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Prayagraj: The Sangam city is immersed in devotion as Navratri festivities continue with fervour. Adding to the spiritual atmosphere, the prominent Ramlilas, including Patharchatti, Pajawa, Katra, Naini, and Civil Lines, are underway, staging episodes from the Ramayan and drawing huge crowds.The group of artists, including professional actors who travelled from Mumbai to Prayagraj to perform the prominent Ramlila characters during Navratri, are enthusiastic to play their assigned roles in the cen ...Read More >
Guwahati: The East Khasi Hills district administration will enforce a new set of parking regulations from August 1 to improve urban mobility across Shillong in Meghalaya. The initiative, which spans seven key traffic zones including Sadar, Madanrting, Laban, Mawlai, Rynjah, Lumdiengjri, and Laitumkhrah, aims to organize parking in critical stretches of the city. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! The Urban Affairs Department has introduced standard hourly parking fees, setting the rate at Rs 20 for two-wheelers and Rs 40 for four-wheelers, with z ...Read More >
Jaipur: Tremors were felt Thursday in many areas of the NCR, including Bharatpur and Alwar in Rajasthan, as well as in Jaipur, Dausa, Sikar, and Jhunjhunu. The epicentre of the earthquake was Jhajjar in Haryana, where the intensity of the earthquake was measured at 4.4 on the Richter scale. However, due to the low intensity, no damage was reported from any districts where tremors were felt.According to the National Centre for Seismology, the epicentre of the earthquake was located in Jhajjar, Haryana. The quake measured 4.4 on the Richter scale and originated 10 kilometre beneath the Earth's s ...Read More >
PNNNew Delhi [India], September 29: It's been ten long years. Ten years through which the Earth Titanium Project became not just another stalled construction site, but a wound in the lives of hundreds of families. You can imagine the scene-elderly couples pouring in retirement savings, parents setting aside what little they could for their children's future, everyone chasing the dream of a better tomorrow. But instead, month after month, they were left looking at empty land, at broken promises, at hope slipping away. The builder, missing. The money, gone. Legal tangles stretched on, and slowly ...Read More >
New Delhi: In cricket, some defeats leave a scar that generations remember. Something like that happened on Monday as India's narrow loss at Lord's in the third Test against England brought back the vivid memories of another heartbreaker. The match took us back to 26 years ago when in Chennai India fell agonisingly short against arch rivals Pakistan despite Sachin Tendulkar's brilliance. Mohammed Siraj's dismissal stirred the deja vu of Chennai. On a tense final day at Lord's, India needed 21 more runs with just one wicket in hand. Ravindra Jadeja was holding the series single-handedly from o ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Cabinet Secretary T V Somanathan has flagged the "perceived reluctance" among several senior central government officials to give appointments to people, saying such interactions can give insights into ground realities, and clarify misunderstandings about government policies or intentions. In a letter to the secretaries of all central government ministries and departments, the country's top bureaucrat also said that such meetings should be held in offices and not clubs or hotels. Somanathan said people from various sections of society have told him that there is a "pe ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 29: It's been ten long years. Ten years through which the Earth Titanium Project became not just another stalled construction site, but a wound in the lives of hundreds of families. You can imagine the scene--elderly couples pouring in retirement savings, parents setting aside what little they could for their children's future, everyone chasing the dream of a better tomorrow. But instead, month after month, they were left looking at empty land, at broken promises, at hope slipping away. The builder, missing. The money, gone. Legal tangles stretched on, and slowly, ...Read More >
Also Read: Anand Mahindra posts electric SUV video: 'Don't try without supervision' Among the three, the one that got the most attention was the one paying homage to the iconic Coca-Cola Christmas ads from 1995, "Holidays Are Coming." This one features red delivery trucks with Christmas lights and pictures of Santa Claus, with two shots of smiling customers, one holding a bottle of Coke. The problem was that the shots were incredibly fast, and the ad seemed to be in such a rush to get over that there was barely any time for the viewer to register what was going on. One of the reasons why p ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 26 (ANI): In a heartwarming Christmas gesture, Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan and his wife Natasha Dalal shared the first-ever family photo featuring their daughter, Lara, on Christmas 2024. The festive picture, posted by Varun on social media, captures the joy of the couple's first Christmas as parents, with their little one in tow. The family photo, taken in front of a beautifully decorated Christmas tree, shows a cheerful moment between the trio, with Lara sitting comfortably in the picture. While Varun and Natasha did not reveal Lara's face, she was dressed ado ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 29: It been ten long years. Ten years through which the Earth Titanium Project became not just another stalled construction site, but a wound in the lives of hundreds of families. You can imagine the scene--elderly couples pouring in retirement savings, parents setting aside what little they could for their children future, everyone chasing the dream of a better tomorrow. But instead, month after month, they were left looking at empty land, at broken promises, at hope slipping away. The builder, missing. The money, gone. Legal tangles stretched on, and slowly, resi ...Read More >
KOLKATA: The political slugfest following the gang-rape of a law student inside a college continued Saturday as TMC took pains to distance itself from the "misogynistic remarks" of its own netas, emphasising instead the "quick action taken against the accused". Opposition, however, questioned security for women at workplaces and educational institutes and "promised to stay on the roads"."The remarks by MP Kalyan Banerjee and MLA Madan Mitra concerning the heinous crime were made in their personal capacities. The party unequivocally disassociates itself from their statements and condemns the sa ...Read More >
Hyderabad: International Asteroid Day (IAD) is observed on June 30 every year to raise public awareness of asteroids and the importance of defending Earth against potential threats from the asteroid belts. This day has been sanctioned by the United Nations. Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the sun. Even though these rocky remnants are the leftovers from the formation of our solar system that occurred about 4.6 billion years ago, they still orbit around the sun like planets. There are lots of asteroids in our solar system, and most of them live in the main asteroid belt, which is ...Read More >
Traffic near Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh. It's almost Christmas, and a thick blanket of smog has enveloped Delhi, forcing many of the national capital's residents to temporarily move to the hills. That, though, has also caused heavy traffic in parts of Himachal Pradesh, with videos showing a long stretch of vehicles, both private and commercial, at a standstill near Rohtang Pass. The clip was shared on X with the caption, "Escape from toxic AQI or what? This jam isn't on some city road, it ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Friday asked the state govt for its stand on grant of heritage status to Savarkar Sadan building at Shivaji Park, Dadar (W), where late Vinayak Damodar Savarkar resided.Chief Justice Alokh Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne heard a PIL by Abhinav Bharat Congress through its president Pankaj Phadnis. It expressed apprehension that prior to the ground-plus-4-storey building being bestowed heritage status, it is likely to be demolished. In Feb 2009, the Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee recommended grant of Grade II A status for it. Grade II A structures are of ...Read More >
Chennai, August 1: Actor, music director and producer G V Prakash Kumar, who has won the National Award for Best Music Direction (Songs) for the Tamil, Telugu bilingual film Vaathi, has called the honour "a blessing for the second time". Taking to his X timeline soon after the 71st National Awards were announced, G V Prakash expressed his gratitude to the jury and the selection committee of the National Awards and the entire team of Vaathi. G V Prakash wrote, "A blessing for the second time. I'm truly overwhelmed and deeply grateful to receive the 71st National Film Award for Best Music Direc ...Read More >