Karachi police arrest 39 Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf workers as crackdown continues ahead of general elections
Islamabad: The Pakistan police have intensified the crackdown on Pakistan Tehree-i-Insaf (PTI) leaders and workers and have picked up over three dozen more party workers for being allegedly involved in violence during a rally at Teen Talwar over the weekend, Dawn reported. They have been arrested on charges of rioting and attacking policemen, among other […]
Treesa-Gayatri pair; Manjunath and Ashmita enter quarterfinals of Thailand Masters
Bangkok: Sixth seeds Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand entered the women’s doubles quarterfinals, but former world no.1 Kidambi Srikanth was upstaged by lower-ranked compatriot Mithun Manjunath on a mixed day for Indians at the Thailand Masters badminton tournament here on Thursday. With the tough three-game win over Srikanth, Manjunath, along with Ashmita Chaliha in the […]
Interim budget addresses aspirations of youth, women: Union Minister Meenakashi Lekhi
New Delhi: Union Minister Meenakashi Lekhi said that the 2024 interim budget has addressed the aspirations of youth and women and given importance to science, innovation, and technology. “This is an interim budget, and Nirmala Sitharaman herself said that we will present the full budget on our own. This budget comes in a sequence that […]
J&K: Death toll in Baramulla accident rises to 10
Baramulla: The death toll in Wednesday’s accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district has increased to ten as three more people who were hospitalised succumbed to their injuries, officials on Thursday said. Three more people died on Thursday, taking the toll to 10, they said. Seven people died on Wednesday when a vehicle they were […]
Amid Akshay Kumar’s ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ shoot, Jordan officials open about what makes Middle East country a film-friendly hub
Amman: Jordan is a country where people barely speak Indian languages but this Arabian nation has been majorly on the map of Indian film production. Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff’s ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ has become the latest film to be shot in Jordan. In fact, the production is still going on at the exotic […]
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’ first promo out
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 1 (ANI): Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali is all set to make his OTT debut with ‘Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar’ web show. On Tuesday, an intriguing asset of the show was unveiled. Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, Sanjeeda Sheikh and Sharmin Segal formed an ensemble cast of ‘Heeramandi’ world. The […]
J&K highway closed for traffic, over 200 vehicles stranded
Banihal/Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for traffic on Thursday due to a landslip in Ramban district, leaving over 200 vehicles stranded. The highway also witnessed fresh snowfall at several places. The landslip took place in Sherbibi area of the district, which also witnessed heavy rains, officials said. “The road damaged near Sherbibi on […]
Sitharaman says 1 cr households will save up to Rs 18,000 annually under rooftop solar scheme
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said Pradhanmantri Suryodaya Yojana will enable one crore families to get up to 300 units of free electricity every month and help them save up to Rs 18,000 annually. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the ‘Pradhanmantri Suryodaya Yojana’ with the target of installing rooftop solar earlier […]
We have plans to counter England’s aggression, worked on sweep shot: K S Bharat
Visakhapatnam: There is no panic in the injury-hit Indian camp, declared wicketkeeper K S Bharat on Thursday, asserting that the home side has made fresh plans to deal with England’s attacking approach, including employing the sweep shot as and when required in the second Test here. Bharat, who will be playing in front of his […]
Gender-specific brain changes due to ageing make older women feel more pain, study finds
New Delhi: Why older women feel more pain could be because of gender-specific changes in brain regions involved in pain perception brought about by ageing, new research has found. These changes were found to heighten these older women’s sensitivity to pain compared to their men counterparts, and hence make them experience more pain. Researchers clarified […]
