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'EVEN I COULDN'T HAVE PLANNED SUCH A BEAUTIFUL GIFT FOR TARA'

Actor Jay Bhanushali shares his joy as daughter Tara got featured on New York's Times Square billboard as a birthday gift from a fan

THREADS OF TRADITION: CELEBRATING OUR HANDLOOM HERITAGE

On National Handloom Day today, actor Adah Sharma plays our muse as we pay an ode to the craft that has stood the test of time

A youngster's debut in Kuchipudi

The lyrical and instrumental melodies of Carnatic music reverberated at Kamani Auditorium recently when 18-year-old Aaraynaa Lohia wore her ghunghroos and made her Kuchipudi debut, Rangapravesham, onstage

Waited for a commercial Bollywood film for so long, says Wamiqa Gabbi

Wamiqa Gabbi, who earned rave reviews for her performance in the web show Jubilee, is \"thrilled\" about her first commercial Hindi film, director Atlee's next Hindi production starring Varun Dhawan and Keerthy Suresh

Arsenal beat Man City in a penalty shootout to win Community Shield

LONDON: Arsenal lifted the Community Shield to end Manchester City's silverware streak with a 4-1 penalty shoot-out victory after a 1-1 draw against the treble winners on Sunday

Armwrestling: An Indian band's power of grip

MUMBAI: From the outside, Rahul Panicker is your typical mid-thirties, middle-class working Indian

Tilak the lone bright spot as Pooran takes WI to win

India's poor batting proves costly again as hosts win in Guyana to go 2-0 up in the five-match T20 series

EPFO staff who failed to give death insurance claims may face action

NEW DELHI: The government may act against erring officials of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), which failed to provide assured death insurance claims in full to the kin of over 1,000 subscribers, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said

Smartphone market to shrink again this year

NEW DELHI: India's smartphone market is grinding through its second year of contraction, the first time since the market took off 14 years ago, a Mint analysis of data from three market research firms showed

Russia launches waves of attacks on Ukraine

KYIV: Russia carried out several waves of attacks on Ukraine overnight, while Kyiv hit bridges in occupied territories on Sunday

30 die in Pak train accident

The Hazara Express, carrying more than 1,000 passengers, was travelling from Karachi to Rawalpindi

J&K has built a fresh development lexicon

Four years after Article 370 was revoked, the UT has seen unprecedented development and people's participation

ICMR eyes research on resistance to antibiotics

DATA OF CLOSE TO 200 PATIENTS BEING TREATED FOR SUCH INFECTIONS IN SIX HOSPITALS WILL BE ANALYSED DURING COURSE OF STUDY

Indian cities using QR codes for services

NEW DELHI: It's 9am on a Friday morning the middle of the weekday rush hour and Ajit Jain, an IT professional, is making his way towards the Noida Sector 52 Metro station

Humbled': LG throws open St James Church to public

NEW DELHI: The historical St James' Church was a centre of celebration on Sunday after the structure was formally opened following year-long restoration works, which helped save it from crumbling while also retaining its vintage character

14 NCR rly stns set to be refurbished under new scheme

NEW DELHI/GHAZIABAD/GURUGRAM: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday virtually laid the foundation stone to redevelop 508 railway stations across the country under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme

Demolition drive still on, 750 houses, shops razed

NUH: The Nuh administration on continued its demolition drive in the violence-hit district for a fourth straight day on Sunday, with authorities razing 94 houses and 212 other structures, taking the total number of buildings levelled to more than 750 since the drive began, officials aware of the matter said

Gurugram Hindu groups call for boycott of Muslims

GURUGRAM: Hundreds of people from villages in and around Gurugram gathered on Sunday in violation of prohibitory orders in Gurugram's Sector 57 - where a mosque was attacked and a deputy imam murdered during the communal violence that spread across the region last week and called for an economic and social boycott of Muslims

Monsoon enters weak phase, subdued rain likely, says IMD

NEW DELHI: The south-west monsoon has entered a weak phase after 5% excess precipitation in July marked by extreme rainfall in some areas including Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, the northern plains and Saurashtra, the India Meteorological Department said on Sunday, which will likely see subdued rain in central and peninsular India

77kg heroin seized, four arrested in Punjab: Police

FEROZEPUR: The Punjab Police have recovered 77.8kg of heroin, in one of the largest seizures of the opioid drug this year, as they busted two cross-border drug trafficking rackets in the past 24 hours, with the arrest of four smugglers, officers familiar with the matter said on Sunday

UGC sets up expert panel to look into schemes for SC/ST students

LAST MONTH, THE TOP COURT ASKED UGC TO SUBMIT A REPORT DETAILING STEPS TAKEN TO ENSURE NO BIAS AT UNIVERSITIES

Terrorist killed in Kupwara, Rajouri encounter continues

SRINAGAR: Security forces on Sunday killed a terrorist in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara and stepped up search operations in the region's Rajouri district as they intensified anti-terror operations in the Union Territory, officials aware of the matter said

Muslim side threatens to boycott ASI survey

VARANASI: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) continued the scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi for a third consecutive day on Sunday, taking measurements of the three domes of the 17th-century mosque and carrying out 3D imaging of the south basement

Capital sees 4% rise in fatal accidents in 5 yrs

NEW DELHI: There have been more fatal accidents at night till July 15 this year than there were in 2019 on average, Delhi Traffic Police officials said, citing their data, which shows that the city's roads may be becoming slightly riskier even in the case of crashes that do not involve a death

Billionaires' brawl: Musk vs Zuck cage fight to be live-streamed on X

NEW YORK: Elon Musk says his potential in-person fight with Mark Zuckerberg would be streamed on his social media site Twitter

PM launches railway revamp, slams Oppn

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lashed out at the Opposition, accusing it of playing \"negative politics,\" and said that the entire country is now rooting for corruption, dynasty and appeasement to \"quit India\"

More troops arrive in Manipur, tribal body says meeting Shah

NEW DELHI/GUWAHATI: Ten additional companies of central troops have reached Manipur amid a fresh spell of violence in the strife-torn state, while members of an umbrella tribal body said that they were scheduled to meet Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Monday

Delhi bill, Manipur set up stormy week in House

NEW DELHI: The remaining five days of the monsoon session will see intense debates in both houses of Parliament as the Lok Sabha will debate the no-confidence motion from Tuesday and the Rajya Sabha will discuss the contentious Delhi services bill on Monday, even as the Opposition is likely stand its ground on the Manipur issue that has led to an impasse in the Upper House

Dalip Tahil on meeting Milkha Singh before portraying Nehru

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Bhaag Milkha Bhaag completed 10 years of its release last month and is set to re-release in theatres today.

Samantha denies taking financial help: Can easily take care of myself

Samantha, who is currently battling myositis, has reacted to a report that alleges she took monetary help from another actor for her treatment.