A glimpse from Patang & Pech Festival in Urdu Bazar Atop a terrace in Urdu Bazar, with Jama Masjid forming a striking backdrop, Dilliwallahs gathered to celebrate Independence Day the Purani Dilli way – with patangbaazi, aatishbaazi and the spirit of a shared terrace. Patang & Pech Festival brought together families and people from across…
Nizamabad in Azamgarh district is carving out a distinct identity through the One District One Product (ODOP) initiative, with its famed black pottery gaining recognition both nationally and internationally. (Photo: IANS) In the quiet town of Nizamabad in Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh district, a centuries-old craft has undergone a quiet but significant transformation over the past…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday hailed the security forces for dismantling ISI-backed Shahzad Bhatti terror network ahead of Independence Day.He said more than 200 operatives were arrested and plans for subversive attacks were thwarted.In a post on X, Amit Shah said coordinated operations were carried out across 14 states to dismantle…
(Image Credit: Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office via FOX 10 Phoenix) An 88-year-old Arizona man and his dog spent an entire night stranded in a remote part of Yavapai County after their vehicle became stuck in thick mud following recent monsoon storms. The man had been travelling on a back route between Carefree and Bloody Basin…
Malavika Sharma recently found herself caught off guard during her first-ever interaction with the Kerala media. Hailing from Maharashtra, she had travelled to Kerala to promote her upcoming Malayalam film ‘Khalifa: The Intro’. But the promotional event took an awkward turn when a reporter posed a question to her about beef. Malavika Sharma asked “Did…
Sourav Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh The prank was supposed to bring a few laughs to India’s dressing room ahead of a series against Pakistan. Instead, it left captain Sourav Ganguly so worried that he was ready to give up the captaincy.It happened on April Fool’s Day in 2005, a day before India began a one-day series…
Cafe Kudumbashree, a slice of Kerala hidden in plain sight in the heart of New Delhi. NEW DELHI: Ayya! It can mean “yes”, “there it is”, or simply a sigh of relief. For a Malayali backpacker emerging from a subway near India Gate, it was all three. A few more steps and there it was…
At Medetiya Nagar station, a safety breach led to granite stones falling onto an active worksite, causing damage to a vehicle’s tyres; no injured MUMBAI: A safety lapse at Medetiya Nagar station on Metro Line 9 on Monday saw granite stones fall into a barricaded work area, with some later puncturing the tyres of a…
CHENNAI: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday announced a complete waiver of crop loans up to Rs 75,000.In a suo motu statement in the Assembly, the Chief Minister announced a tiered relief structure, with a flat Rs 75,000 waiver for loans between Rs 75,000 and Rs 1 lakh, and Rs 35,000 relief for loans…
