NEW DELHI: Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday questioned how much had been done to address Delhi’s air pollution problem through the Environment Compensation Cess (ECC) collected from vehicles. He also pointed out that collection of municipal toll and ECC at Delhi’s borders by stopping vehicles on National Highways (NHs) defeats the aim of…
R Madhavan has frequently spoken about raising his son Vedaant Madhavan with grounded values despite fame and privilege. The ‘Dhurandhar’ actor’s son is a swimmer, who has represented India at several global platforms, won medals and has the ultimate goal of winning at the Olympics for our country. During a recent conversation, the actor reflected…
Varun Chakravarthy (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a must-win IPL 2026 clash at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur. KKR, currently eighth on the points table with four wins, five losses and nine points, need victories in all their remaining matches to keep…
The Bombay High Court has disposed of a commercial appeal between White Feather Films and Pritish Nandy Communications after both parties agreed to settle a decade-old legal dispute linked to the 2002 Sanjay Gupta directorial Kaante.A long-running legal battle over the Bollywood film Kaante has finally moved toward a formal conclusion. The Bombay High Court…
Dattatreya Hosabale (File photo) NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Tuesday described Pakistan as a “pinprick”, but said the doors for dialogue with the neighbouring country “should not be closed.”RSS is the ideological mentor of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Hosabale is the Sangh’s number two leader after RSS…
India may have enough fuel in its tanks for now but rising global crude prices combined with unchanged domestic rates are pointing towards a pressing question: How likely are petrol and diesel price hikes?The government has repeatedly assured citizens that there is no fuel shortage or rationing plan despite global energy market disruptions caused by…
Veteran actress Moushumi Chatterjee, who has shared a long marriage of more than five decades with music composer Jayanta Mukherjee, recently reflected on how dramatically her life changed during her teenage years. The actress, who got married at just 15 and became a mother by 17, went on to become one of Hindi cinema’s most…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay is facing mounting criticism from allies and political leaders after appointing his astrologer, Ricky Radhan Pandit, as an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) and political wing secretary in the chief minister’s office. The appointment, made shortly after the TVK government assumed office, has triggered objections over…
MUMBAI: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is on a week-long visit to India, firming up the ride-hailing company’s strategic investment plans for the country amid stiff competition from local startup Rapido which is fast gaining market share and already understood to have raced past Uber and Ola in terms of monthly active users between January and…
While fans are often loved by stars, sometimes, when people cross the line, it’s one of the side-effects of fame and stardom. One has often seen that during live events and even when singers perform at live. After an incident involving Jasmine Sandlas, singer Sonu Nigam has now spoken out following a fan intrusion during…