The Indian film industry is mourning the loss of veteran producer and former CBFC chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani, who passed away in Mumbai on June 4 at the age of 76. According to reports, Nihalani had been battling liver-related ailments for some time.As tributes poured in from across the film fraternity, actor Suniel Shetty remembered the…
AI-generated representative image NEW DELHI: NITI Aayog on Thursday unveiled an ambitious roadmap to help Ayurveda gain global recognition as a healthcare system by 2047, proposing a global practitioner registry, internationally accepted quality standards and insurance-backed treatment to move beyond its current image as a wellness product. The roadmap comes even as many Ayurvedic formulations…
Kheer Bhawani yatra begins; 8,500 pilgrims in 214 buses leave Jammu JAMMU: Over 8,500 pilgrims, mostly Kashmiri Pandits, left Jammu on Saturday for the annual Kheer Bhawani Mela on Monday at five Ragnya Bhagwati shrines across Kashmir; most prominent at Tulmulla in Ganderbal, Manzgam and Devsar in Kulgam, Logripora in Anantnag, and Tikker in Kupwara.“214…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday said AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal‘s attempt to seek the recusal of a high court judge hearing the excise policy case is “unfortunate” and risks undermining public trust in democratic institutions.Delhi High Court judge Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma refused to recuse herself from hearing the liquor policy…
India’s Shivam Dube (ANI Photo) After India’s triumphant T20 World Cup 2026 campaign, all-rounder Shivam Dube was in no mood to wait to reunite with his family. The Mumbai-based cricketer revealed that he felt an overwhelming urge to see his father and children, prompting him to skip a planned flight and instead take an early-morning…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle accept royal residency offer made by King Charles ahead of their visit to the UK next month. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will officially be visiting the UK this coming month for several events. While earlier it was reported that Mrkle and their children were not being offered security, which…
It’s factually correct that light is crucial for photosynthesis, but research from Osaka Metropolitan University uncovers an intriguing contradiction: it also slows down plant growth. The study, published in the Physiologia Plantarum journal, shows that white light exposure triggers biochemical modifications; this reaction makes the bond between a plant’s internal tissues and outer layer stronger….
SQUADS: Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Rahul Tripathi, Finn Allen, Tejasvi Singh, Tim Seifert, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Ramandeep Singh, Cameron Green, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra, Navdeep Saini, Vaibhav Arora, Umran Malik, Matheesha Pathirana, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakaravarthy and Prashant Solanki. Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya (c),…
Quote of the day by James Dean: ‘There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning’, when the ‘East of Eden’ actor talked about the reality of life and living in a box set up by society James Dean was once one of the biggest…
Bishop Barron broke silence on Trump’s attack on Pope Leo XIV. Minnesota Bishop Robert Barron, a member of Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, who faced criticism in the past for his engagement with the Trump administration, broke his silence on President Donald Trump’s attack on Pope Leo XIV and said the statements were inappropriate and disrespectful….