NEW DELHI: In a significant step to fast-track land acquisition and construction of the first-ever rail link between India and Bhutan — a project of major strategic importance — the railways has designated the proposed 69-km Kokrajhar-Gelephu rail line as a Special Railway Project (SRP).The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) issued the notification this week under…
Silver prices experienced a substantial surge of Rs 1,900, reaching a new record of Rs 1,41,900 per kilogram, while gold increased by Rs 330 in the national capital on Friday due to strong stockist demand and festival-related purchasing, as reported by the All India Sarafa Association, quoted by PTI.Silver, which had previously closed at Rs…
Shoaib Akhtar and Abhishek Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan has responded in trademark witty style after Shoaib Akhtar’s on-air blooper sparked laughter across cricket and Bollywood fans alike. During a live episode of the show Game On Hai, the former Pakistani speedster was analysing Pakistan’s chances in the Asia Cup final against India when he mistakenly invoked…
Bobby Deol, who recently featured in Aryan Khan’s directorial debut series The Ba***ds of Bollywood, revealed it has been over a year since he quit drinking. He opened up about his struggle with alcoholism and how it affected those closest to him. The actor revealed that during that period, his family lived in fear of…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday extended validity of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 in parts of Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh for six more months, maintaining status quo in terms of police stations and districts tagged as‘disturbed areas” in its notifications issued under AFSPA six months ago.Stating that a further review of…
India exports a significant amount of pharmaceutical drugs to the US. (AI image) US President Donald Trump’s latest announcement of 100% tariffs imported branded or patented pharmaceutical products has sent shockwaves through pharma companies around the world.Trump announced on Truth Social that effective October 1, 2025, a 100% tariff will be applicable on imported branded…
Lamine Yamal reportedly dated 30-year-old influencer Fati Vazquez (Screengrabs/Instagram) Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal has found himself at the centre of a controversy after Spanish influencer Fati Vázquez spoke publicly about her past connection with him.During a recent podcast on YouTube, Vázquez revealed that she met Yamal when he was 17 years old. She went on…
Rani Mukerji may be celebrating her first National Award today, but she still remembers the sting of disappointment when she lost out for Black (2005). “I gave my all in Black, and I was 25 at that time when I did that film. There was chatter that I would win, and when I didn’t, that’s…
Air India crash (PTI image) NEW DELHI: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored investigation into the June 12 Air India crash in Ahmedabad that killed 260 people, including passengers, crew and civilians.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi tagged the plea with another pending case raising similar…
Curefoods logo (Image/X@the_curefoods) BENGALURU: Curefoods India, the multi-brand cloud kitchen operator promoted by Ankit Nagori, has raised about Rs 160 crore in a pre-IPO placement ahead of its planned listing. The company allotted about 1.3 crore equity shares at Rs 124 apiece to 3State Ventures, the investment arm of Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal.The placement, cleared…
