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When Arijit Singh spoke about stepping back from playback singing, the reaction was predictable. Shock. Disbelief. A quiet panic, even. His voice has been part of people’s lives for over a decade now. Breakups, long drives, sleepless nights, weddings, healing phases he’s been there for all of it. So the obvious question followed. Why now?…
Mahindra and Mahindra has issued an official clarification after a BE 6 electric SUV caught fire on the road, an incident that gained traction after a video circulated on social media. The footage, widely shared online over the past few days, raised questions about the safety of the newly introduced electric model and sparked extensive…
Sarpanches who gave contracts for poisoning strays and some poisoners have been identified by cops. But there’s little political will in Congress-led govt to pursue these cases, even though the accused have violated Supreme Court-mandated rules & are booked under two laws Just to put the Supreme Court case on stray dogs in context, as…
British PM Keir Starmer made light of French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent appearance in aviator sunglasses after the French president’s appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos.The prime minister appeared at The Political Party Live at the Duchess Theatre, where he was interviewed in front of a live audience. During the show, Starmer was…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday took part in the customary halwa ceremony, signalling the final phase of preparations for the Union Budget 2026-27, which is scheduled to be presented in the Lok Sabha on February 1. The ritual was held at North Block on Raisina Hill, the former headquarters of the finance ministry, as…
BENGALURU: A Bengaluru-based startup has moved a step closer towards launching an inflatable space habitat, a first for India, by completing key tests in Switzerland, enabled through its partners, including the European Space Agency (Esa).Akashlabdhi, a startup incubated at IISc, is now planning to launch a scaled-down version of the inflatable habitat, “AntarikshHAB”, designed for…
LUCKNOW: The police in Varanasi have arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly killing his friend whose body was found in a field earlier this month.According to police, the accused, Virendra Yadav, claimed he killed his friend and former colleague Aftab Alam (28) after being humiliated over an incident in which he was allegedly tricked by…
A plane carrying NCP chief Ajit Pawar crashed while attempting an emergency landing in Maharashtra’s Baramati district on Wednesday morning, as per sources.Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar was on board the aircraft at the time of the incident.He was taken to hospital and is in serious condition.Visuals aired on news channels showed the aircraft’s wreckage…
Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmarks, opened in green on Wednesday. While Nifty50 went above 25,300, BSE Sensex was up over 500 points. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 25,326.40, up 151 points or 0.60%. BSE Sensex was at 82,374.35, up 517 points or…
Pakistan cricket team and PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan cricketers and ex-board officials have cautioned the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) against boycotting the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in solidarity with Bangladesh, warning that such a move could damage Pakistan cricket and strain relations with the world governing body.Go…
