Lahore: Eight-four Hindu pilgrims arrived in Pakistan from India via the Wagah Border on Sunday to celebrate the 316th birth anniversary of Shiv Avtari Satguru Sant Shadaram Sahib at a shrine in the Sindh province, officials said. The issuance of visas is covered under the framework of the Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines…
Lucknow: Ahead of the Maha Kumbh, a senior cleric has written to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressing fears that mass conversions of Muslims will take place during the event, while other community leaders have flagged the alleged demand raised by some Hindu seers’ body to keep Muslims out of the mega gathering. Last…
New Delhi: India has launched two special category visas for international students intending to pursue higher education in academic institutions in the country. The ‘e-student visa’ and ‘e-student-x’ visa have been introduced by the Ministry of Home Affairs and all applicants will have to use the ‘Study in India’ (SII) portal launched by the government,…
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday claimed that his government has recruited 55,143 government employees in a single year, calling it “unprecedented” in the country. Speaking at an event to distribute Rs 1 lakh cheques to civil services aspirants under the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Civil Services Abhaya Hastam’ program, Revanth Reddy said the…
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar recently addressed the advice he often receives from people, urging him to limit his film releases to one or two per year. Speaking to the media at the trailer launch event of his upcoming film “Sky Force,” the actor shared his thoughts on his work ethic and unwavering dedication to…
Hyderabad: Telugu actor Allu Arjun, named as an accused in the case related to the tragic death of a woman during a stampede at the premiere of his latest film Pushpa 2, appeared before the police here on Sunday as part of his bail conditions. Arjun, listed as accused No. 11 in the case, was…
Sydney: A listless India was knocked out of the World Test Championship (WTC) final as Australia cruised to a six-wicket victory in the fifth Test here on Sunday to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years, leaving the visitors with much to deliberate in a difficult transition phase made worse by over-the-hill batting stars. Australia…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated a 13-km section of the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor from Sahibabad in Uttar Pradesh to New Ashok Nagar here. Modi also took a ride on a Namo Bharat train from Sahibabad station to New Ashok Nagar station. During his journey, the prime minister…
Thomson and Hingsen, Kings of athletes Daley THOMPSON (Great Britain) and Jurgen Hingsen (West Germany) first met at the European U20 Championship in 1977, and then the campaign that would last for the best part of a decade gathered pace in May 1980 in Gotizis at the world-famous Decathlon. The competition in Austria was won…
The dominance of just two major players in a market hinders healthy competition, discourages innovation, and discourages the development of new features or payment services by emerging market entrants. The overwhelming market presence of PhonePe and Google Pay has made it difficult for smaller competitors like Paytm to bring and develop innovative solutions to the…
