NEW DELHI: When a sudden airfare hike of Rs 10,000 per pilgrim was announced in late April, it set off a wider debate over what India’s Haj pilgrims were actually paying for-and one line item that came under immediate scrutiny was a Rs 7,000 deduction for a GPS-enabled smartwatch that each of the 1.2 lakh…
Celina Jaitly has shared a rather cryptic social media post about “breaking up with a narcissist” amid reports that the Mumbai Police has registered an FIR against her husband, Peter Haag, following allegations of domestic violence.Late on Friday night, the actress took to her Instagram stories to post a photograph of a book she had…
NEW DELHI: DRDO on Friday evening launched the maiden test of a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) off the Odisha coast.“Though the test-launch doesn’t look like that of an Agni-6 missile, the missile tested today is of ICBM category,” a defence source confirmed to TOI. However, DRDO has yet to officially announce the missile test.Days…
NEW DELHI: National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has for the first time tracked the cases of cruelty against animals and compiled the data, noting registration of 9,039 cases and arrest of 10,312 persons in the country in 2024.Maharashtra recorded highest number (2,356) of such cases followed by Madhya Pradesh (1,346), Uttar Pradesh (1,121), Gujarat (526)…
The Allahabad High Court on Friday issued notice to two accused in the Bhojpuri actress Akanksha Dubey death case on a petition seeking a CBI inquiry and fixed May 22 for hearing in the matter.The judgement was to be delivered during the day but the court said that fresh hearing on some points are necessary.Akanksha’s…
NEW DELHI: The upheaval brought in Tamil Nadu by Congress‘ decision to break ranks with DMK and align with actor Vijay’s TVK is set to effect division in opposition ranks in Parliament, with the Dravidian party seeking a change of seating arrangement for its MPs, many of whom sat alongside members of the main opposition…
Fans of Bollywood power couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai were sent into flashback mode as old photos of the couple from their wedding day, went viral again on social media. Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai’s wedding pics resurface Photos of Abhishek and Ash in their royal wedding ensembles resurfaced online after eagle-eyed fans drew…
NEW DELHI: More than a year after Madhya Pradesh minister Kunwar Vijay Shah stoked a controversy for ‘obnoxiously’ linking Col Sofiya Qureshi to “Operation Sindoor“, the Supreme Court Friday appeared in no mood to condone his misdemeanour and asked the state govt to take a call on the SIT’s request for sanction of his prosecution.Solicitor…
Sunil Pal has opened up about his recent appearance on The Great Indian Kapil Show, admitting that he was caught off guard by the way the episode unfolded.The World Laughter Day special episode featured Kapil Sharma alongside internet personalities Samay Raina and Ranveer Allahbadia. However, clips from the episode soon went viral online, with viewers…
KOCHI/NEW DELHI: Congress leadership has summoned for discussions the key contenders for the post of Kerala CM, with insiders viewing the selection process as a toss-up between “intra-party support” and “public sentiment” relating to two aspirants.Sources said leader of the opposition VD Satheesan, Ramesh Chennithala, and KC Venugopal, besides state chief Sunny Joseph, will hold…
