Sangam water fit for drinking: Yogi refutes CPCB report

The water at the Sangam is fit for both bathing and ritual drinking (aachman) as confirmed by some recent reports, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said Wednesday, amid claims it may......

Trump calls Zelenskyy 'dictator without elections'

United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday targeted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the ongoing war in Ukraine and said that the United States has spent $200 billion more than......

Indo-Bangla talks: What BSF, BGB have discussed on Day 1

Attacks on minorities in Bangladesh after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government did not happen, the chief of that country's border guarding force claimed on Thursday as he termed reports in this......

Long-pending electoral cases fuel distrust, says outgoing CEC

Outgoing Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday lamented that hearing of long-pending cases questioning electoral processes "fuel distrust" that petitioners intend to create and said it......

Urban unemployment rate unchanged at 6.4% in Q3FY25

Unemployment rate in urban areas during the third quarter (October-December) of FY25 remained unchanged at 6.4 per cent compared to the preceding quarter, according to the latest quarterly Periodic......

Govt may use reserve oil funds to finance fertiliser subsidy gap

For the first time, the government is likely to dip into the Oil Industry Development Fund (OIDF) to finance part of its fertiliser subsidy programme for 2025-26, according to official sources.......

MPC minutes: Repo rate was cut as inflation aligned with target, says Guv

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the repo rate cut in the February meeting of the monetary policy committee (MPC) was due to inflation aligning with the target and......

Exports contracts; trade deficit widens to $23 bn

India's exports declined for the third month in a row in January, falling by 2.38 per cent year-on-year to $36.43 billion, while the trade deficit widened to $22.99 billion in the month.......

The Reason Why She's Trending...

It's a big month for Mawra Hocane. The Pakistani actor, who got married on February 5, would have probably faded into oblivion in India but the re-release of her 2016 film, Sanam Teri Kasam,......

'I Don't Give Much Importance To Looks'

'It's the work that counts.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Arjun Rampal/Instagram Arjun Rampal has been busy working in various projects, and he's excited about them all. But the thing he's *really*......

Vicky Kaushal's Top 10 Hits

Chhaava enters the Rs 200 crore (Rs 2 billion) club, and may be the biggest hit of Vicky Kaushal's career so far. Joginder Tuteja lists Vicky's Top 10 hits.   ChhaavaBox office collection: Rs......

Sanya Wins Hearts

Ananya's musical weekend... Akshay's cricketing master class... Mallika flaunts her abs... Photograph: Kind courtesy Sanya Malhotra/Instagram We saw her as Mrs. Now, Sanya Malhotra reminds us who......

I have never seen anyone better than me: Ronaldo

'I am the most complete player who has ever existed.' IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo, who turned 40 on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, remains as confident as ever about his place in football history.......

No dew, more pressure: Gill on India-Pakistan clash

Anything in excess of 300 is a "very good" total considering the conditions in Dubai and with no dew around, the team batting second will be under more pressure, said India vice-captain Shubman......

Gulveer shatters Asian record, qualifies for World C'ships

India's Asian Games bronze medallist Gulveer Singh smashed the Asian Indoor 5000m record while also qualifying for the World Athletics Championships to be held later this year when he finished......

2 hours early! Kohli's dedication for Pakistan clash

Indian superstar Virat Kohli meant business a day before the marquee clash against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy as he arrived at the ICC Academy two hours before scheduled practice time to iron......

'Haven't seen a better T20 century!'

IMAGE: Abhishek Sharma smashed his way into the record books as he blasted a 37-ball century -- the second fastest century for India in T20 Internationals. Photograph: BCCI India head coach Gautam......