The Chennai event was part of the Congress’s nationwide ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ campaign NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP of silencing dissent, alleging that the internet was shut down in Delhi and students were beaten up during protests in the national…
Death Valley’s Scotty’s Castle – Image: NPS / Bob Greenburg [Enhanced using AI] More than a decade after a devastating flash flood forced one of Death Valley National Park’s best-known historic sites to close, visitors are getting another chance to see Scotty’s Castle. The National Park Service is offering limited guided exterior tours of the…
Shakun Batra explains why Bollywood romances fail to connect with Gen Z: ‘You meet this person who is your soulmate, and then life is amazing, but it never is’ Filmmaker Shakun Batra has spoken about why Indian romantic films are not connecting with young viewers these days. While international shows like ‘Off Campus’ and ‘Sterling…
Brendan Allen and Christian Leroy Duncan (Pic credit: UFC) Brendan Allen wanted a fight higher up the UFC middleweight rankings. Instead, he will put his own position on the line against Christian Leroy Duncan, a rising contender who has won five consecutive fights.Allen, ranked No. 4 in the division, has won his last three bouts,…
Leo needs a careful step this week, in health, in money and in words. Ashtama Shani, the Dhaiya that began in March 2025, continues as Shani moves backwards through Pisces, your eighth house. Your ruler, the Sun, weakens in Libra from Saturday, while Rahu in your seventh complicates dealings with others. Health Under Dhaiya The…
Imam was granted interim bail for seven days, from October 4 to 10, through an order dated September 22 to attend his cousin’s wedding. NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Saturday held that student activist Sharjeel Imam, accused in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, “apparently flouted” an interim bail condition by coming…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru City police issued a traffic advisory ahead of the Mangaluru Dasara and Navaratri festival at Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatha Temple in the city.Every day from 4pm onwards, various dignitaries and thousands of devotees are expected to arrive at the Kudroli Temple between Sunday and Oct 21. Due to the possibility of traffic congestion on…
Chennai: A head constable attached to the Avadi Tank Factory police station staged a black-flag protest and raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, a day before Modi’s visit.Muthapudupet police detained Kothandapani, near his home in Muthapudupet. He said he was protesting against the treatment given to his 10-year-old daughter at the Institute…
Hyderabad: With 123 tourist buses shifting their registration out of Telangana over five years, costing the state Rs 5.31 crore in annual motor vehicle tax, the transport department has proposed a steep reduction in quarterly tax on All India Tourist Permit (AITP) buses from Rs 4,000 to Rs 1,800 per seat.The proposal, which seeks to…
Agartala: The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), in collaboration with the Tripura govt, has completed a technical assessment to determine the restoration and modernisation requirements for the state’s only hydroelectric project at Dumboor in Gomati district.Power minister Ratan Lal Nath announced that the state govt intends to invest around Rs 100 crore to restore the…
