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Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Aaradhya Bachchan made a rare appearance together as they were spotted at the airport in the wee hours of Sunday, jetting out of the city. While the family is headed to an undisclosed destination, it appears they are off on their annual vacation. Around the same time last year,…
In Tamil Nadu, the small town of Uthukuli, situated in the Tiruppur District, is acclaimed nationwide for its traditional butter, known as Uthukuli Vennai (Uthukuli Butter). Uthukuli acts as the administrative center for the Uthukuli Taluk and it has traditionally been involved in the activities of dairy farming and production of butter, thus making the…
The murder case of Gahunje realtor Ketan Agarwal has taken a fresh turn after the two accused — his fiancée Siya Goyal and her ‘partner’ Chetan Chaudhary PUNE: Investigation into the murder of 25-year-old realtor Ketan Agrawal on Saturday revealed that the accused, Siya Goyal (20) and Chetan Chaudhary (22), searched online for methods to…
Jyeshtha Purnima is one of the most prominent days in Hindu religion. This is an extremely sacred day to worship Lord Vishnu. Purnima is regarded as the most revered day in Hinduism. Devotees observe fast from dawn to dusk and offer their sincere prayers to Lord Satyanarayan (another form of Lord Vishnu) and seek his…
A few weeks ago, I sat across from a young woman in a Bandra café who had three hundred thousand followers and not a single person she could ring at 11 pm. She produced reels about self-love every Tuesday and wept quietly between sips of cold coffee. The loudest voices online, I have come to…
Chief of Defence Forces of Uganda shuts down major media outlets Uganda’s military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also the president’s son, ordered the closure of two leading media outlets on Sunday, declaring that he did “not believe in a free press” and that journalists should be guided by government loyalists.Kainerugaba said the Daily Monitor,…
As the Iran war disrupted crude supply routes and raised concerns over shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, IOC, BPCL and HPCL quickly reconfigured refinery operations. They increased LPG production by diverting refinery streams away from petrochemicals, diversified crude sourcing, optimised refinery runs based on available feedstock. Every major crisis India has faced in recent…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (ANI NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday thanked citizens for responding positively to his appeals aimed at helping the country navigate the ongoing crisis in West Asia. He said people have not only supported his requests but are actively implementing them in their daily lives.Addressing the nation during the…
File photo: Iraq’s Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi Iraqi security forces launched a series of raids in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone early Sunday, arresting several politicians, lawmakers and senior government officials as part of what authorities described as a widening anti-corruption campaign.The Green Zone, which houses Iraq’s government institutions, parliament, the US embassy and other…
Sovabazar Rajbari in Kolkata (Photo courtesy: Wikimedia commons CC 4.0/Sovabazarrajbari)There was a time when the opulent rajbaris and palaces of Bengal represented power and prestige. Celebrations were held in their courtyards; nobles, as well as colonial officials, used to gather in their halls. Such homes were also representative of a world in which status tended…
