India have played against World Cuppers in the past but never faced a team of Brazil’s stature in world football Panaji: Sandesh Jhingan brushed aside the ‘news’ when his wife showed him her phone. Not everything you see on social media is true, the India captain told her.Lallianzuala Chhangte thought it was a ‘joke’, while…
Union minister for tourism and culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat during his one-day tour of Varanasi on Tuesday Varanasi: During his one-day tour of Varanasi on Tuesday, Union minister for tourism and culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat visited Sarnath. He inspected the religious stupas and archaeological ruins and described its inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List…
Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh Ropar: Shots were fired during a drunken road rage clash in Punjab’s Ropar district on Monday night, police said on Tuesday, dismissing social media rumours linking the incident to jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh.Viral posts claimed Amritpal’s supporters had attacked and tried to kidnap the complainant, Varinder Singh of…
Guwahati: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) assistant sub-inspector allegedly shot dead two of his colleagues and injured another before taking his own life at the force’s 34 Battalion headquarters in Katimari in central Assam’s Nagaon district on Tuesday.Police said the accused, ASI Ballani Premabaram of Andhra Pradesh, was reportedly battling depression. After opening fire…
UP takes deep-tech leap with state cabinet approving proposal to develop U-Hubs in Noida and Lucknow Lucknow: UP can now move towards building a dedicated deep-tech ecosystem, with the state cabinet clearing a proposal in this regard on Tuesday.To be known as U-hub, these specialised hubs will come up in Lucknow and Noida and serve…
On July 28, officials from Samod police station intercepted a vehicle passing through Chithwadhi village, carrying 3,000 kg of milk powder, earmarked for mid-day meals in govt schools, to be sold in the open market Jaipur: The state education department has ordered district officials to physically inspect milk powder stocks in schools by Aug 5,…
Govt’s rooftop solar initiative has crossed the 50-lakh household milestone within 29 months NEW DELHI: Govt’s rooftop solar initiative, PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, has crossed the 50-lakh household milestone within 29 months of its launch in Feb 2024, achieving half of its target of one crore households by March 2027.According to new and…
Originally designed to be a groundbreaking canal project, this site succumbed to a fate of pollution as industrial and municipal waste accumulated over decades. The catastrophic rainfall in 1976 triggered the release of these harmful chemicals into nearby homes, displacing numerous families. This incident catalyzed the formation of the Superfund program, dedicated to remedying toxic…
NEW DELHI: India’s second largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel saw its Q1 profit soar 37.3% to Rs Rs 8,167.4 crore this Q1, from Rs 5,947.4 crore in same period last fiscal thanks to higher mobile tariffs, strong customer additions and growth across its India and Africa businesses. Revenue in the same period rose 18.4% to…
Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan along with daughter Aaradhya Bachchan were on a vacation since the last few days. The family was spotted at the airport on Tuesday, August 4 as Aaradhya and Aishwarya were seen twinning in black. Aaradhya opted for a leather jacket while Aishwarya was seen in a velvet black overcoat…
