Lucknow: Seeking to further boost religious tourism, UP State Tourism Development Corporation (UPSTDC) launched five weekly pilgrimage tours from Lucknow and Prayagraj under the state’s ‘Visit My State Uttar Pradesh’ campaign.The tours will connect pilgrims to key religious destinations including Ayodhya, Naimisharanya, Chitrakoot and Vindhyachal Dham, which form part of the state’s Ramayana and Shakti…
The Maruti Suzuki Dzire topped the sales charts in May 2026 with total dispatches of 24,546 units, registering a 36 percent year-on-year growth. The latest-generation Dzire had last year received revised styling, improved features and an upgraded safety package. It is powered by Maruti’s 1.2-litre Z-Series petrol engine and is also offered with a factory-fitted…
Ludhiana: Despite the Punjab government’s push for investment and industrial growth, the persistent lack of cleanliness at industrial focal points has left local business owners struggling to save face before visiting clients.Industrialists across various phases said garbage-littered roads, waste dumped in open plots, and uncollected industrial refuse create a poor first impression for domestic and…
BENGALURU/NEW DELHI: HCLTech’s results presented a mixed picture, weighed down by client-specific headwinds, delayed procurement decisions and persistent market volatility, even as the company continued to lean into artificial intelligence as a long-term growth driver.Revenue for the March quarter declined 3.3% sequentially in constant currency (which excludes currency impact) and grew 2.4% year-on-year. In dollar…
As Gadar: Ek Prem Katha marks 25 years since its release, actor Ameesha Patel has opened up about her initial concerns over being cast opposite Sunny Deol, revealing that she questioned whether the significant age difference between them was appropriate for the film.Ameesha was 26 years old when she starred as Sakina in the 2001…
New Delhi: Narrow lanes hemmed in by multi-storey buildings with as many as five floors, rooms with little ventilation, blocked balconies, a single staircase serving scores of residents and a maze of overhead wires — the conditions that preceded the Saidulajab building collapse are not unique.A reality check across Delhi’s major student hubs by TOI…
EAM Jaishankar with Nepal FM Shisir Khanal Nepal’s foreign minister Shisir Khanal on Sunday emphasised on a stronger development-oriented partnership with India while also calling for the revival of dormant bilateral mechanisms and the resumption of high-level political exchanges between the two neighbours.Addressing a media briefing during his three-day visit to India, Khanal highlighted the…
Chennai: A sketch of Ambedkar burning the only book he hated, the Manusmriti; a sculpture of a cracked foot symbolising social discrimination; Rohith Vemula’s iconic words, ‘My birth is my fatal accident’. The fifth edition of the Dalit Aesthetics Art Show 2026 titled ‘The Whole Story’, on at the Lalit Kala Akademi, brings together 36…
A stretch in Sector 29 pockmarked with rough patches Noida: Pockmarked with potholes, broken edges and rough patches, but road resurfacing across the city has been put on hold, at least for now.In Feb, the Noida Authority approved a Rs 250-crore plan to resurface about 150 km of road network across the city and set…
Police map Rahul’s double life NEW DELHI: Rahul, the 23-year-old accused rapist-killer, allegedly had a racing mind driven by a desire for quick money. Once a bright student who scored 90% in his Class 12 board exams, he was never inclined towards traditional paths to success.Instead, police say, he drifted into the world of online…
