It has been a roller coaster ride: Shilpa Shetty on 30 years in films
MUMBAI: Actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra on Tuesday described her close to three-decade-long journey in the film industry as a "roller coaster" ride full of highs and lows.
The 46-year-old actor, who has primarily worked in Hindi films, made…
Dropout on education mission
JHARKHAND : For 30 years, a class V dropout mason has been running a free school up to class VII in Bokaro district of Jharkhand. Parshuram Ram, 68, says he decided to act when he saw a contractor shouting at a woman laborer for feeding her…
Delhi LG Anil Baijal quits
New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Wednesday submitted resignation almost after having served a tenure of more than five years. "LG Baijal submitted resignation to the President Ram Nath Kovind citing personal reasons,"…
The Dosa Millionaire of Silicon Valley
In the valley of innovation, California, a new aspiration has been rising—to make the Dosa a household staple a sort of an equalizer between the East and the West. Entrepreneur Subramanian Krishnan of Shastha Foods, a company selling…
Hardik Patel resigns as working president of Gujarat Congress
Patidar leader Hardik Patel Wednesday resigned as the working president of Gujarat Congress and from the primary membership of the party.
Announcing his decision over Twitter, Patel said, “Today, I courageously resign from the post of…
SRH dump MI by 3 runs in a humdinger, keep playoffs hope alive
Mumbai: A maiden wicket over by Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and a scintillating 76 runs knock of Rahul Tripathi saw Sunrisers Hyderabad clinch a humdinger by 3 runs against Mumbai Indians in the 65th IPL match at Wankhede Stadium here on…
Aster DM Healthcare ties up with Skye Air Mobility, a drone logistics firm
Bengaluru: Aster DM Healthcare, India's leading private healthcare service providers, has signed a partnership alliance with Skye Air Mobility, a leading drone-technology-based logistics firm for transforming healthcare delivery…
Archer Abhishek Verma bags top-three finish in qualifications, India fourth
GWANGJU (South Korea): Star compound archer Abhishek Verma claimed a top-three finish in the qualifications round as India grabbed the fourth seeding in the team event in the World Cup Stage 2 that got underway here on Tuesday.
The…
Spain, Morocco reopen land border crossings as ties improve
MADRID: The land borders between Spain and Morocco at Ceuta and Melilla, Spain's North African enclave cities, have begun to reopen after being closed for just over two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic and later a diplomatic crisis…
Spectrum of Indian ‘cine’brities’ walk red carpet at Cannes Film Festival
Paris: Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur, along with actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shekhar Kapur and R Madhavan, on Tuesday walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in France. The festival kicked off today,…
Wheat export: No bar on sanctioned orders
NEW DELHI: Three days after the government decided to ban wheat exports, citing the country’s food security, it sought to clarify its stand on Tuesday. It said it is allowing shipments of wheat consignments already registered with the…
Congress president will be exempted from 5-yr rule
NEW DELHI: A five-year term for all office-bearers was among the biggest takeaways — besides ‘one family one ticket’ and ‘50 below 50’ — of the Congress ‘chintan’ at its Udaipur shivir. However, brainstorming after the session, the Congress…
Top court allows ED to interrogate Mamata’s nephew, wife in Kolkata
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to interrogate Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira Banerjee, but granted the duo some concession.
The court asked the ED to…
Indian nuclear scientists visit plant in Russia
CHENNAI: Representatives of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and JSC “TENEX”, an exporter of initial nuclear fuel cycle products, recently visited the Kalinin nuclear power plant in Russia to learn about the process…
Flood, landslides wreak havoc in Northeast; four lakh hit in Assam alone
GUWAHATI/ITANAGAR/AGARTALA: As floodwaters entered fresh areas of Assam, the number of affected people has doubled in Assam to over four lakh since the previous day, while three more persons died due to the calamity taking the toll to…
India looks up to 6G connectivity in near future, to uplift rural economy, lifestyle
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that connectivity in the 21st century will determine the pace of India's progress and so it has to be modernized at every level. He was virtually addressing the silver jubilee…
Finland, Sweden applications for NATO membership add to regional instability
Washington, May 18: The decisions of Finland and Sweden to apply for membership in NATO subordinates them to the aggressive US-led military alliance that puts their peoples at risk and adds to regional instability, US peace activist and…
China expert Naveen Srivastava to take over as envoy to Nepal
New Delhi: China expert Naveen Srivastava, presently Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Nepal. The IFS officer of 1993 batch is expected to take up the…
Varanasi court reserves order on Gyanvapi Masjid
Varanasi: The court of Civil Judge (Senior Division) Ravi Kumar Diwakar on Tuesday removed Commissioner Ajay Kumar Mishra from the survey team with immediate effect, after Special Advocate Commissioner of the team Vishal Singh…
India, Africa must respond together to uncertain world, build reliable, resilient supply chains
New Delhi: While stressing on the multi-faceted and deep-rooted nature of the India-Africa relationship, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that the two sides closed ranks to confront the once-in-a century pandemic,…
