Residents standing in the queue to collect their belongings at the gutted site on Thursday Lucknow: Silence hung heavy on Thursday as hundreds of fire-hit families returned to the ruins searching for pieces of their lives, where once thrived a bustling cluster of nearly 280 shanties.Dwellers from districts like Hardoi, Sitapur, Barabanki and Lakhimpur Kheri…
Sunny Deol stars in Excel Entertainment’s new film with Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar. Jyotika plays a key role. It’s an action thriller directed by debutant Balaji Ganesh, co-directed previously for A.R. Murugadoss. Sunny also gears up for Gabru, Lahore 1947 (Aug 2026, Aamir Khan prod., star cast), and Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana. Sunny Deol has…
Lashkar-e-Taiba co-founder Amir Hamza had no inkling of what awaited him as he stepped out of the News 24’s office in Lahore after a televised appearance alongside Judge Nazir Ahmad Ghazi NEW DELHI: Lashkar-e-Taiba co-founder Amir Hamza had no inkling of what awaited him as he stepped out of the News 24’s office in Lahore…
Pune: The long-delayed construction of Baner-Pashan Link Road (BPLR) is expected to resume within a month following a high-level site visit and meeting regarding land acquisition held on Thursday.According to Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) officials, only 200 metres of the 1.2 km road remain to be acquired. Despite the administration having already spent Rs25 crore…
Aizawl: The Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) has lodged a formal complaint with the Mizoram People Forum (MPF), alleging violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by a minister and an MLA, who also serves as adviser to the CM, during the ongoing campaign for the upcoming Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections.In a representation…
Ludhiana: Local real estate developers have formally urged the district administration and relevant authorities to take decisive action against the rapid proliferation of illegal colonies. They contend that these unauthorized developments result in significant financial losses for genuine builders, deplete government revenue, create long-term hardships for occupants, and fuel the haphazard, unplanned growth of the…
R Vaishali (Photo by Michal Walusza) NEW DELHI: History was created on the Mediterranean shores as Vaishali Rameshbabu clinched the 2026 Women’s Candidates Tournament on Wednesday, earning the right to challenge China’s reigning champion Ju Wenjun for the Women’s World Chess Championship crown later this year.Going into the final round, Vaishali’s fate wasn’t entirely in…
Rajkot: Rajkot Range IG’s team seized Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 1.46 crore from a truck hidden under cotton sacks on the Rajkot–Ahmedabad highway near Janiwadla village on Thursday night.Police said a total of 10,740 bottles of IMFL were found hidden in the vehicle. The truck driver, identified as 30-year-old Sahid Hingora, a resident…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Centre during the debate on the Women’s Reservation Bill and Delimitation proposals, alleging that the legislation was aimed at redrawing India’s electoral balance rather than empowering women.Speaking in the Lok Sabha during the special Parliament session, the…
Palanpur: A 19-year-old youth was kidnapped in broad daylight in a dramatic case of mistaken identity, only to be stabbed and dumped on the roadside after his abductors realised they had targeted the wrong person.Ashwin Thakor, a resident of Ratanpura village in Kankrej taluka, was travelling from Shihori to Patan with his cousin in a…
