Blackmail showcased Irrfan in a different space. Directed by Abhinay Deo, the film explored dark humour. He played a middle-aged man stuck in a routine life. His marriage lacked excitement. Things changed when he discovered his wife’s affair. This led to unexpected twists and it starred Kirti Kulhari, Arunoday Singh, and Divya Dutta. It released…
Chennai: B T Arasakumar, 59, who heads an unregistered association of private schools in Tamil Nadu, was arrested by the central crime branch (CCB) of Chennai police on charges of cheating private school managements across the state of more than ₹100 crore, by promising to secure school recognition, grade upgrades and statutory approvals through his…
Amritsar: The fuel price hike by the Centre triggered panic buying in Amritsar on Friday, leading to long queues, traffic congestion and temporary shortages at some petrol pumps before supplies stabilised later in the day. Motorists rushed to stock fuel, with some carrying extra containers, while a few filling stations briefly ran out of petrol…
Hengli represents a far more significant target. It is one of China’s most advanced private refiners. (AI image) The Donald Trump administration’s step to sanction one of China’s largest privately owned refiners over its links to Iran will have implications beyond oil! China has for years remained the largest buyer of Iranian crude, much of…
New Delhi: India’s energy investment is likely to reach a record $170 billion in 2026, driven by a push towards renewable energy capacity addition, strengthening of transmission and distribution networks, and deployment of storage systems to support the grid and reduce curtailment, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its latest report.The power sector accounts…
Thousands of students across Madhya Pradesh are awaiting the Class 12 Second Examination Result 2026, expected to be released at 4 PM today. Candidates who appeared for the supplementary and improvement exams will be able to download their scorecards online and assess their eligibility for upcoming admission and counselling processes. The Madhya Pradesh Board of…
Chandigarh: Joint municipal commissioner Inder Jeet Thursday directed officials to expedite the NAKSHA pilot project aimed at digitising land and ownership records in selected village abadi areas, stressing strict adherence to timelines.At a review meeting attended by officials of the state project management unit (SPMU) and junior engineers, progress of field surveys, record preparation and…
Union minister for electronics and information technology and railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday laid out a roadmap to transform southern India’s transportation, placing the proposed bullet train network as a major driver of economic integration across key cities while also announcing significant rail and digital infrastructure expansion.Addressing the groundbreaking ceremony of the Google Cloud India…
Noida: In a move to curb roadside encroachments, Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) is set to allot 673 designated vending spaces under its street vendor policy. Vending zones have been identified across several sectors, with the highest number of slots planned in Pi-1 and Pi-2 at 160, followed by Omicron-3 with 86, and Beta-1…
Jaipur: The Supreme Court of India Friday granted conditional bail to Sarjeet Singh, an accused in the sensational Raju Theht murder case. He was arrested for allegedly providing mobile phones to the shooters who eliminated Raju Theth outside his house in Sikar.The relief came from a bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra…
