Guwahati: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday slammed Congress for criticising the state’s recent delimitation exercise, accusing the party of misusing the term “gerrymandering” to mislead the public, asserting that delimitation in Assam was carried out to protect a civilisation from being “devoured” by illegal migration.With the opposition alleging that the Centre had tied…
Lucknow: The city museum, Lucknow Bioscope organized a storytelling session for children at the Kaiser Bagh venue on Sunday evening.Hosted by theatre practitioner and storyteller Apurva Shah, the session, ‘Of Courage and Feminism’ saw an active participation from children in which she dramatically read out picture books like ‘Freedom Braids’ and ‘The Girl Who Makes…
Udaipur: On the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, Gayatri Seva Sansthan (GSS), an NGO dedicated to child rights protection, in coordination with the district administration, prevented 13 child marriages scheduled across Rajasthan. Of these, nine cases were stopped in Udaipur, two in Pratapgarh and two in Sikar.Yashoda Paniya, acting chairperson of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC),…
NEW DELHI: As the first contingent of pilgrims embarked on Haj to Saudi Arabia on Saturday, the overall data shows that as many as 5,446 Muslim women will be travelling as “Ladies Without Mehram” (male companion) for the pilgrimage, with Kerala taking the lead again accounting for 4,477 women in this category.This is the largest…
Gold buying during one of the major festive occasions remained subdued on Sunday, as record-high prices discouraged jewellery purchases, outweighing a slight rise in investment-led demand. The festival of Akshaya Tritiya—considered the second most significant gold-buying occasion after Dhanteras—was marked across the country, with buying precious metals traditionally seen as a sign of prosperity. According…
Ryan Reynolds publicly lauded his wife, Blake Lively, for her integrity amidst her ongoing legal battle with ‘It Ends With Us’ director Justin Baldoni. While some sexual harassment claims were dismissed, Lively’s retaliation and defamation case proceeds to trial. Reynolds expressed immense pride in his wife’s strength and character throughout the ordeal. Source link
Rashid Khan was approached by two countries, including India, with offers of citizenship and a chance to represent them, but he turned them down and chose to continue playing for Afghanistan, according to a new book.In Rashid Khan: From Streets to Stardom, set to be released on Monday, Rashid told author Mohammad Haand Jafar that…
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AI-generated representational image NEW DELHI: An elderly man was murdered at his residence in central Delhi’s Mandir Marg, a high-security area, on Sunday evening. Madho Ram (63), who retired as a multi-tasking staffer of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), was found with several stab injuries in a room on the first floor of his house,…
Mumbai: A major fire broke out in the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Mandai, popularly known as Crawford Market, in the early hours of Sunday, destroying three shops. The blaze started in a store near the well-known Badshah Cold Drinks and Snacks store.The blaze, suspected to have originated from a short circuit, was brought under control after…
