The Maruti Suzuki Dzire topped the sales charts in May 2026 with total dispatches of 24,546 units, registering a 36 percent year-on-year growth. The latest-generation Dzire had last year received revised styling, improved features and an upgraded safety package. It is powered by Maruti’s 1.2-litre Z-Series petrol engine and is also offered with a factory-fitted…
Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay plays chess with Praggnanandhaa CHENNAI: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay played a game of chess with grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa at the Secretariat on Monday before presenting him with a Rs 50 lakh incentive for his historic triumph at the Norway Chess 2026 tournament. Praggnanandhaa, who recently became the first…
Kolkata: A jail may soon have to be set up at Brigade Parade Ground, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said while addressing party workers on Sunday, in a sarcastic reference to the spate of arrests on corruption charges since BJP came to office in Bengal.“Wherever you touch, a rotten stink emanates. It appears a jail may…
Two bikers snatching a bag from a man Ludhiana: Two masked motorcycle bandits robbed a factory collection agent of more than ₹5 lakh, his phone, and his wallet in a targeted ambush on Noorwala Road.Jaswinder Singh, 45, was on his weekend collection rounds for a local garment manufacturer when the thieves intercepted his motorcycle. The…
Lucknow: Students of Lucknow University (LU) are conducting the first-ever comprehensive study on the city’s ‘Bada Mangal’ bhandara culture, documenting over 2,100 community feasts organised across the city so far.The initiative, led by the Anthropology Department, aims to analyse the social, cultural and religious dimensions of the long-standing tradition.“We have formed eight teams and divided…
INDIA bloc leaders (File photo) NEW DELHI: The opposition INDIA bloc is set to hold a meeting in the national capital on Monday, marking its first formal gathering in several months.The meeting comes in the wake of recent assembly elections in four states and the Union territory of Puducherry, results that dealt a setback to…
India will account for about half of global oil demand growth and 15% of increase in global electricity consumption over next decade, making it one of the world’s most important energy markets, Igor Sechin, chief executive of Russian oil producer Rosneft, said. Sechin said India’s oil consumption is expected to rise 44% to nearly 8…
Channing Tatum didn’t just become an actor. He became a presence. ‘Magic Mike’. ’21 Jump Street’. ‘The Vow’. ‘Dear John’. ‘Step Up’. ‘White House Down’. He’s been in massive action films. He’s done comedies. He’s done romance. He’s proven he can dance, he can fight, he can make you laugh, he can make you cry….
JAC Delhi 2026 counselling registration The Joint Admission Committee (JAC) Delhi will close the registration process for JAC Delhi Counselling 2026 tomorrow, June 9. Eligible candidates seeking admission to Bachelor of Technology (BTech) and Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) programmes offered by participating institutions can apply through the official website, jacdelhi.admissions.nic.in.Candidates who have not yet registered…
NEW DELHI: India tightened their stranglehold on the one-off Test against Afghanistan on Monday, but the biggest talking point during the morning session came from yet another Decision Review System (DRS) blunder by the visitors and the animated scenes that followed near their dugout.Resuming Day Three on 113 for five, Afghanistan folded for 152, conceding…
