SRINAGAR: At an induction rally in Srinagar on Saturday, BJP put leader of opposition in the J&K assembly, Sunil Sharma, on the forefront to launch a political attack on Omar Abdullah govt.Sharma, who represents the Paddar constituency in Kishtwar district, alternated between Urdu and Kashmiri as he addressed hundreds of party workers, accusing governing National…
The rupee pulled back from its weakest-ever level on Thursday, ending the day at 89.96 against the US dollar, a gain of 19 paise, as a softer dollar index and reports of the Reserve Bank of India’s intervention helped steady the currency. Traders said the US dollar lost ground after ADP non-farm payroll numbers came…
NEW DELHI: Politics over gaali has taken centre stage in Bihar again, this time with BJP accusing Tejashwi Yadav’s rally of insulting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s late mother, Heeraben. The charge, fuelled by a viral video shared by Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary and BJP Bihar X handle, has reignited the bitter slugfest between the RJD…
NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) has released the names of all 101 candidates it will field in the upcoming Assembly elections. The two-part announcement, made over consecutive days, showcases a familiar balancing act: a strong tilt towards backward and extremely backward classes, cautious inclusion of upper castes, and a token…
Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who is rumoured to be dating filmmaker Raj Nidimoru, has once again used her social media as a space to share a deeply personal reflection. On Sunday, the actor opened up about how life in her thirties feels drastically different from her twenties, while also hinting at having found peace and “true…
India’s Mohammed Siraj, left, and Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrates the dismissal of West Indies’ Brandon King. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Star India pacer Mohammed Siraj once again underlined his growing stature in Test cricket with a devastating spell that left the West Indies reeling on the opening day of the first Test on Thursday. Siraj’s four-wicket…
NEW DELHI: Neeru Garg and her husband counted pills and hours. Their Sharjah return flight vanished. A taxi ride brought them to Dubai — and into a city under missile fire. “We have no money left and are running low on essential medicines,” Garg, a college principal from Punjab’s Bathinda, said Sunday from the home…
Thirty years of ‘Diwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’, the film that invited a subset of urbane women to ‘come fall in love’. My qualifications to trace its journey involve being an accidental chronicler of the economics and mathematics of Shah Rukh Khan and his female fans. For fifteen years, I thought I was interviewing women about…
Actor Vijay Sethupathi spoke candidly about his early career struggles and lack of self-confidence at the press meet for his upcoming web series ‘Kaattaan’. He expressed gratitude to directors who believed in him. Sethupathi also shared insights into the making of ‘Kaattaan’ and humorously teased co-star Parvathy. The series is set to release soon on…
The seamless spectacle of Hollywood movies is always praised, but there are times when the actors have put their bodies at risk, sometimes accidentally and sometimes unintentionally. The incidents are wild and the impact they left on the actors’ bodies is also traumatic. Here’s a throwback to when Hollywood actors got severely injured while shooting….
