JAMMU: The second batch of pilgrims departed the Yatri Niwas base camp for the holy cave shrine of Shri Amarnath Ji early Friday. As a precautionary measure, J&K administration issued an advisory late Thursday, warning that non-registered yatris would not be allowed to undertake the yatra.Of 3,865 pilgrims in the second batch, 1,735 left via…
IShowSpeed (Image Via Getty) IShowSpeed is adding another stop to his busy 2026 FIFA World Cup schedule. The popular streamer is set to attend Argentina’s Round of 32 match against Cape Verde and will broadcast the game through a live IRL stream on YouTube. The update was first shared by the IShowSpeedHQ fan account, which…
‘Heroine comic tracks have shrunk’: Raveena Tandon opens up on missing the ’90s comedy era, applauds Sridevi’s comic timing and goofiness Actress Raveena Tandon has shared her views on how female characters are portrayed in Bollywood comedies today. Looking back at her own journey in the genre, she said women no longer receive the kind…
England all-rounder Sam Curran has described Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s rise to the Indian team as an “incredible story”, saying the 15-year-old has earned the attention coming his way, while hoping England can keep him quiet if he makes his international debut in the ongoing T20I series.The cricket world has been waiting for Sooryavanshi’s India debut ever…
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has formed 14 flying squads under its land management department to protect govt land from encroachment, lieutenant governor TS Sandhu was informed during a high-level review meeting on sustainable urban development.Chairing a meeting of the advisory council on the ‘perspective for sustainable urban development’ in the city Friday, LG…
The family accused the crime branch of evasion and lethargy Mumbai: The family of the late NCP politician Baba Siddique, who was shot dead in Oct 2024, moved a special court on Friday seeking directions to Mumbai police to take custody of alleged gangster Anmol Bishnoi, an accused in the case who was deported from…
Bengaluru: Amid controversy over the collection of caste details during the ongoing verification of beneficiaries under the Gruha Jyothi free electricity scheme, Bescom Friday clarified that furnishing the information is purely optional.The clarification comes a day after widespread criticism on social media and concerns raised by beneficiaries over the inclusion of a “category” column in…
Chennai: Chennai-based renewable engineering procurement and construction company Renfra Energy India has filed draft red herring prospectus for an initial public offering with Rs 430 crore fresh issue and an offer for sale component of up to 47,94,800 shares. The company plans to utilise the proceeds with Rs 160 crore towards redemption of non-convertible debentures…
Kolkata: The city emerged as India’s second-most affordable housing market among eight major cities in Jan-June 2026, according to Knight Frank India’s Affordability Index. The city recorded an EMI-to-income ratio of 25%, indicating that an average homebuyer spends one-fourth of household income on home loan EMIs. This is comfortably below the 50% affordability threshold, beyond…
Varanasi: As many as 3,824 youth in Varanasi have been disbursed loans worth Rs 164.65 crore since financial year 2024-25 under the govt’s Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Vikas Yojana, deputy commissioner (industries) Abhishek Priyadarshi said on Thursday.He added that a subsidy of Rs 16.46 crore has also been provided to the beneficiaries.According to the District Industries…
