NEW DELHI: A major revamp of Purana Qila is on the cards as Centre rolls out its Rs 1,481-crore ‘DESH’ (Development and Enhancement of Sanskritik-Sampada and Heritage) scheme, announced in the 2026-27 Budget, to upgrade 15 archaeological sites into modern, visitor-friendly heritage spaces.With tenders already issued for all identified locations, the project has entered the…
From Sept 1, flyers can use e-boarding passes at India’s immigration counters; physical passes won’t be stamped NEW DELHI: Starting Sept 1, people flying in and out of India will no longer be required to provide a physical boarding card at the immigration counter. Travellers can show their e-boarding cards instead. This major change by…
Museum Mixer, titled ‘Love and Chaos: Modern Relationships in Changing Times,’ at Lucknow Bioscope, Kaiserbagh Lucknow: From handwritten letters to social media, changing ideas of companionship took centre stage at Saturday’s Museum Mixer, titled ‘Love and Chaos: Modern Relationships in Changing Times,’ at Lucknow Bioscope, Kaiserbagh.Opening the session, poet Toshani, who is also an assistant…
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Zareen Khan during an event, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo)(PTI07_13_2026_000317B) Actress Zareen Khan has found herself at the centre of online discussions after a video from a recent public appearance in Mumbai went viral on social media. The actress was attending the launch of a clothing brand when an interaction with photographers took…
Varanasi: Heavy traffic load, especially of vehicles carrying pilgrims, will ease on Varanasi roads in a couple of years as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gifted two elevlated roads worth Rs 25,000 crore to his constituency.A meeting of cabinet committee on economic affairs, chaired by PM Modi in New Delhi, gave its approval to a…
NMRC’s Aqua Line metro (file photo) Noida: Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) is set to push ahead with the Aqua Line extension, with tenders likely next month for two corridors — an 11.56-km Botanical Garden-Sector 142 stretch and a 2.6-km Depot-Boraki link. The extensions are aimed at improving the last-mile connectivity across Noida and Greater…
New Delhi: National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Monday dismissed the two petitions filed by Vedanta Ltd challenging Adani Enterprises‘ selection for debt-ridden Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL).A two-member bench comprising chairperson Ashok Bhushan and member (technical) Barun Mitra said, “No grounds have been made out by the appellant (Vedanta) to interfere with the decision…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai met former MP Tanjeen Fatima, wife of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, in Rampur on Tuesday and assured her that the Congress would continue to stand with the family and support efforts to protect Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar University.The meeting came a day after the Rampur commissioner ordered…
Waterlogging during rain fall at Adalaj to Kalol Highway on Tuesday Ahmedabad: A short, sharp morning downpour transformed the city’s early routine on Tuesday, as rain swept across several pockets between 6am and 9 m.While Ahmedabad averaged a modest 10.36 mm over those three hours, the eastern suburbs bore the brunt of the storm, catching…
Following the incident, police registered an FIR under sections 281 and 106(1) Gurgaon: A 40-year-old motorcyclist was killed after his bike was allegedly hit by a speeding car near Noorgarh bus stand on Palhawas-Hailey Mandi road in Pataudi on Aug 5.The victim, identified as Satyavan, was a resident of Mangwali village in Pataudi who worked…
