• Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Laapataa bride: Dubai-returned Punjabi groom duped, left waiting with ‘baraat’…

A DUBAI-RETURNED groom and his entourage of 150 'baraatis' were shocked when they arrived in Moga, Punjab, only to find his bride "missing" and that the wedding venue did not exist. Deepak Kumar (24), who returned to Jalandhar from Dubai a month ago to marry Manpreet Kaur, who he had…

Devendra Fadnavis, deputy chief ministers Shinde, Pawar take oath in…

MAHARASHTRA chief minister Devendra Fadnavis took oath as a member of the Maharashtra legislative assembly on Saturday, on the first day of the three-day special session of the House. Deputy chief ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar also took oath as members of the Maharashtra assembly. The three leaders were…

Banking Law amended to allow bank account holders have four…

THE LOK SABHA recently passed the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which allows bank account holders to have up to four nominees in their accounts. Another proposed change relates to redefining 'substantial interest' for directorships, which could increase to ₹20 million instead of the current limit of ₹500,000, which was…

Assam bans eating beef in restaurants, public places

THE BJP-led government in Assam has decided to ban serving and consumption of beef in restaurants, hotels and public places. A decision was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet recently to amend the existing law on beef consumption to incorporate the new provisions. At a press conference on…

China, India agree to further ease border situation: Beijing

INDIA and China agreed to take measures to further ease the situation at the borders while continuing to implement the October agreement to resolve the standoff in eastern Ladakh comprehensively, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said a day after talks in New Delhi. China and India held the 32nd meeting of…

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri to visit Bangladesh amid strained ties

INDIA on Friday announced that foreign secretary Vikram Misri will travel to Dhaka on December 9, a visit that comes amid strain in ties with Bangladesh over attacks on minorities, including Hindus, in the neighbouring country. External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Misri is travelling to Bangladesh to attend…

Sanjay Manjrekar says Virat Kohli should address his batting weaknesses

VIRAT KOHLI'S "adamancy" to not explore an alternate route to overcome his weakness outside off-stump has brought his batting average down from the 50s to 48.13, feels former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar. Kohli, who struck a fine hundred in the series opener of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth to break…

Madhya Pradesh: Class XII student kills principal after being scolded;…

A CLASS XII student allegedly shot dead the principal of his school in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district on Friday afternoon after being admonished for coming late, police officials said. He and his classmate from the Arts stream escaped from the spot on the deceased's scooter, they added. Superintendent of Police…

Farmers suspend march for day after some suffer teargas shell…

PROTESTING farmers on Friday suspended their foot march to Delhi for the day after a few of them suffered injuries due to teargas shells lobbed by security personnel, according to a Punjab farmer leader. "We have called back the 'jatha' for today in view of the injuries suffered by a…

Aamir Khan says ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ to release by mid-2025

ACTOR and filmmaker Aamir Khan has announced that his upcoming film “Sitaare Zameen Par” will be released in theatres by mid-2025. The movie is thematically a sequel to his critically acclaimed 2007 film “Taare Zameen Par”, which explored the challenges faced by children with dyslexia. Speaking at the Red Sea…