Forget Temple Run. For a real test of reflexes, balance and survival instinct, try walking on a Delhi footpath. NEW DELHI: Forget Temple Run. For a real test of reflexes, balance and survival instinct, try walking on a Delhi footpath.Days after the Supreme Court said pedestrians have a fundamental right to walk safely on demarcated…
Tamil cinema titan K Bhagyaraj passes away at 73 (File Photo). CHENNAI: Two weeks after the death of his mentor K Bharathiraja, Tamil cinema lost its one-man studio — a titan, K Bhagyaraj — on Saturday. The director, actor, screenwriter, composer and novelist, who was 73, was brought unconscious to Apollo Hospitals, where doctors declared…
Marquis Street in Kolkata, which sees influx of Bangladeshi tourists Kolkata: Indian envoy to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi’s announcement that India will resume issuing tourist visas to Bangladeshi citizens has brought relief to businesses in Kolkata’s Mini Bangladesh, where hotels, restaurants and shops have struggled since the suspension began nearly two years ago after the 2024…
Ahmedabad: The southwest monsoon stalled at Surat for the third consecutive day, leaving Ahmedabad with cloudy weather but minimal relief. Only six talukas across Gujarat recorded 1mm or more rainfall by 8pm.Ahmedabad endured a scorching day as the maximum temperature hit 40.7°C (3.9 degrees above normal), while the minimum settled at 29.3°C. The India Meteorological…
Chandigarh: Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) functionary and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal Friday appealed to Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to retain the autonomous character of Takht Sri Hazur Sahib Board in Nanded, Maharashtra, and withdraw the draft law seeking to fill it with govt nominees.In a letter to CM Fadnavis, she said the…
Pune: Doctors at a city hospital have linked a 30-year-old man’s kidney disease to mercury exposure from a locally manufactured fairness cream. The connection was confirmed after laboratory tests at KEM Hospital’s department of clinical biochemistry detected high levels of the toxic heavy metal in the cosmetic product.Blood tests also revealed elevated mercury levels in…
Gorakhpur: A day after the first FIR was registered in the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra “donation theft” case, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said that tampering with people’s faith cannot be tolerated.“The govt is proceeding with action in accordance with the SIT recommendations. When a team of senior officers is carrying out the investigation, political…
‘Gravest sin’: Priyanka Gandhi says Ram Temple donation fraud has ‘stunned entire nation’ (ANI image) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has called for a transparent investigation into the alleged irregularities in donations at the Ram Temple, saying those responsible must face strict punishment if found guilty.In a post on X, Priyanka Gandhi alleged that the…
Russia’s former defence minister and Putin’s close ally passes away at 73 Sergei Ivanov, a former Russian defense minister and longtime ally of President Vladimir Putin who was once seen as a potential successor to the Russian leader, has died at the age of 73.The Kremlin did not provide a cause of death. The exiled…
Make use of FTAs, other schemes to boost shipments, government tells businesses NEW DELHI: Govt has asked businesses to make use of the free trade agreements (FTAs) and schemes beyond interest subsidy, which are part of the Export Promotion Mission to boost shipments from the country. Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal had met export…
