UK backs India’s security concerns, says trade deal based on trust NEW DELHI: The landmark India-UK trade deal that came into effect Wednesday reflects real warmth and trust in the relationship along with the ability to discuss issues of importance to both sides, said UK officials. While refraining from commenting on individual cases, diplomatic sources…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday met Uttarakhand’s Kotdwar-based gym owner Deepak Kumar, or “Mohammad Deepak,” who confronted Bajrang Dal members allegedly harassing an elderly Muslim shopkeeper over the use of ‘Baba’ — which the right-wing group claimed was a Hindu term — in his shop name.In a…
For audiences who grew up watching Sonali Bendre light up Hindi cinema’s song-driven era, it may come as a surprise that dance numbers once filled the actor with fear. From chartbusters like Humma Humma to Aankhon Mein Base Ho Tum, Bendre became one of the most memorable faces of the ’90s and early 2000s musical…
For 33 years, a French rural postman quietly spent his spare time collecting stones from the roadside, turning what began as a chance discovery into one of Europe’s most unusual architectural landmarks. Joseph Ferdinand Cheval, better known as Ferdinand Cheval or Facteur Cheval, started building the Palais Idéal (Ideal Palace) in Hauterives, France, after stumbling…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday revised the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) framework, standardising the definition of crop seasons and aligning it with banking asset-classification norms in a move aimed at bringing greater uniformity in farm loan sanctioning and repayment schedules.The revised directions, which will come into effect from January 2027, seek to…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (EC) has ordered a complete repoll in West Bengal’s Falta assembly constituency, scrapping voting held on April 29 after what it described as a breakdown of the democratic process. All 285 polling stations in the South 24 Parganas seat will now vote again on May 21 under heightened…
Former Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik knows how to keep headlines spinning—especially off the field. Roughyl two years after his third marriage to actress Sana Javed in 2024, rumuors are rife on social media about his fourth wedding. The 43-year-old’s name is now being linked to Pakistani actress Vaneeza Sattar, with unverified claims of a February…
Kangana Ranaut on Udhayanidhi Stalin’s arrest NEW DELHI: Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Tuesday backed the police action against Tamil Nadu leader of opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin, saying that although the DMK leader is now out on bail, his arrested had set a “good precedent.”“Public display of filthy abuses, double-meaning obscene and vulgar jokes…
BJP snaps at Kejriwal after AAP chief likens PM Modi to Aurangzeb NEW DELHI: The BJP on Saturday sharply attacked Arvind Kejriwal after the AAP chief likened Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb over Enforcement Directorate (ED) action against Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora, with Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu calling Kejriwal “Ahmad Shah…
He told the media while leaving the group’s HQ, Bombay House.When asked what changes for the group following the development, he said, “Nothing.”The matter of extending Chandrasekaran’s chairmanship was not listed on the main board agenda but was introduced as a supplementary item, said people familiar with the development.At the meeting, Noel Tata listed out…