- Bollywood
Amitabh Bachchan gifts a contestant his personal perfume on ‘KBC 16’
Mumbai: Amitabh Bachchan surprised a contestant with a special gift – his personal perfume on “Kaun Banega Crorepati 16.” The gesture left both the contestant and viewers touched. In the upcoming episode,…
- Bangalore
Congress’ Belagavi session: Country facing several issues, says KC Venugopal
Belagavi: Congress General Secretary and MP K.C. Venugopal on Thursday said the country was facing several issues which will be discussed at the party’s CWC being held here as part of its…
- India
Lalu Prasad slams Nitish government for lathi-charge on BPSC candidates
Patna: RJD Chief Lalu Prasad on Thursday slammed the Nitish government for lathi-charge on the BPSC candidates who were staging a protest seeking cancellation of the December 13 exams. Talking to media…
- India
Nitish Kumar’s strategic moves reshape Bihar’s politics in 2024
Patna: The year 2024 was indeed a politically transformative year for Bihar and its role in shaping the national political landscape of the country. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is also a…
- India
RG Kar case: Police deny permission for extension of protest by doctors
Kolkata: Kolkata Police have denied permission to a doctors’ association seeking an extension of their protest in the R.G. Kar rape and murder case. The protest has been going on to condemn…
- India
Special court hearing today in Bengal school job case
Kolkata: Despite being a holiday, a special court of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Kolkata will conduct a hearing on Thursday to monitor the progress of the formalities for…
- Middle East
At least 22 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza
Gaza: At least 22 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said. Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for Civil Defence in Gaza, told Xinhua that Israeli aircraft targeted tents…
- Middle East
Israel launches airstrike on Lebanon despite ceasefire: Report
Beirut: An Israeli airstrike hit a house in eastern Lebanon’s Baalbek area, despite a ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, Lebanese official and military sources said. The official National News Agency said…
- India
Over 68 hrs on, 3-yr-old still stuck in borewell; rat miners roped in Raj
Jaipur: Over 68 hours on, rescue efforts are underway to pull out a three-year-old girl who fell into a 700-foot-deep borewell in Rajasthan’s Kotputli-Behror district. A 160-foot-deep pit was being dug to…
- Middle East
Ambush in Syria kills 14 interim govt officers
Damascus: Fourteen officers from Syria’s interim Ministry of Interior were killed and ten others injured in a “treacherous ambush” in the northwestern province of Tartus on Wednesday, the interim government’s Interior Minister…
- Business
Indian share market opens in green, Nifty above 23,800
Mumbai: The Indian stock market opened higher on Thursday as buying was seen in the PSU bank, auto, financial service and metal sectors on Nifty. At around 9:37 am, Sensex was trading…
- Bollywood
Kartik Aaryan bags Karan Johar’s next after their Dostana fallout
Mumbai: Filmmaker Karan Johar has announced his next project, “Tu Meri Main Tera, Main Tera Tu Meri,” with Kartik Aaryan in the lead role. On Christmas, KJo took to his Instagram to…
- India
Outrage expressed over renewed sale of Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’ in India
Lucknow: Some Muslim organisations have strongly condemned the renewed sale of Salman Rushdie’s controversial book “The Satanic Verses” in India and appealed to the central government to reinstate the ban on it.…
- News
Andhra CM Naidu meets PM Modi, seeks special financial assistance
New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and some Central ministers including Amit Shah and Nirmala Sitharaman in Delhi on Wednesday, seeking special financial assistance…
- Hyderabad
Tollywood representatives to meet CM Revanth Reddy today
Hyderabad: In a move to repair strained ties with the Telangana government in the wake of row over stampede at a theatre during premier show of Allu Arjun’s ‘Pushpa 2’, representatives of…
