- Saturday, April 19, 2025
PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the Swachh Bharat Mission as the largest and most successful people's movement of the 21st century, emphasising its impact on public health and wellbeing. Addressing an event to mark 10 years of the mission, Modi said that mass participation has transformed the campaign…
ACTORS Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Alia Bhatt on Wednesday urged citizens to actively participate in the Swachh Bharat campaign as they marked the 10th anniversary of the cleanliness initiative. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the campaign in 2014 on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, who put…
ALTHOUGH trams have become a "white elephant" for the West Bengal government, immediate suspension of services in Kolkata is not on the cards as projected in a section of the media, a senior transport official said. Protests have erupted in Kolkata after Transport Minister Snehasis Chakraborty last week announced that…
BABAR AZAM has tendered his resignation for the second time as Pakistan’s captain with Mohammad Rizwan likely to replace him in limited-overs formats later this month. Babar released a statement on X (formerly Twitter) around midnight on Wednesday announcing he had informed the Pakistan Cricket Board and team management about…
CELEBRATED composer AR Rahman on Wednesday said he is set to score music for the upcoming series "Gandhi", directed by Hansal Mehta. The multiple award winner, known for his work in films such as "Roja", "Bombay", "Taal", "Lagaan", and "Slumdog Millionaire", shared the update on the occasion of Gandhi's 155th…
THE MUMBAI crime branch personnel have met actor Govinda, who sustained leg injuries after his revolver accidentally went off, and enquired with him about the incident, officials said on Wednesday. While the local police have been conducting an investigation, the Mumbai crime branch has also initiated a parallel inquiry. No…
AIR INDIA is introducing a revised policy for the cabin crew members of domestic and international flights, wherein certain sections of the members will have to share rooms during layovers, according to a source. The revised policy will also be applicable for Air India Express, which has merged AIX Connect…
THE HUGELY successful partnership between star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and his long-time coach Klaus Bartonietz of Germany is set to end after five years of working together. The 75-year-old Bartonietz has cited his age and family commitments to part ways with Neeraj Chopra. "He (Bartonietz) is 75 and…
TWO pilots and an engineer died after a helicopter crashed and caught fire in Maharashtra's Pune district on Wednesday morning, police said. The Agusta 109 helicopter belongs to the Delhi-based Heritage Aviation, a private firm, and it crashed shortly after take-off. The helicopter took off from the Oxford County Golf…
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, a convicted rapist, walked out of the jail once again after the Haryana government on Tuesday granted 20-day parole. As the parole comes days ahead of the October 5 Haryana Assembly elections, the Election Commission has set stringent terms. They include a ban on his entry…
