Bhau Rangari Ganpati, Pune Pune: The chorus for a DJ-free Ganeshotsav, scheduled for next month, is growing, with the city’s prominent Ganesh mandal — Shrimant Bhausaheb Rangari Ganapati — supporting a ban on DJs and high-decibel speakers during the festival. Office-bearers of the mandal said more Ganesh mandals from various parts of the city are…
Lucknow: A jewellery trader from Lucknow is feared to have drowned in a river while bathing at Ghaurhar Ghat in Jauras village of Barabanki district on Raksha Bandhan on Friday, police said.They said Lal Ji Rastogi of Gosaiganj in Lucknow had been staying at his maternal aunt’s house in the village for the past 15…
PM Narendra Modi with Uzbekistan Shavkat President Mirziyoyev Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm and personal welcome from Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev after arriving in capital Tashkent on Saturday for a two-day state visit.From the airport, the two leaders travelled together by car to the presidential palace, marking the latest instance of PM Modi…
Franco Fontana passes away at the age of 92 (Image source: Wikimedia Commons) Franco Fontana, an Italian photographer famous for turning landscapes into abstract images through the masterful use of colour, geometry and shadows, has died at the age of 92, Italian media reported on Saturday.Starting his career in the 1960s, when black and white…
‘Irumudi’ box office collections day 9_ Ravi Teja starrer Ravi Teja starrer ‘Irumudi’ continued to attract audiences during its second week in theatres. The movie registered a strong jump in its domestic earnings on Saturday. Its Day 9 collection was higher than the figure recorded on Friday.According to Sacnilk, ‘Irumudi’ earned an estimated Rs 12.30…
England’s Joe Root celebrates (AP) Joe Root has added another major record to his remarkable Test career, surpassing Ricky Ponting to become the highest run-scorer in Test history on home soil.The England captain reached the milestone during the second Test against Pakistan at Lord’s in London. Root came to the crease on Day 2 and…
Good fortune walks beside you today, though your mind may still flutter like a nervous bird. The Moon as your ruler is a great way to keep your emotions alive; however Jupiter helps to boost outcomes that go beyond expectations. Therefore, it’s possible that things will be good even if you’re thinking about whether they…
New Delhi: A woman (53) died after she was hit by a dump truck in southeast Delhi’s Nehru Place Saturday.The deceased, Rajwati, was a resident of the Hauz Rani area of south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar.The driver, identified as Sobaran (55), a resident of Faridabad, Haryana, was nabbed on the spot by the public and eyewitnesses,…
A head-on car collision tragically claimed four lives Friday night BENGALURU: A businessman, his three-year-old daughter and two others died on the spot after a head-on collision between two cars at Godegere Gate in Tumakuru district’s Chikkanayakanahalli Friday night.Turuvekere residents Davood Pasha, 45, his daughter Anam Pasha, were returning home after visiting a dargah, along…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagenthran on Saturday accused assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar of compromising the neutrality of his constitutional office by bringing his religious identity into legislative proceedings and seeking reservation benefits for a section of his community from the speaker’s chair.“The speaker’s chair is above caste and religion. By using…
