- Bollywood
Bobby Deol turns villain for as-yet-untitled spy film starring Alia Bhatt
Mumbai: Bobby Deol, who created waves with his menacing character Abrar Haque in ‘Animal’, is all set to go gray once again for Alia Bhatt’s upcoming spy film by Yash Raj Films.…
- India
Centre hikes wage rates for workers under MGNREGA
New Delhi: The Centre has notified a 3-10 per cent increase in the wage rates for workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) for the financial year 2024-25.…
- Middle East
Israel bracing for 6-week Rafah operation immediately after Ramzan
Tel Aviv: The Israel government is bracing for a final operation in the Rafah region in Gaza bordering Egypt where it believes that most of the Israeli hostages and their handlers are.…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru Cafe blast: NIA detains two more suspects
Bengaluru: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has detained two more suspects in connection with the Rameshwaram Cafe blast case, sources said on Thursday. The accused were picked up from Bengaluru. Sources said…
- Bollywood
Newly married Aditi Rao Hydari gives ‘Heeramandi’ event a miss
Mumbai: Actress Aditi Rao Hydari, who tied the knot with actor Siddharth on Wednesday, missed a special event of her upcoming streaming series ‘Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar’ at Mumbai’s Mahalakshmi Race Course.…
- India
India, China hold crucial meet to resolve issues along LAC
New Delhi: The 29th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs was held in Beijing to discuss and resolve the remaining issues along the Line of…
- Business
X users with 2,500 verified subscriber followers to get Premium service for free
New Delhi: Billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday said that X users who have 2,500 verified subscriber followers will get Premium features for free. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO also mentioned that those…
- Top Stories
Fresh petition filed in UP court to declare Taj Mahal as Shiva temple
Agra: A fresh petition has been filed in an Agra court in Uttar Pradesh seeking the declaration of the Taj Mahal as Tejo Mahalaya, a Hindu temple. The petition, filed on Wednesday,…
- Chennai
TN MP Ganeshamurthi dies at Coimbatore hospital 4 days after ‘attempting suicide’
Chennai: MDMK MP from Tamil Nadu’s Erode constituency, A. Ganeshamurthi died in a private hospital in Coimbatore early Thursday morning. Ganeshamurthi (76) was upset over being denied a ticket to contest in…
- Top Stories
Filing of nominations for second phase of Lok Sabha polls begins
New Delhi: The process of filing nominations for 88 parliamentary seats across 12 states in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections began on Thursday. The notification for the second phase…
- Top Stories
BJP appoints election in-charges, co-incharges for states, UTs
New Delhi: The BJP has appointed its poll in-charges and co-in-charges for several states and Union Territories ahead of the Lok Sabha. The party on Wednesday appointed Rajya Sabha MP and former…
- World
US State Dept staffer resigns over Washington’s Gaza policy
Washington: A US State Department staffer responsible for promoting human rights in regions including Gaza has resigned in protest of the continued delivery of weapons from the US to Israel. Annelle Sheline…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: BJP MLC Tejaswini Gowda quits party ahead of LS polls
Bengaluru: BJP MLC Tejaswini Gowda submitted her resignation on Thursday here ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka. Tejaswini still had three months left as an MLC but submitted her resignation…
- India
LS polls: Congress ticket eludes Brahmin leaders in Rajasthan
Jaipur: Contradicting its ‘Brahmin DNA’ stand, the Congress in Rajasthan has not failed a single Brahmin candidate for any of the 25 parliamentary constituencies in the desert state. However, the party leaders…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Pralhad Joshi had no role in my ouster, says Yediyurappa
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Wednesday said that Union Minister Pralhad Joshi had no role in his ouster from the Chief Minister’s post. “Pralhad Joshi had no role in…
