Even as the closure of the leading travel tourism firm, Thomas Cook, has caused anxiety among the travel and tourism industry in Goa, twin industry stakeholders in the coastal state on Saturday announced the arrival of the season’s first charter flight from Russia. “The first charter flight from Russia to Goa will arrive here on […]
Actor Boman Irani feels that education is essential for the younger lot as well as older people. “I feel that education is so important for youngsters today but also for people who are older. People who are older today, with changing times, seem to gain experience but don’t seem to be learning anymore,” Boman said […]
India moved to ban e-cigarettes as these new products were undermining tobacco control efforts, and the new forms of nicotine addiction would have only raised the economic burden on the country. The pre-emptive move was also necessary because Juul, the largest e-cigarette brand, was planning to launch its products in the country by the end […]
President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday greeted veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar on her 90th birthday. “Greetings and good wishes to Lata Mangeshkarji on her 90th birthday. May she be blessed with good health, happiness and joy,” the President tweeted, sharing a picture of his meeting with the singer. Union Home Minister Amit Shah also wished […]
Strong evidence in the Madhya Pradesh honeytrap scandal suggests that huge amounts, running into several crores, was pocketed by the two women, who blackmailed a bunch of powerful bureaucrats and politicians in the state. Shweta Jain, the lynchpin of the honeytrap racket, floated two private limited companies in a short span of six months, this […]
The US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has said the precise location of India’s moon lander Vikram on the lunar highlands is yet to be determined. “Vikram had a hard landing and the precise location of the spacecraft in the lunar highlands has yet to be determined,” NASA said in a statement […]
In a jolt to the Uttar Pradesh government, Kashmiri students from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) who had been invited for an interaction with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on September 28, have declined the invite. The students described the invitation as ‘political in nature’ and ‘unacceptable’. They said that the initiative was aimed to feed the […]
When the whole country glorifies and worships Lord Ram on Diwali, the Katra locality in Prayagraj celebrates the demon king Ravana. Katra is said to be the maternal home of Ravana and the people here give him a befitting prominence. The processions are taken out in his honour and Ram Lila has a specific celebration […]
It will be miraculous, if we are able to deliver a judgement in four weeks, said Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi as he asked the counsels of the Hindu and Muslim parties in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute case to strictly abide by the October 18 deadline to wrap up their arguments. A Constitution bench, comprising […]
Hoping to bewitch revellers with its radiance and opulence, a goddess Durga idol made of 50 kg gold worth around a whopping Rs 20 crore is nearing completion at a community puja marquee in central Kolkata. The 13-feet tall idol is coming up at the famed Santosh Mitra Square, earlier called Lebutala, about 700 meter […]