Vocalist Pandit Chhannulal Mishra during a performance (PTI photo) VARANASI: Pandit Chhannulal Mishra, a doyen of Hindustani classical music and Padma Vibhushan recipient, passed away at the Mirzapur home of his daughter Namrata Mishra following a prolonged illness on Thursday morning. He was 89.“He was in hospital recently for 17-18 days with age-related issues. He…
INDORE: Vijayadashami celebrations ended in a tragedy as 11 people, mostly teenagers, drowned on Thursday evening when a tractor-trolley carrying devotees who had gone for Durga idol immersion overturned in a pond in Ardala village of MP’s Khandwa district. The accident took place when the tractor-trolley, carrying about 20-25 people, lost balance and toppled into…
NEW DELHI: In the middle of Dussehra festivities, India Thursday announced resumption of direct air services with China from late Oct, marking another significant step in efforts to normalise the relationship that saw PM Narendra Modi visiting Tianjin last month for the SCO summit and also having a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping.This is…
Justice Surya Kant (File photo) NEW DELHI: Paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversary, senior-most SC judge Justice Surya Kant Thursday said their life and philosophy guided humanity to focus on villages, self-reliance, simple living and giving a voice to rural masses.Speaking after visiting the Mahatma Gandhi…
At six, Suhani lost her father, but found resilience in football while growing up with her grandparents in Bicharpur, called ‘Mini Brazil’ BHOPAL: It’s not every day that a girl from a little-known tribal village gets to rub shoulders with globally renowned players at one of Germany’s top football clubs. But for 15-year-old Suhani Kol…
Tej Pratap Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav (File photos) PATNA: Former Bihar minister Tej Pratap Yadav, whom his father Lalu Prasad recently expelled from the RJD, on Thursday asked his younger brother Tejashwi Yadav to show him the respect that Lord Rama had got from Laxman.The Hasanpur MLA, who has now floated his own party, Jan…
NEW DELHI: Police in Haryana’s Palwal district have arrested a YouTuber, Wasim Akram, on charges of spying for Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and its High Commission, officials said on Thursday.Akram, a resident of Kot village who posted videos on the history of Mewat on YouTube was taken into custody on Wednesday. Police said he had…
NEW DELHI: Crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for starting the revival of ‘khadi’ from the time he was chief minister of Gujarat, home minister Amit Shah said the sales of khadi and village industry products have jumped five-fold from Rs 33,000 crore to over Rs 1.7 lakh crore in the past 11 years of Modi…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray took a veiled jab at Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde saying that while “attempts were made to break Shiv Sena,” those who deserted the party were “brass,” and only the loyal ones who stayed with him were “gold.” Speaking during a Dussehra rally in Mumbai on Thursday,…
NEW DELHI: India and China are set to resume direct passenger flights by the end of October 2025, the ministry of external affairs said on Thursday, marking a significant step towards restoring normalcy in bilateral ties.In a press release, the MEA said both sides have been holding technical-level discussions since earlier this year on restarting…
