Despite Muslims comprising approximately 20% of Mumbai’s population and dominating several constituencies, major parties like the Congress and NCP have fielded only a handful of Muslim candidates. MUMBAI: The Muslim population in Mumbai is roughly 20% and there are around 10 seats in the city where the community has a population going up to 25%…
Israel on Wednesday demanded the resignation of UN independent expert Francesca Albanese after she denounced the “eradication of Palestinians” from their land as “genocide.”Israel’s UN ambassador, Danny Danon, criticized Albanese after she told a committee at the UN General Assembly that developments in recent months “cement my assessment that Israel is conducting a genocidal campaign…
Former President Donald Trump, known for his quick wit, climbed into a garbage truck wearing an orange safety vest to seize the opportunity to criticise President Joe Biden’s recent remarks. The former president took the opportunity to draw attention to Biden’s comments, which likened his supporters to “garbage.” “How do you like my garbage truck?”…
The stage is set for one of the biggest battles in Bollywood history, as Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 and Singham Again, are all set to grace the screens, this Diwali, November 1. While Anees Bazmee’s Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 boasts of a heavy duty star cast like Kartik Aaryan, Madhuri Dixit and Vidya Balan, along with Triptii…
Ben Stokes. (Photo by Philip Brown/Popperfoto via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: England cricket captain Ben Stokes claims that while he was away in Pakistan, masked robbers broke into his house and took valuables while his family was inside.Stokes said on Wednesday that the burglary occurred at his northeast England house in Castle Eden on October…
BENGALURU: Imagine seeing yourself playing guitar or sharing a meal with Einstein. Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a system that makes this possible. Their system allows users to seamlessly insert themselves or others into AI-generated scenes and make precise facial feature adjustments.“Our system makes these creative scenarios possible while maintaining…
NEW DELHI: India needs to create 10 million jobs annually to maintain an average 6.5% gross value-added growth, investment bank Goldman Sachs has estimated and suggested three policy focus areas to raise the country’s employment rate.The suggested three areas of focus include incentivising ‘affordable social housing’ development in the construction sector, diversifying locations of IT…
HYDERABAD/MUMBAI: For the first time in the history of the Indian jewellery market, silver glittered more than gold this Dhanteras. As gold prices continued their record-breaking run, it dampened consumer demand. Shoppers instead rushed to buy silver.“Silver sales have shot up 30-35% this year despite prices being 40% higher than last Dhanteras,” Surendra Mehta, national…
PATNA: In sharp contrast to claims made by poll strategist Prashant Kishor to give a chance only to people with “clean image” in politics, three of his four candidates contesting bypolls on four assembly seats in the state face serious criminal charges including kidnapping, attempt to murder, extortion, theft, and assault, reports Manoj Chaurasia. This…
NEW DELHI: Rice stock with govt is set to touch around 300 lakh tonnes on November 1. This is the highest stock with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) in the last two decades, as per records available on its website.Officials said the huge stock is an issue and liquidating this stockpile is a challenge…
