Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 18th Brics summit NEW DELHI: Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 18th Brics Summit in New Delhi from September 12 to 13 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.This is his first trip to India in seven years and comes as…
East Zone ended a 13-year wait for the Duleep Trophy title after dominating South Zone throughout the five-day final in Chennai. The match ended in a draw on Thursday, but East won the trophy on the basis of a 372-run first-innings lead.East had taken control of the final after scoring 708 in their first innings.East…
Prashanth Neel-presented Telugu horror thriller ‘418’ has completed its censorship formalities and secured an ‘A’ certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). Directed by Kirtan Nadagouda, the film is being positioned as a serious horror thriller that moves away from the comic elements often associated with the genre. The makers have also announced…
Supreme Court agrees to hear plea on pension to MLA, MLCs NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought responses from the Uttar Pradesh government and others on a plea challenging provisions of a 1980 law that provide pension and other facilities to sitting and former MLAs and MLCs in the state.A bench of Justices…
BENGALURU: They say truth is stranger than fiction — a lesson Karnataka’s top hurdler has just been handed the hard way.Despite clearing Athletics Federation of India’s (AFI) Asian Games qualifying benchmark not once but thrice, Krishik M still finds himself left out of the 110-metre men’s hurdles squad for the upcoming continental showpiece in Japan.The…
Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh have once again grabbed attention on social media, this time with intimate pictures from their maternity shoot shared on daughter Dua’s birthday. The couple took to Instagram on September 8 to share a series of heartwarming photographs featuring Dua, while Deepika proudly flaunted her baby bump as they prepare to…
China’s long-running effort to restore the degraded Loess Plateau has revealed a difference between forests planted by people and those allowed to regenerate naturally. Researchers spent 18 years monitoring four forest types in the region, comparing plantations of Pinus tabuliformis, Platycladus orientalis and Robinia pseudoacacia with a natural secondary forest. The results showed that the…
Akshaye Khanna has been enjoying renewed attention for his performances in recent years, but conversations around the actor have also brought back stories about his early years in the film industry. Filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan has now opened up about her own experience of working with Khanna in the 1990s, admitting that she once found him…
FIR has been registered against five people, including Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan NEW DELHI: An FIR has been registered against five people, including Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, over alleged irregularities in the use of Hajj Committee land.The FIR has been registered under charges of fraud, criminal conspiracy and provisions of the Prevention of…
Villagers separate and collect the heads of Sal Borer insects after catching them in the forest. (Photo: Down to Earth and Instagram) In the forests of Madhya Pradesh, a rather unusual “mala” is being used in the fight to save thousands of Sal trees. But this is no ordinary garland. Made from the severed heads…