Month: December 2021

AHMEDABAD: His life was lush with luxuries in Germany — he drove a swanky sports car, dined at the finest restaurants, and lived in plush homes. But he shrugged off the high life in a snap to find meaning in spiritual life. In his journey, Chris Muller met Julia Ukhwakatina, a school teacher from Russia […]

NEW DELHI : The Winter Session of Parliament, which began on November 29 in the shadow of uncertainty with the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs in the previous session, came to an end Wednesday, a day earlier than scheduled, with the passage of 11 bills in both houses. While the government projected it as […]

Ankita Lokhande recently moved into her new house after tying the knot with boyfriend Vicky Jain. On Monday, Ankita shared a video of herself performing grah pravesh rituals with her husband. The ceremony took place in the presence of Ankita’s in-laws. Sharing the video on her Instagram account, the actor wrote, “New beginning’s with Mr.Jain […]

Chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand has lauded Kidambi Srikanth for winning a historic silver medal at the world championships but said he will need to cut down on his errors in order to remain consistent through a busy 2022. The 28-year-old from Guntur, a former world number one, on Sunday became the first Indian […]

SURAT: A 32-year-old employee of a diamond firm who had returned from Botswana on December 12 tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday. He was under isolation as per guidelines for individuals coming from ‘at risk’ countries. Total 61 persons who had come in contact with the man have been tested for Covid-19 and reports are […]

NEW DELHI : The Trinamool Congress Tuesday registered a landslide victory in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections, winning 134 of the 144 wards. The BJP, which had emerged as the main opposition party in the Assembly polls earlier this year, won three seats, while the Left Front and Congress won two each. The Independents, […]

DELHI : Ahead of the Assembly Elections in Uttar Pradesh next year, the Samajwadi Party Thursday announced an alliance with the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) in a meeting between Akhilesh Yadav and his estranged uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav at the latter’s residence in Lucknow. Meanwhile, Congress MLAs gathered outside the UP Legislative Assembly in Lucknow […]

Fifty years is not a long time in the life of a nation. But when that is the life span itself, a golden jubilee is an appropriate time to look back, to take stock and look to the future. The year was 1971. For over two decades, resentment had been simmering in East Pakistan at […]

Alia Bhatt, of late, has been acing her traditional attire game, which peaked when she wore a Manish Malhotra lehenga with an infinity blouse. So we were not surprised when, at the trailer launch of her next movie — S.S. Rajamouli-directed RRR — Alia came clad in a romantic lehenga sari by Sabyasachi, looking timelessly […]

The legendary Sunil Gavaskar feels Sourav Ganguly is the best person to clear the air on Virat Kohli’s contradictory statement on the issue of captaincy, saying the BCCI president “surely should be asked” how the difference in perception arose. Days after Kohli quit T20I captaincy, Ganguly said that the BCCI had asked the superstar batter […]

While exercise routine can be flexible and personal, not exercising at all can be detrimental to health. Not only does it help a person to stay physically active and healthy, exercising also ensures their mental well-being which, in the pandemic, has been prioritised. Amol Naikawadi, the joint managing director and preventive healthcare specialist at Indus […]

Surat: As part of its drive against drugs, the city police will be organizing a three-day national powerlifting championship from Friday. Over 500 weightlifters from 14 states will vie for top honours in the event to be held at Katargam Community Hall. The meet is being jointly organized by the city police and the Sports […]

Dinamo Zagreb sealed a playoff berth in the Europa League knockout stages after a stunning early goal from Mislav Orsic gave them a 1-0 win at a second-string West Ham United in Group H on Thursday. West Ham had already secured top spot and an automatic last-16 berth while runners-up Dinamo will face one of […]

Jennifer Aniston, with the rest of Friends’ primary cast, got together for a reunion special episode for HBO Max earlier this year. While filming the nostalgia-filled episode, which was received extremely well by the sitcom’s fans, the actor was taken by surprise by the overall emotional impact and she even had to walk out several […]

Her name is Celestyal Experience (formerly Costa Romantica) and she is a cruise ship from Italy. She arrived at Karachi’s Gadani Port recently, along with rumours and conjecture. Ahmadullah Khan, her new owner, told the media that he had bought the ship for tourism purposes. While he did not say what these purposes would be, […]

Monsoons are all about nostalgia, binging on deep-fried snacks and enjoying a hot cuppa. However, a major flipside to this otherwise beautiful season is the havoc it wreaks on the skin. The humidity in the air causes the skin to become greasier which leads to acne, inflammations, or breakouts. So how can one combat this […]

NEW DELHI There are no banners at Pratap Park, Srinagar today. No one is holding a seminar on the human rights situation in Srinagar contrary to the practice of the past three decades. Srinagar’s press enclave that used to be abuzz with activities with speakers talking about human rights violations in the Valley is also […]

Rs 163 crore IGST refund fraud busted in Surat, kingpin held SURAT: In a major breakthrough, sleuths of the anti-evasion unit of Central GST, Surat, busted an Integrated GST refund fraud amounting to a whopping Rs 163 crore. Kingpin of the racket, Abdul Samad Kapadiya, a former garment retailer, was arrested by the CGST on […]

NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will pay respects to CDS Bipin Rawat and other Armed Forces personnel, who were killed in the chopper crash in Tamil Nadu’s Coonoor, at around 9 PM today. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and three Services chiefs will also be present. According to […]