fans.Verstappen was running seventh when he appeared to…
Venus enters Chitra Nakshatra on August 25, 2026, blending passionate and charming energies. Individuals born on the 6th, 15th, or 24th may experience heightened magnetism. Those born on the 9th, 18th, or 27th could see passion move very fast. Birth dates 15 and 18 will strongly feel this Venus-Mars theme. Existing relationships for those born…
New Delhi: Police have registered an FIR after anti-govt slogans were allegedly sprayed on the walls of the DCP New Delhi’s office in the Sansad Marg area Friday evening.A 27-year-old man from Jharkhand, identified as Karan, was apprehended for this. He was later released.An FIR has been registered under Section 3 of Delhi Prevention of…
Mumbai: Nearly 200 shop owners and small businessmen of Link Square Mall in Bandra West will stage a protest on Monday, 16 months after a devastating fire shut down their businesses, demanding answers from Zeeshan Siddique, former Bandra East MLA and now MLC from the NCP Ajit Pawar group, and the mall management on when…
Chief minister DK Shivakumar tries his hand at photography at an exhibition event in Bengaluru Bengaluru: The BJP-JD(S) opposition alliance appears determined to continue its boycott when the monsoon session of the legislature resumes Monday and insist on the resignation of planning and statistics minister B Nagendra.The decision comes amid differences within the alliance over…
Madurai: TVK minister R Nirmalkumar on Sunday sought to play down TNCC president Manickam Tagore’s remarks that some in TVK were still functioning with a “fan-club mindset”, saying the criticism was aimed at statements made by a few “individuals” and not at chief minister C Joseph Vijay.Tagore had made the remark while responding to TVK…
