The Statue of Liberty stands as smoke from wildfires blankets the sky; US President Trump and FIFA president Infantino. (AP Photos) “We are holding Canada responsible.”With those words, US President Donald Trump thrust politics into the build-up to Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final, blaming Canada for the wildfire smoke that has blanketed parts of the…
Filmmaker Anees Bazmee has revisited one of the most heartbreaking chapters of his career—having to rewrite and reshoot Laadla following the untimely death of actor Divya Bharti. Speaking in a recent interview, Bazmee reflected on the emotional toll the tragedy took on the team, why nearly the entire film had to be remade, how Sridevi…
20 plus mule account holder booked Pune: The Pune Rural police have registered three cases against three people for allegedly providing their bank accounts to cybercrooks as mule accounts. The Pimpri Chinchwad police and Pune city police have also registered more than 20 cases against mule bank account holders over the last two days.Police investigations…
Picture Credit: Instagram Singer Shweta Mohan shared an emotional tribute to the legendary playback singer S. Janaki, who passed away on Sunday in Mysuru at the age of 88. Taking to her social media handle, the ‘Njan Chendena’ singer said the loss has left a huge emptiness in her life. Shweta Mohan shares pictures of…
Mumbai: The Bombay high court has directed the state government to refund Rs 3 lakh in stamp duty to a homebuyer who had mistakenly paid the amount under an incorrect stamp duty head. The petitioner represented by advocate Charanjeet Singh Chandrapal had purchased electronic stamps in March 2018 for registering a flat purchase agreement. However,…
Jaipur: Fuel pump dealers in Rajasthan have threatened to go on strike from June 1, alleging persistent supply disruptions, financial stress and “harassment” by various govt departments despite repeated representations to authorities.In a memorandum submitted by the Rajasthan Petroleum Dealers Association to CM Bhajan Lal Sharma and senior officials, dealers said no concrete action was…
Mohali: Several shops were gutted after a fire swept through a market in Baltana in the early hours of Saturday, with police probing allegations that the blaze was triggered after unidentified persons set two motorcycles on fire following a personal rivalry.The incident caused losses worth several lakhs of rupees to shopkeepers. Baltana police have registered…
Pune: Cybercrooks posing as officials of a placement firm duped a software engineer (36) from Hinjewadi of Rs7 lakh on the promise of securing him a job with an IT company.After a preliminary investigation, the Hinjewadi police registered a case recently. A police officer said the complainant works for an IT company in Hinjewadi. He…
Hyderabad: The leaders of the Telangana govt employees, officers, teachers, workers and pensioners’ Joint Action Committee on Sunday said that of the total 63 demands placed before the govt, 26 have already been fulfilled either fully or partially. They expressed hope that the govt will respond positively to resolving the remaining 37 demands as well.Chief…
FM Sitharaman has stressed the need to closely monitor the three critical areas of fuel, fertiliser, and foreign exchange. (AI image) A prolonged US-Iran conflict has finally begun to hit India home, with economists signalling that the longer the crisis continues, the more difficult the situation would become for the economy. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman…
