NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Maharashtra government and the State Election Commission to conduct local body elections in the state by January 31, 2026.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi also instructed the authorities to complete the delimitation exercise by October 10 this year. The court noted that despite…
IndiGo is set to add Copenhagen to its international network from October 8, marking the airline’s entry into the Scandinavian region. The new services will be operated three times a week from Mumbai, expanding its reach further into Northern Europe. The flights will use Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft taken on wet/damp lease from Norse Atlantic…
Rohit Sharma and Sarfaraz Khan Team India skipper Rohit Sharma and Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan have set social media buzzing after being spotted training together at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. Posted by Sarfaraz on Instagram, the picture of the duo quickly went viral among fans who were thrilled to see the senior…
Veteran actor Alok Nath has been granted interim protection from arrest by the Supreme Court in a fraud case linked to an alleged multi-level marketing scheme in Haryana. The court’s order ensures that Nath cannot be arrested while the case is ongoing. As reported by PTI, a bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and R…
A young girl came to child and adolescent psychiatrist Manjiri Deshpande Shenoy’s clinic. Eight-year-old Ananya had suddenly stopped talking in the middle of the Covid lockdowns, and her parents decided to seek professional help. “The parents couldn’t figure it out. The girl was not saying anything at all, even though she had been very lively…
The venture includes a crude oil filling expense of $1.25 billion (Rs 11,020 crore) at present rates. (AI image for representative purpose) India is looking to build its first-ever private sector strategic petroleum reserve in the next five years. The massive Rs 5,700 crore project contract has been awarded to Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd.According…
Captain Suryakumar Yadav in conversation with reporters after the match (Picture credit – Pratyush Raj/TimesofIndia.com) Former Pakistan batter Yousuf Youhana, who later changed name to Mohammad Yousuf, used disrespectful language and joked about India captain Suryakumar Yadav‘s name as part of a panel discussion. The 51-year-old also stated the Indian cricket board was using its…
Businessman turned actor Raj Kundra, husband of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, is currently facing a Rs 60 crore fraud investigation. In a recent development, he alleged that part of the disputed amount was paid as fees to Bollywood actresses Bipasha Basu and Neha Dhupia.As reported by IANS, the claim came during his statement to the…
Photo/PTI NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Malviya on Tuesday criticised leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, calling his Punjab visit a “drama.”“After yet another secret holiday in Malaysia’s Langkawi, Rahul Gandhi landed in Punjab, a state Congress lost to AAP, to stage yet another drama,” Malviya said in…
Lower-income borrowers with limited income are increasingly turning to gold loans instead of microfinance institutions (MFIs) to meet urgent financial needs. Rising gold prices, lower gold-loan interest rates and stricter MFI lending norms are driving the trend. RBI data show gold-backed loans jumped 122 per cent year-on-year until June, while the Microfinance Industry Network reported…
