The 2001 romantic drama Chori Chori Chupke Chupke, directed by Abbas-Mustan and starring Salman Khan, Preity Zinta, and Rani Mukerji, is often remembered for introducing one of Bollywood’s earliest depictions of surrogacy, albeit in a rather flawed manner. However, beyond its storyline, the film remains infamous for its unexpected links to the Mumbai underworld, a…
You wake up with a motor running inside your chest. The Moon is shining a dazzling spotlight on your day as Saturn’s force makes even the smallest task seem like an examination. That’s why you’re tense and a bit restless, even before your first tea.Work piles up fast. Messages, calls, someone asking for “just one…
Rajkot: A 34-year-old electrical engineer working for an energy company was cheated of Rs 25.86 lakh in an online share trading scam.Though the crime happened in 2024, the victim, Kamlesh Tirthani, lodged a complaint at Cybercrime police station in Jamnagar on Monday, against persons knowns as Meera, James, the users of a certain stock trading…
An 82-year-old man, Purnachandra Dolui, died after he was allegedly pushed by a CAPF jawan at a booth in Udaynarayanpur in Howrah on Wednesday. The jawan was detained, voting was suspended and later, an FIR was registered. Udaynarayanpur TMC candidate Samir Panja alleged, “The man had poor eyesight and his glasses had broken. His family…
CHENNAI: There is fresh turmoil in AIADMK with a major revolt brewing against party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami following the party’s string of electoral setbacks. Former minister C Ve Shanmugam is leading the rebellion backed by 36 newly elected MLAs, bringing the simmering rift within the party into the open. The dissident camp accused…
Chennai: Barricades installed for night-time policing across Chennai are triggering morning traffic snarls, with commuters citing poor planning and delayed clearance.The situation worsens during peak hours as barricades installed overnight are often left in place well into the morning. While these structures are intended to slow down vehicles at night and deter antisocial elements, they…
Mumbai: Bombay high court on Wednesday granted interim relief to two women aged above 50, allowing them to go ahead with requisite tests necessary to verify fitness before proceeding with an assisted reproductive techniques (ART) procedure to conceive by accepting donor gametes.The HC last month appointed former Maharashtra advocate general Ashutosh Kumbhakoni as amicus curiae…
The BJP MLA urged the police to function “openly, impartially and fairly” and demanded strict action against those involved in the killing. KOLKATA: With Chandranath Rath’s bullet-riddled body lying outside the hospital and grieving BJP workers erupting in anger and disbelief, senior BJP leader and newly-elected Kharagpur MLA Dilip Ghosh launched a blistering attack on…
Jaipur: The Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) Tuesday sealed eight cafes and food outlets in Malviya Nagar zone for operating without mandatory RMA trade licences. Civic officials said the establishments were earlier served notices and directed to obtain licences, but failed to comply within the stipulated deadline.The action was taken against outlets including Love Over Coffee,…
As per the norms, drug susceptibility testing must cover at least 60% of all notified TB patients Jaipur: The state health department reported 6,547 gram panchayats to the Centre for official TB-free recognition in 2025 as part of an intensified rural tuberculosis control drive.“The state govt marked these 6,547 gram panchayats as TB-free in 2025,…
