Mohali: A 23-year-old electrician died in a road accident Friday morning while returning home to celebrate Raksha Bandhan with his three sisters.Parampreet, a resident of Machhlikalan village and the only son of his parents, was riding home after finishing his shift at a hotel in Zirakpur when an unidentified vehicle allegedly hit his motorcycle on…
MP Murlidhar Mohol says if sound restrictions are followed during Ganeshotsav, similar steps will be strictly taken for all events and festivals celebrated through the year Pune: City MP Murlidhar Mohol of BJP on Friday said citizens will have to follow all sound restrictions as prescribed by law and court during the forthcoming Ganesh festival.Mohol’s…
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, second left, attends a program during his visit to the Iskcon Temple on its 60th anniversary, in New York, United States NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat visited the Iskcon temple in New York during his ongoing US tour, where he participated in a food distribution initiative for homeless people and…
The proposed ‘US Space Academy’ intends to strengthen the nation’s space workforce and develop the next generation of space leaders (Photo: Nasa). US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to establish the country’s first space academy and interacted with astronauts stationed at the International Space Station, during a visit to Nasa’s Mission…
Payment Bill rekindles MDR hopes for large-value UPI MUMBAI: India’s digital merchant payments market grew 19.6% year-on-year to Rs 11.7 lakh crore in July, but the more consequential change was in how that money moved: UPI’s share of person-to-merchant transactions reached a record 77.3%, while credit and debit cards continued to lose ground.According to a…
Celine Dion makes a rare appearance ahead of her Paris residency from September to October. (Instagram) Celine Dion has been prepping hard for her Plenitude Arena residency in Nanterre, France. Since sharing her diagnosis of Stiff-Person Syndrome (SPS) in 2022, the beloved singer has chosen to stay away from the limelight, focusing on recovering and…
NEW DELHI: Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage’s sensational season has entered another gear, and for India’s Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra, the road to the Diamond League Final and Asian Games now comes with an unmistakable warning.The Sri Lankan javelin star produced a breathtaking 92.07m in Zurich on Thursday to underline why he has become the…
In the heart of the city, inhabitants exhibit a remarkable ability to find comfort in unconventional places (Photo credit: Anindya Chattopadhyay) NEW DELHI: In a city, almost anything can become a place to sit, stretch out or sleep.A beam can be a bench, a pile of tyres a cushion and a tree branch or iron…
Render of ₹261 crore global sports city project was planned at Semmancheri, along the OMR Chennai: Barely six months after laying its foundation stone, state govt has pulled the plug on the ₹261 crore global sports city project at Semmancheri. It has decided to go back to the drawing board to redesign the facility on…
The AIMIM has expelled a Telangana legislative council member Mirza Rahmat Baig (Photo credit: Facebook/@Mirza Rahmat Baig) HYDERABAD: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has expelled Telangana Legislative Council member Mirza Rahmat Baig from the party with immediate effect, according to a party statement.SA Hussain Anwar, joint secretary of AIMIM, said Baig had also been…
