The West Bengal government has withdrawn the Banga Bibhushan award from Nagendra Ray alias Ananta Maharaj, citing that its continued retention was inconsistent with the honour’s dignity, prestige, and purpose. The annulment is with immediate effect. The West Bengal government on Thursday withdrew and annulled the Banga Bibhushan honour conferred on Nagendra Ray alias Ananta … Read more
MUMBAI: The makers of the global action thriller “7 Dogs” have unveiled its trailer in India. The trailer features special action appearances by Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt, bringing the popular Bollywood duo together once again. The ‘Sultan’ actor also shared the trailer on his social media handles. The film boasts a diverse international cast, … Read more
MUMBAI: Actress Raashii Khanna is all set to return to the screen as RBI Officer Megha Vyas, as she has kick-started the shoot for one of the most anticipated series, ‘Farzi 2’. On Thursday, Raashii took to her official Instagram handle and treated the netizens to a couple of adorable clicks from the set of … Read more
MUMBAI: Filmmaker Rakesh Roshan has opened up about daughter Sunaina Roshan’s long and difficult health journey. He revealed that he had at times feared she might return to the lifestyle she had followed for several years that led to her battling many diseases. In a heartfelt conversation with Sunaina on her podcast show on social … Read more
BMRCL has proposed extending Bengaluru’s Namma Metro Yellow Line from Bommasandra to Attibele with a 10.5-km elevated corridor and nine new stations. The plan aims to improve connectivity along Hosur Road and towards the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border. The Karnataka government is currently not pursuing South India’s first interstate metro corridor between Bengaluru and Hosur in … Read more
Television actress Erica Fernandes is set to portray a doctor in the upcoming military-medical show “108 Base Hospital – Uri.” Talking about what drew her to the project, the ‘Kasautii Zindagii Kay’ actress told IANS that it was the strength and independence of the women in the story that immediately connected with her. Erica also … Read more
India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel has backed KL Rahul to play an important role in the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka. Morkel highlighted the batter’s experience and his ability to help younger members adapt to the conditions in Galle. India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel has backed wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul to play an important role … Read more
The centre is working towards making the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) related financial costs easy as the Finance Ministry told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance that it is weighing two options. It said the Department of Financial Services is weighing two options to ease the financial costs involving UPI. On is restoring the (MDR) … Read more
The leading gold loan lender, Muthoot Fincorp Ltd, has filed draft papers with markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to raise Rs 3,000 crore through an Initial Public Offering (IPO). The IPO is entirely a fresh issue of equity shares, according to the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) filed on Wednesday. Proceeds … Read more
The CIC has refuted a media report on low case disposals in August 2026. It clarified that 768 cases were disposed of by Aug 12, not 3 as reported. The discrepancy is due to a website portal upgradation, with normal functioning unaffected. The Central Information Commission (CIC) has taken note of a media report concerning … Read more