NEW DELHI: Bollywood veteran and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan on Monday got annoyed at the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman as he called her to speak by saying ‘Jaya Amitabh Bachchan. In no time after deputy chairman’s address, she raised a strong objection to “being identified with her husband’s name”.“Sir, sirf Jaya Bachchan bolte to…
NEW DELHI: A confident Manu Bhaker has positioned herself for a chance at a second Olympic medal, as she and Sarabjot Singh prepare to compete in the bronze playoff for the 10m air pistol mixed team event. The Indian men’s hockey team will face Ireland in their third pool match, while archers, shuttlers, and boxers…
NEW DELHI: A Chandigarh court on Monday framed charges against former Haryana sports minister and BJP leader Sandeep Singh in connection with a sexual harassment case filed by a junior female coach. The additional chief judicial magistrate Rahul Garg’s court rejected the discharge application submitted by Singh, complainant’s lawyer Deepanshu Bansal told news agency PTI.A…
NEW DELHI: The Kanwar Yatra, a pilgrimage attracting lakhs of participants from states in north India, began on July 22 and will continue until August 2. This year, Rupendra Tomar, a pathologist from Baghpat in western Uttar Pradesh, drew significant attention by carrying a statue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his shoulders during his…
In 1980, Mahendra Kapoor and Asha Bhosle sang Thanda Thanda Paani Se Nahana (One Should Bathe With Cold Water) in Pati, Patni Aur Woh. It turns out that the song wasn’t just a lifestyle tip but a deep insight on why life on earth couldn’t survive without cold water. A recent study proposes that a…
A barrage of attacks by India in the first quarter, including a shot from Abhishek hitting the crossbar on the Argentine post, suggested a goal was around the corner for the Tokyo bronze medallist. But until the 59th minute, it was the 2016 Olympic champions who held onto their 1-0 lead in the Pool B…
The ministry of home affairs formed a committee to inquire into the deaths of three aspirants, who drowned in the flooded basement of a coaching centre in old Rajinder Nagar in New Delhi. The committee will have the additional secretary, MoUHA, principal secretary (Home), Delhi govt, special CP, Delhi police, fire advisor and JS, MHA…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Monday said that “elections are not won on the strength of the government” but by the party.Reflecting on the 2024 Lok Sabha election results in which the alliance of Samajwadi Party and Congress outdid the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, Maurya said, “This time (in Lok…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday announced that his government will only serve vegetarian and satvik food at official meetings. The decision was made as part of the government’s efforts to end VIP culture and reduce the number of vehicles and barricades related to the chief minister’s security.“Our government will end…
MapMyIndia parent company CE Info Systems has sued Ola Electric, alleging that the ride-hailing giant Ola has copied its data and reverse engineered the licensed product. It said that Ola cached and saved MapMyIndia’s data.CE Info Systems in a legal document, which has been accessed by Forbes India, claims that Ola’s actions violate the terms…
