Mumbai: Actress Rashmika Mandanna has reportedly been involved in an accident while shooting for her upcoming projects. According to reports, the actress suffered a serious hip injury while filming an intense dance sequence. No official information has been shared as of now. Mandanna, who has been busy with the filming schedule of her back-to-back film…
New Delhi: India’s liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports from the United States (US) surged to a record high in July, with the country supplying 0.91 million tonnes (mt), accounting for more than 73 per cent of total imports, according to data from maritime intelligence firm Kpler. India has ramped up LPG imports from the US…
Modi’s latest two-and-a-half-minute video appeal to Gen Z stands out as timely and apt. This writer, a strong believer of calling a spade a spade, has been a critic of Modi and his party but also praised him where it was due on various occasions. One such chance Modi has given in his mid-70s is…
New Delhi: Nearly two dozen Indian nationals are still serving in the Russian Army despite sustained diplomatic efforts by New Delhi that have secured the release of 139 Indians, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday, while renewing its warning against fraudulent job offers that lure youngsters into the conflict. Responding to a…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had a phone conversation with Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi during which he spoke to him about India’s concern regarding hostilities in the Middle East. In a post on X, Jaishankar said that India condemns attacks on commercial shipping and seafarers by any party. He also stated…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday appealed for restraint and forgiveness after abusive slogans directed at him during student protests over alleged paper leaks at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar led to a police case against a 25-year-old woman, saying that “abuses never solve anything” and urging society to guide, rather than punish, those who…
Kolkata: The Special Task Force (STF) of the West Bengal Police arrested Mohammad Hamim Mondal from his rented apartment at a housing estate in Bardhaman town on Thursday. A native of Kusumgram in Purba Bardhaman district, Mondal was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s court on Friday amid tight security. The STF sought 14 days’…
There are moments in a nation’s journey that deserve political unanimity rather than partisan discord. Bharat achieving the distinction of being ranked the world’s fourth most equal society, according to the World Bank’s latest consumption-based Gini Index data, is undoubtedly one such milestone. The World Bank’s figures place Bharat’s Gini Index at 25.5, behind only…
The greatest tragedy of our times is that a patient today enters a hospital not merely with a disease but with two things that instantly determine his fate — his health insurance card and the size of his insurance cover. The bigger the cover, the bigger the smile at the reception. Welcome to India’s new…
Jantar Mantar is a public forum in democratic India where citizens gather to convey their views to the government and society. This place symbolizes the freedom of expression guaranteed by the Constitution. But when language is violated during protests, profanity is used as a tool of resistance, and obscenity is celebrated as a symbol of…
