The first thing many people notice on Shani Jayanti isn’t a mantra. It’s the sound of oil, thick and dark, slipping into a small diya (lamp) near a Shani shrine, and the sight of devotees holding black til (sesame) and a few coins with a seriousness that feels different from the bright bustle of other…
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only MUMBAI: A 23-year-old man was arrested by the Aarey Colony Police from Bihar for kidnapping a minor girl from the western suburbs and sexually assaulting her.The investigation was complex as the girl had performed a factory reset on her mother’s phone, erasing all traces of her conversation with the…
Shubham Pandey, Shruti and Palak Singh Students of a Lucknow-based management institute were spotted celebrating their farewell party, Jashn-E-Bollywood, as they marked the end of their campus journey with music, dance and emotional goodbyes. Dressed in glamorous outfits inspired by Bollywood, students arrived in style for an evening filled with celebration and memories. Asna Shah,…
NEW DELHI: Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday suggested that India could play a larger long-term diplomatic role in mediating the ongoing tensions involving the US and Iran, while indicating that Pakistan was currently helping facilitate immediate dialogue between the two sides.Addressing a media briefing after the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting in New Delhi,…
Manoj Kumar Jain told ET that gold and silver are likely to witness heightened volatility during today’s trade as markets react to movements in the dollar index and developments emerging from the summit between the US and Chinese Presidents. According to him, gold is expected to find support in the $4,634-$4,600 per troy ounce range,…
On Madhuri Dixit’s birthday, fans across the country are celebrating the actress who ruled Bollywood with her charm, acting brilliance and unforgettable dance performances. From iconic films like ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!’, ‘Dil To Pagal Hai’, ‘Beta’ and ‘Devdas’ to becoming one of the most loved reality show judges on television, Madhuri has successfully maintained…
Kerala Board SSLC result 2026 The Kerala Board of Public Examinations (KBPE) on Friday, May 15, declared the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examination 2026 results, with Kuttanad emerging as the only education district to record a 100 per cent pass percentage, while Tirur reported the lowest performance among education districts at 96.61 per cent.The…
Sanju Samson (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has thrown his weight behind Sanju Samson as a future captain of India’s T20I side, saying the wicketkeeper-batter has emerged as a “clear case” for leadership after his stunning rise over the past year.Samson, who was one of India’s standout performers in their…
In 1967, Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered an unusual, regularly pulsing radio signal. This led to the identification of pulsars, rapidly rotating neutron stars, a previously theoretical celestial body. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons Looking into the heavens in the middle part of the twentieth century did not always require viewing the starry night through a glass…
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has reduced Value Added Tax (VAT) on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) to 7 per cent from 18 per cent for a period of six months with effect from May 15, in a move aimed at providing relief to airlines grappling with high fuel costs. The civil aviation ministry said the move…
